St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell announced this morning on his personal Facebook page that he will be stepping down as St. Paul Police Chief.
Axtell has been a St. Paul police officer since 1989. He was named chief in 2016. While he could have sought a second term, he said now was the time to announce he was leaving.
The police chief continued in his Facebook post saying that he was proud to be a St. Paul police officer for 33 years.
During his time as Chief, Axtell was a key figure in making the St. Paul Police Department more diverse. He was responsible for hiring a large amount of POC as officers. In stats released by the department, Axtell increased the number of minority officers drastically.
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