<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2akqOh_0vlUEnnq00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2akqOh_0vlUEnnq00" width="1280" height="720" >Somali-American woman sworn in as MPD officerCity leaders say the years-long effort to rebuild the Minneapolis Police Department, while not over, is starting to be seen and felt—nearly two dozen more officers, including new firsts, are on the force following a graduation ceremony. “Just as they’re about to take their oaths today, before all of you and before God, I know that I have a sacred obligation to do that all I can for them,” MPD Chief Brian O’Hara said at the ceremony. “I pledge to you tonight that I will do everything within my power to take care of them.”Now part of the rank-and-file are 11 recruits and 12 lateral officers who are joining from other agencies, some with more than a decade of experience. Of the recruits is the first-ever Somali woman, Ikran Mohamed, and permanent resident, Lesly Vera, for the department. ... </div></body>

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City leaders say the years-long effort to rebuild the Minneapolis Police Department, while not over, is starting to be seen and felt—nearly two dozen more officers, including new firsts, are on the force following a graduation ceremony. “Just as they’re about to take their oaths today, before all of...