Photos: William Bratton’s tenure in L.A.

William J. Bratton, sharing the stage with then-Mayor James Hahn, right, City Councilwoman Janice Hahn and other council members, holds an LAPD shirt at a news conference Oct. 11, 2002, after the council confirmed Bratton as L.A.’s new police chief.  (Lee Celano / Associated Press)

A homeless woman is arrested for sleeping on a public sidewalk during an early morning sweep of L.A.’s skid row on Nov. 20, 2002, as the LAPD launched a campaign by new chief William J. Bratton to clean up the area.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Bratton escorts former First Lady Nancy Reagan at the Colleagues Annual Valentine’s Day luncheon at the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. Bratton was honored at the event with the Colleagues Champion of Children award on Feb. 13, 2003.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Bratton joins Assistant Chiefs James McDonnell and Sharon Papa at the scene of an accident in which one LAPD detective was killed and another one was critically injured on June 26, 2003.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Bratton reviews reserve officers at the Ahmanson Recruit Training Center in Westchester on Sept. 6, 2003.  (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

Bratton concludes a meeting with community relations officers at Parker Center, the LAPD headquarters.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Police used batons and rubber bullets to control a crowd at MacArthur Park that had gathered after an immigrant rights march on May 1, 2007. Scores of people were injured in the melee, including demonstrators, bystanders and news reporters. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Bratton removed a deputy chief and commander from their posts and another deputy chief retired shortly thereafter.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD Chief William J. Bratton in his downtown office on April 3, 2008.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Bratton consoles the family of LAPD Deputy Chief Kenneth O. Garner during graveside services in Whittier in March. Garner, 53, died unexpectedly at his Pasadena home March 1.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD Chief William J. Bratton listens as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa discusses Bratton’s resignation. At right is John Mack, a member of the Police Commission. Bratton, who has dramatically reshaped the LAPD and pushed down crime rates since taking over in 2002, is expected to step down at the end of October. His decision took the city’s political and police leadership by surprise.  (Brian Vanderbrug / Los Angeles Times)