FIRST AME CHURCH Pastor's Statement regarding
the resignation of Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton

LOS ANGELES - Chief William J. Bratton announced Wednesday that he would leave the Los Angeles Police Department after nearly seven years to lead a private international security firm. At a Los Angeles City Hall news conference, Mr. Bratton said he was resigning effective Oct. 31 to become chief executive officer of a subsidiary of Altegrity, whose headquarters are in New York.

“Chief William J.  Bratton has served the City of Los Angeles well.”   “Police community relations have improved, crime has decreased and the image of the police department has been elevated.”

Reverend Dr. John J. Hunter
Senior Minister
First AME Church of Los Angeles