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| New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton will resign Tuesday, a day after protesters called for his ouster, city officials said. He will be replaced by Chief of Department James O’Neill. | New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton will resign Tuesday, a day after protesters called for his ouster, city officials said. He will be replaced by Chief of Department James O’Neill. |
| On Monday, an all-day demonstration run by the Millions March NYC group, a spin-off of the Black Lives Matter movement, vowed to shut down city hall until Mayor Bill de Blasio fired the commissioner. They also protested against police brutality and a justice system that is not race-blind. | |
| However, Bratton’s decision to resign was made last week, the Wall Street Journal reported. It is a voluntary decision, city officials told WABC. | However, Bratton’s decision to resign was made last week, the Wall Street Journal reported. It is a voluntary decision, city officials told WABC. |
| Administration officials had already been interviewing potential replacements for New York City’s top cop, but Bratton will stay on the job until September to ease the transition to the new commissioner, according to the WSJ.Bratton is expected to rejoin the private sector after he leaves the NYPD. | Administration officials had already been interviewing potential replacements for New York City’s top cop, but Bratton will stay on the job until September to ease the transition to the new commissioner, according to the WSJ.Bratton is expected to rejoin the private sector after he leaves the NYPD. |
| Last Monday, Bratton told the New York Times that he would retire by the end of 2017. He also appeared to recommend O’Neill for the post. | Last Monday, Bratton told the New York Times that he would retire by the end of 2017. He also appeared to recommend O’Neill for the post. |
| “You always want to find people who own the change,” Bratton said of O’Neill, who is in charge of the NYPD’s effort to improve ties with the black and Hispanic communities while reducing crime. | “You always want to find people who own the change,” Bratton said of O’Neill, who is in charge of the NYPD’s effort to improve ties with the black and Hispanic communities while reducing crime. |
| Bratton began his career with the Boston Police Department, appointed to be commissioner of the NYPD by then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1994. He left the post in 1996, while under investigation by the Corporation Counsel over a book deal and junket trips. From there, he moved to California, where he worked as a private consultant with Kroll Associates, the independent monitor of the Los Angeles Police Department. In 2002, then-Mayor James Hahn appointed Bratton as the LAPD commissioner. Five years later, he became the first commissioner to be appointed to a second term in nearly 20 years. | Bratton began his career with the Boston Police Department, appointed to be commissioner of the NYPD by then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1994. He left the post in 1996, while under investigation by the Corporation Counsel over a book deal and junket trips. From there, he moved to California, where he worked as a private consultant with Kroll Associates, the independent monitor of the Los Angeles Police Department. In 2002, then-Mayor James Hahn appointed Bratton as the LAPD commissioner. Five years later, he became the first commissioner to be appointed to a second term in nearly 20 years. |
| “It's one of the most prestigious positions in democratic policing in the world,” Bratton said of the London post at the time. “I don’t know that there's a major police chief in America or Canada, or for that matter in the British Commonwealth, who, given the opportunity, would not consider it." | “It's one of the most prestigious positions in democratic policing in the world,” Bratton said of the London post at the time. “I don’t know that there's a major police chief in America or Canada, or for that matter in the British Commonwealth, who, given the opportunity, would not consider it." |
| De Blasio, then the Big Apple’s mayor-elect, brought Bratton back to head up the NYPD in December 2013, replacing outgoing Commissioner Raymond Kelly, known for his controversial stop-and-frisk policy. Bratton promised a more conciliatory tone with the community, but his tenure has been marred by controversies, including the chokehold death of Eric Garner in July 2014, which led to protest around the country. | De Blasio, then the Big Apple’s mayor-elect, brought Bratton back to head up the NYPD in December 2013, replacing outgoing Commissioner Raymond Kelly, known for his controversial stop-and-frisk policy. Bratton promised a more conciliatory tone with the community, but his tenure has been marred by controversies, including the chokehold death of Eric Garner in July 2014, which led to protest around the country. |