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New York crime rate hits record lows despite political tension

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Mayor de Blasio sees backs, hears boos at NYPD graduation

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Two NYPD cops shot and killed 'execution style' while sitting in patrol car

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Bill Bratton to return as head of New York Police Department

William J. Bratton, who headed the New York Police Department from 1994 to 1996, was named Thursday as Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's choice for the job.

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William Joseph "Bill" Bratton (born October 6, 1947) is currently the 54th chief of police of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). He has previously served as the New York City Police Commissioner and Boston Police Commissioner.

Bratton is native to Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Boston Technical High School, graduating in 1965. From there, he served in the Military Police Corps of the United States Army during the Vietnam War, returning to Boston in 1970 to start a police career in the Boston Police Department. He quickly rose to the rank of lieutenant, and in 1980, at the age of 32 and ten years after his appointment to the BPD, Bratton was named as the youngest-ever Executive Superintendent of the Boston Police, the department's second highest post. He was dismissed as executive superintendent after he told a journalist that his goal was to be the Police Commissioner. He was reassigned to the position of Inspector of Bureaus, a sinecure which was responsible for liaison with minority and LGBTQ communities. He was later brought back into police headquarters to handle labor relations and 911 related issues.

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