NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) --William Bratton is back in his old job.Bratton, whose tenure as commissioner of the NYPD in the 1990s was marked by a steep decline in crime and clashes with then-Mayor ...

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded Thursday after William Bratton – a former top cop in New York City, Los Angeles and Boston – suggested that the Big Apple’s Democratic leadership ...

William Bratton, New York City’s Police Commissioner, announced his resignation on Tuesday. Bratton will end his 45-years in policing to take a job in the private sector.

William Bratton officially took the reins of the nation's largest police department on Thursday, becoming the 42nd police commissioner at a time when there is a demand for big change, especially ...

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.

Here are key events in William J. Bratton’s tenure as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department: Oct. 2, 2002: Bratton is selected by Mayor James K. Hahn to lead the department.

NOPD introduces William Bratton and gives an update on major event safety. Posted: January 9, 2025 | Last updated: January 9, 2025. Bratton, 77, is widely regarded as a pioneer in modern policing ...

NEW YORK — New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton, the top cop in the largest city in the country, will step down next month after a tenure filled with a sharp reduction in crime and ...

New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has named William Bratton to head the NYPD, a job Bratton held in the mid-1990s when crime rates fell. He also has been police chief in Boston and Los Angeles.

William Bratton (left) was NYPD commissioner under then-Mayor Giuliani for 27 months from 1994 to 1996. Old friends said they are not surprised by Bratton redux, suggesting a measure of unfinished ...

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 ...