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Tag Archives: William Bratton
New Overseer Could Disrupt Oakland Police Routines
Oakland police officers can expect to see change in their department. Thomas Frazier, appointed to oversee the Oakland police by a federal judge on Monday, has a reputation as an innovator not afraid to shatter police department traditions. Frazier is … Continue reading
Oakland Police Consultant Defends 'Stop, Ask and Frisk'
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Police can't control crime without stopping and frisking suspects, says William Bratton, a consultant Oakland officials have tapped to cope with the city's surging crime rate. Speaking in an interview on KQED's "This Week in Northern California," on Friday, Bratton … Continue reading
Interview: William Bratton on Stop-and-Frisk and Working With Oakland Police
Former Los Angeles and New York City police chief William Bratton is officially on his way to Oakland to help advise the city’s struggling police force, which is contending with a sharp rise in homicides and other crimes. Bratton's hire, … Continue reading
Oakland City Council Votes to Hire William Bratton as Police Consultant
From KQED's Andrew Stelzer: Former New York City and Los Angeles police chief William Bratton is coming to Oakland as a consultant to the city's struggling Police Department. After a nine-hour meeting and four hours of public comment, the Oakland … Continue reading
Oakland City Council Considers Consultant Contract For William Bratton
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Recent Oakland City Council meetings have proved loud and contentious, and with the proposed $250,000 contract to bring on controversial police consultant William Bratton on the agenda, tonight's meeting may be just as raucous. The former Los Angeles police chief … Continue reading
Oakland Hires Proponent of 'Broken Windows Theory' as Police Consultant; Dept. to Return to Neighborhood Policing
Oakland has hired policing superstar William Bratton as a consultant. From AP: Oakland city officials have hired former New York City police commissioner and Los Angeles police chief Bill Bratton as a consultant. City Council President Larry Reid confirmed Bratton's … Continue reading
Video: Witnesses Describe Beating of Giants Fan Bryan Stow, Slow Security Response
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Two witnesses to the brutal beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow outside Dodger Stadium have emerged. Here's a video of Joe Lagano and Dolores Donnelly describing the incident. Donnelly says she heard two men yelling profanities and taunting Stow and … Continue reading
