Nation IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Police Commissioner Bratton to Resign
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton, who has seen serious crime drop to its lowest level since the 1960s, is resigning to take a job in the security business. Bratton said he will leave April 15. Despite rumors of a rift with Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani over his star treatment in the news media, he insisted his decision to leave the $133,000-a-year job after two years is voluntary. Bratton, 48, would not disclose his new salary as head of the New York City division of Boston-based First Security Services Corp.
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