Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara has resigned after attempting to interfere with an active investigation into allegations of misconduct against him, the city’s mayor said.
In a news conference announcing O’Hara’s resignation on Tuesday night, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the city received a complaint alleging the police chief engaged in sexual relationships with city employees. City authorities investigated the allegations over several months and concluded they were unsubstantiated.
However, Frey said investigators informed him on Tuesday that O’Hara had deleted a contact card for an individual from his city-issued cellphone while the investigation was underway “in an attempt to shield that evidence of his connection to the person.” The mayor said it amounted to an “interference” in the investigation and a “breach of trust.”
“Because of that, I informed the chief that I would be disciplining him up to and including discharge, and he resigned,” Frey said.
The Minneapolis Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. O’Hara has not publicly commented on his resignation or the circumstances around it as laid out by the mayor.








