Read more William Bratton stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1789/william-bratton.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 23 May 2012 17:15:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66187/after-lapd-makeover-bratton-steps-down-as-chief.htmlHarry Kimball<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=231662&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331220043' border='0' />William Bratton surprised colleagues and the city of Los Angeles with news today that he's stepping down as police chief, the Times reports. In his 6 years, Bratton reduced crime dramatically and introduced institutional reforms. The 61-year-old will head a private security firm after he officially passes the baton in...Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton.http://www.newser.com/story/66187/after-lapd-makeover-bratton-steps-down-as-chief.htmlWed, 05 Aug 2009 14:55:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33985/lohan-fires-back-at-cops-gay-remark.htmlRob Quinn<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=124361&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401005507' border='0' />Lindsay Lohan thinks LA's top cop should butt out of her private life, OK! reports. The star, rumored to be in a relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson, said the chief's comments yesterday that the city's paparazzi problem has eased since she "has gone gay" were inappropriate. Lohan made her comments...In this April 28, 2008 file photo, Lindsay Lohan poses on the press line at the LG Scarlet Series Launch Party in West Hollywood, Calif. http://www.newser.com/story/33985/lohan-fires-back-at-cops-gay-remark.htmlSat, 02 Aug 2008 07:18:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19770/lapd-chief-wants-britney-to-stay-home.htmlMatt Cantor<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=76970&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401021438' border='0' />The LA police chief says proposed legislation regulating paparazzi would be unnecessary if celebrities stayed away from photographers rather than the other way around, the Huffington Post reports. “What we need is Britney Spears to stay home instead of traipsing all over town,” William Bratton said on KPCC radio. “That...Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton discusses changes in the LAPD's command staff and accountability measures'' taken in the aftermath of the May Day immigration rights rally at MacArthur Park, at a news conference at City Hall downtown Los Angeles, Monday, May 7, 2007. The chief is calling on Britney Spears to stay home and keep her paparazzi entourage off the streets. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)http://www.newser.com/story/19770/lapd-chief-wants-britney-to-stay-home.htmlFri, 22 Feb 2008 17:01:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/1972/lapd-chief-orders-elite-officers-retrained.htmlSarah Seltzer<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=3902&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035212' border='0' />Citing "things that shouldn't have been done," LAPD Chief William Bratton apologized yesterday for the actions of an elite platoon that broke up a pro-immigration May Day rally and said the officers involved are off the streets and will be retrained. The officers' prestigious assignment is in jeopardy after police...Police Chief William Bratton, holds an LAPD issued press card like the ones that journalists were wearing during the police clash on May 1st during a meeting with journalists at the KTLA TV studios in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Sunday, May 6, 2007. Journalists were among those roughed up as Metropolitan Division's B Platoon moved through the park and fired rubber bullets to break up what had been a peaceful and lawful immigration rally. Bratton said members of the Division who swarmed into the park are no longer on the street. (AP Photo/Stefano Paltera, Pool)http://www.newser.com/story/1972/lapd-chief-orders-elite-officers-retrained.htmlMon, 07 May 2007 08:42:05 CDT