Eddie Compass
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Eddie Compass | |
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| Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department | |
| In office May 25, 2002 – September 27, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Pennington |
| Succeeded by | Warren Riley |
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]
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.
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