Bratton, who has also led the Boston and Los Angeles police departments, will succeed Raymond Kelly, the NYPD's longest-serving commissioner.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that Bratton, 68, will retire from his high-profile post in September to take a job in the private sector.

New York Police Commissioner William Bratton, who previously led the Los Angeles Police Department, is announcing that he will step down and take a job in the private sector.

William J. Bratton’s announcement Wednesday that he would resign as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department caught Angelenos by surprise, including the mayor and police leaders who suddenly ...

New York Police Department Commissioner William Bratton urged all members of the department not to turn their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio at this weekend’s funeral for the second of two ...

Promising old-school policing with new-age enlightenment, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio on Thursday brought Bill Bratton back as NYPD commissioner 20 years after the top cop’s first go-round. De… ...

NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio named William J. Bratton to return as the city’s police commissioner Thursday, selecting the former LAPD police chief to head a department ...

William Braton smiles during a news conference in New York on Thursday. Bratton, who first served as police commissioner under former Mayor Giuliani, will be returning as the city's top cop under ...

Law enforcement heavyweight William Bratton confirmed on Monday that he will not remain head of the New York Police Department past the end of Mayor Bill de Blasio's first term in 2017.

The clash over crime statistics between New York Police Commissioner William Bratton and his predecessor, Raymond Kelly, escalates.

William Bratton at a news conference in New York, Thursday. Bratton, whose tenure as New York City police commissioner in the 1990s was marked by a steep decline in crime, has been chosen to lead ...