New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, center, speaks during a news conference with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD's Chief of Department James O'Neill in New York on July 8 ...

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that Bratton, 68, will retire from his high-profile post in September to take a job in the private sector.

William Bratton, New York City’s Police Commissioner, announced his resignation on Tuesday. Bratton will end his 45-years in policing to take a job in the private sector.

Outgoing NYPD Commissioner William Bratton, accompanied by his wife Rikki Klieman, waves to a crowd while leaving police headquarters on his last day on the job, Sept. 16, 2016, in New York.

Reporting from New York — New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton is leaving the nation’s largest police force, after a tenure in which he received credit for keeping crime down ...

Renee Montagne interviews departing NYPD Commissioner William Bratton. Bratton is resigning effective Sept. 1 after a tumultuous second term as head of the nation's largest police force.

NYPD Commissioner William Bratton to Resign Next Month. Published Aug 02, 2016 at 11:54 AM EDT Updated Aug 07, 2016 at 12:15 PM EDT.

Promising old-school policing with new-age enlightenment, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio on Thursday brought Bill Bratton back as NYPD commissioner 20 years after the top cop’s first go-round. De ...

When New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton leaves headquarters for the last time this month, the retiring 68-year-old lawman immediately takes a place besides Wyatt Earp and Elliott Ness ...

William Bratton, who announced on Tuesday that he will soon be retiring as commissioner of the NYPD, is most closely identified with his years policing that city.

Bratton was publicly sworn in by Mayor Bill de Blasio at One Police Plaza. Prior to the ceremony, the band played "My Way," an appropriate choice considering the man taking the reins.

NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio named William J. Bratton to return as the city’s police commissioner Thursday, selecting the former LAPD police chief to head a department ...