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Patrol

Bratton Defends Failed NYPD Twitter Campaign

Most users instead dredged up the worst ­photos they could find, including from Occupy Wall Street clashes.

April 23, 2014

Patrol

Bratton Takes Reins of NYPD

Bill Bratton, the colorful and charismatic former police commissioner, was sworn in again as New York City’s top cop on Thursday.

January 5, 2014

Patrol

Bratton's Time in California May Offer Clues to His Plans for New York Police

As Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio announced Mr. Bratton's appointment as the new commissioner of the New York Police Department, he cited Mr. Bratton's time in Los Angeles as a primary reason for his selection, saying it proved he could police fairly while still bringing down crime.

December 8, 2013

Patrol

Bratton Returns to Helm of NYPD

Former New York top cop William Bratton, who left One Police Plaza in 1996, is returning as the city's new police commissioner.

December 4, 2013

Technology

Bratton To Launch Police Social Media Network

Bill Bratton plans to launch the first comprehensive social media network for police officers later this year at the International Association of Police Chiefs annual conference.

June 30, 2013

Patrol

Oakland Mayor Apologizes for Promoting Lock-Pick Class

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is on the defensive, after a recent newsletter sent by her office included a plug for a class on how to pick locks. Quan apologized Wednesday.

March 4, 2013

Training

Oakland Hires Bratton As Consultant

The city of Oakland has hired William Bratton to develop a public safety plan for California's most violent city. The City Council voted 7-1 to hire Bratton Wednesday, and awarded the former chief's security company a $250,000 contract.

January 24, 2013

Patrol

UC Davis Hires Bratton To Probe Pepper-Spraying

Faculty members objected to the hiring of the former LAPD chief. One professor said the school should enlist in-house faculty members to lead the probe rather than relying on "a former cop who is charging a lot of money we don't have to spend."

November 25, 2011

Patrol

Bratton's Advisory Role Rankles Some UK Police

One detective inspector from London's police called Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to bring in Bratton "a sad indictment of what the government think of our senior officers in this country."

August 12, 2011

Gangs

Ramifications of the Dodger Stadium Beating

The response by Chief Charlie Beck and Dodger owner Frank McCourt to the brutal beating of Bryan Stow didn't particularly sit well with Jack Dunphy, the pseudonym of the active LAPD officer who writes a police blog at Pajamas Media.

April 14, 2011

Patrol

Dodgers Hire Bratton To Review Security Proceedures

William Bratton, the Los Angeles Police chief from 2002 to 2009, is the chairman of Kroll, an international security firm that will produce a report assessing security issues at Dodger Stadium.

April 7, 2011

Special Units

LAPD Struggles To Fill Openings In Gang Unit

Candidates to work gang-related assignments for the Los Angeles Police Department have been reluctant to volunteer because of a new rule passed in the spring that requires them to disclose details of their personal finances.

December 29, 2009