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Eddie Compass

Summary

Edwin P. Compass, III is a former Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department. He resigned as Chief of Police on September 27, 2005.[1]

Eddie Compass
Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department
In office
May 25, 2002 – September 27, 2005
Preceded byRichard Pennington
Succeeded byWarren Riley

Compass, who earlier said he was organizing a tribunal to handle the cases of 249 officers who left their posts without permission during Hurricane Katrina,[2] did not give any reason for his resignation. Compass' resignation followed a few days after an emergency injunction was handed down, prohibiting him “from confiscating lawfully-possessed firearms from citizens ... “[3] Compass, who has been nicknamed "AWOL" by his former colleagues, has declared that he was forced to resign his post.[4]

His actions subsequently led to the passage of the Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act.

References edit

  1. ^ Levin, Alan (2005-09-28). "New Orleans police chief quits". USA TODAY.
  2. ^ Silverman, Julia (2005-09-27). "N.O. Police Say 249 Officers Left Posts". Associated Press.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. "Consent Order Civil Action 05-20,000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2005.
  4. ^ "Frontline: Law & Disorder: Interview Eddie Compass". PBS. 25 August 2010.