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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 5, 2009

Chief Bratton Stepping Down from LAPD

William J. Bratton is expected to announce plans to resign as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department today to take over as head of a private security firm, sources have told The Los Angeles Times.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2009

Virginia Chief Resigns After DUI Arrest

Alexandria Police Chief David Baker has resigned, following his DUI arrest almost a week ago, the Alexandria Gazette Packet reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 4, 2009

Detroit Mayor Dismisses Police Chief

Detroit Mayor David Bing has fired the city's police chief, James Barren, who had been on the job less than a year, the <em>Detroit Free Press</em> reports. The move comes two days after the department acknowledged it undercounted 2008 homicides.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 30, 2009

Mesa PD Picks Operations Commander As Interim Chief

The Mesa Police Department has picked Vicki Myers as its interim chief to replace George Gascon, who has taken the top job with the San Francisco Police Department, azfamily.com reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2009

SF Hires Mesa Chief As Top Cop

Looking to bring new blood into the San Francisco Police Department, Mayor Gavin Newsom has reached outside the city and selected George Gascón, police chief of Mesa, Ariz., to replace outgoing Chief Heather Fong, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2009

Westhampton Beach Village Chief Making $188,709 Wants a Raise

Westhampton Beach Police Chief Raymond Dean makes $188,709 a year, is given a car for his work and personal use, and he wants more, Newsday reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2009

Councilman Proposes Rescinding Term Limits for LAPD Chief Bratton

Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson called Wednesday for public hearings on whether to rescind the two-term limit for the city's police chief, a change that would allow William J. Bratton to serve as head of the Los Angeles Police Department until 2017.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 29, 2009

Arkansas Police Chief Killed in Ice Storm Accident

Trumann Police Chief Larry Blagg, 39, was remembered Wednesday as a family man who went well beyond his duty, dying to protect people in the Poinsett County town. Blagg, a 17-year veteran of the department, was killed Tuesday night when a piece of a tree limb struck him on West Main Street.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2009

Flint, Mich., Police Chief Faces U.S. Fraud Charge

Chief David Dicks was indicted Wednesday on a charge of fraudulently receiving more than $1,000 from an organization that gets federal money. Dicks is accused of receiving nearly $47,000 through a no-show job at a security company run by his father.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2008

San Francisco Chief Announces Retirement

San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong, who rose through the ranks to become the city's first female chief nearly five years ago, announced her retirement Saturday on a radio program hosted by Mayor Gavin Newsom.

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