## [Citizen Report No. 1700695164 - 1114656699](/citizen-report-no-1700695164-1114656699) [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/2023-11/Chief_Brian_O%27Hara%2C_official_portrait%2C_Minneapolis_Police_Department-228107760.jpg?itok=50xCkR-8)](/individual/brian-%20ohara)Brian O’Hara **[Minneapolis Police Department \[MPD\]](/minnesota/minneapolis-police-department)** 350 Fifth Street South, Room 130 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 [(612) 673-3000](tel:%28612%29673-3000) [https://www.minneap…](https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/departments/police) [![Minneapolis Police Department](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2022-06/Minneapolis_Police_Department_badge-336x495-3619053267.jpg?itok=s-GtcPyB "Minneapolis Police Department")](/minnesota/minneapolis-police-department) ## Date of Offense June 9, 2023 ## Offense(s) [False Statements](/duty/false-statements) ## Supporting Document(s) [Outside law firm hired to investigate 3 separate complaints against MPD chief - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News\_1.pdf](/sites/default/files/2023-11/Outside%20law%20firm%20hired%20to%20investigate%203%20separate%20complaints%20against%20MPD%20chief%20-%20KSTP.com%205%20Eyewitness%20News_1.pdf) [Minneapolis Police Chief responds to questions over hiring of ex-Virginia officer acquitted of assault - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.pdf](/sites/default/files/2023-11/Minneapolis%20Police%20Chief%20responds%20to%20questions%20over%20hiring%20of%20ex-Virginia%20officer%20acquitted%20of%20assault%20-%20KSTP.com%205%20Eyewitness%20News.pdf) ## Statement “Chief O’Hara was untruthful when providing a statement to the Minnesota Reformer regarding the hiring of Officer Tyler Timberlake. After the Reformer inquired about Timberlake’s hiring, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara released a statement saying he was extremely concerned to learn about the hiring and directed staff to complete a thorough investigation. A follow up article by the Minnesota Reformer clearly states Chief personally signed off on the hiring of Tyler Timberlake.” --- [![United States Citizen Reporters](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2021-08/1186px-Scales_of_Justice_and_Wreath.svg_.png?itok=QQ8wLoSk "United States Citizen Reporters")](/united-states/us-citizen-reporters) The US Citizen Reporters are a group of public and private defense advocates that scour the internet for documented incidents of police misconduct that have eluded accountability. [Learn more >>>](/united-states/us-citizen-reporters)