Final Days of Bratton Era at Lapd Fond Farewell for Chief Honored: Credited with Turning Around a Struggling Force, Outgoing Leader Hailed As 'Extraordinary Angeleno.'

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Police Chief William J. Bratton bid farewell Wednesday to the city and the members of the LAPD, saying he had "saved my best for last" as he prepares to end his 39-year police career.

Officers lined the hallways of the new Police Administration Building, standing at attention to honor Bratton for his accomplishments during seven years at the helm of a once-troubled agency.

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Final Days of Bratton Era at Lapd Fond Farewell for Chief Honored: Credited with Turning Around a Struggling Force, Outgoing Leader Hailed As 'Extraordinary Angeleno.'

"When I came here, the motto was 'too few, for too long asked to do too much with too little,"' Bratton said during an hourlong ceremony before the Los Angeles City Council.

"The department sought to keep itself separate from civilian control from the Po...

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