Eddie Compass | |
|---|---|
| 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.
As of 2018, Compass was working as head of security at Delgado Community College.
References
References
- ^ Levin, Alan (2005-09-28). "New Orleans police chief quits". USA TODAY.
- ^ Silverman, Julia (2005-09-27). "N.O. Police Say 249 Officers Left Posts". Associated Press.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Frontline: Law & Disorder: Interview Eddie Compass". PBS. 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Still on the Force". Investigative Reporting Workshop. 22 December 2017.
- ^ Radden Keefe, Patrick (13 April 2026). "The Car-Crash Conspiracy". The New Yorker.
Accompanying Motta was a man who Kennedy assumed was a police officer—understandably enough, given that he wore a badge on his hip and a hat that said "POLICE." His name was Eddie Compass[...]