Bill Bratton

Bill Bratton   (police officer)
Born	William Joseph Bratton 1947-10-06 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Massachusetts
Spouse	4
Party	Democratic
New York City Police Commissioner  In office January 1, 2014 - April 15, 1996 Appointed by Bill de Blasio Preceded by Raymond Kelly  Vice Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council In office February 8, 2011 - Present Preceded by Gary Hart  Chief of Police of Los Angeles In office October 27, 2002 - October 31, 2009  Commissioner of the Boston Police Department In office June 30, 1993 - January 1, 1994

Bill Bratton is NYPD Chief.

Career

Bratton worked as a private consultant with Kroll Associates until his appointment by the Mayor of Los Angeles James Hahn as the LAPD's 54th Chief of Police in October 2002.

X-Ray vans

When asked what mass surveillance the NYPD was carrying out with X-Ray, New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said "I will not talk about anything at all about this, it falls into the range of security and counter-terrorism activity that we engage in."

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