Goodhue, Minnesota Faces Crisis After Entire Police Department Resigns

The small city of Goodhue, Minnesota, is facing a crisis after its entire police department resigned on Monday.

At a city council meeting on Monday, Mayor Ellen Anderson Buck said the officers had resigned due to issues with the city’s pay. The council had been set to discuss pay for the officers, but the department’s officers resigned before the meeting.

“Since the resignations have been handed in by our police department, it has been recommended by our city attorney that at this point we need to pursue our other options,” Mayor Anderson Buck said during the meeting.

The city is now left without a police department and is looking for options for police coverage. The Goodhue Police Department’s seven officers, including the police chief, had been demanding better pay.

The city is now looking into other options, such as contracting with the county sheriff’s office or hiring a private security firm. In the meantime, the city is working with the county sheriff’s office to provide police coverage until a new department is established.

The city council is expected to meet again soon to discuss the situation and explore possible solutions. It is unclear at this time how long it will take for the city to find a new police department or secure police coverage.