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He said that SWAT was largely overhauled after a 2008 board of inquiry ordered by then-Chief William J. "Bill" Bratton produced an explosive report that was highly critical of the unit's operations.
William Joseph Bratton CBE (born October 6, 1947) is an American businessman and former law enforcement officer who served two non-consecutive tenures as the New York City Police Commissioner (1994–1996 and 2014–2016) and currently one of only two NYPD commissioners to do so (the other is Raymond Kelly).
On May 7, 2007, Chief William J. Bratton announced a departmental reorganization. Cayler "Lee" Carter, who was a deputy chief and the highest-ranking official at scene, was demoted to commander and assigned home duty. [23] On May 17, Carter announced his resignation from the LAPD, effective June 6. [24]
The gun's name caused concerns that the LAPD was involved in its sale; in response, several LAPD officials, including Chief William Bratton, clarified that the LAPD did not profit from sales of the gun and that they had no say in how Kimber chose to market it. [17] The Kimber SIS was discontinued in 2010. [18]
LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton speaks at a news conference in April. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) LAPD Capt. Lillian Carranza during a news conference at police headquarters in 2018.
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In 2005, the LAPD began showing action-packed mini-movies online and at movie theaters to promote recruiting. The movies feature real LAPD officers and what they do. Bratton retired as Chief of the LAPD on October 31, 2009 and became the chief executive officer of Altegrity Security Consulting, a private security firm based in Virginia.
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