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Former Compton Mayor Reacts to Current Tensions

COMPTON, Calif. — In the year 2000, a public safety crisis in Compton led the city’s then-mayor Omar Bradley to urge his council to vote out Compton’s police force and bring in the L.A. County Sheriff’s department.

At the time, he says there was a murder every few days.


What You Need To Know

  • In 2000, Compton's then-mayor Omar Bradley urged his council to bring in the L.A.

    County Sheriff's department


  • The Compton Sheriff’s Station is currently simmering in intense criticism

  • Bradley said he doesn’t know Sheriff Alex Villanueva but hopes he is a “man of integrity” who can look past his badge

  • The former mayor is now working on a documentary about the history of gangs in Compton

“When you’re burying children being shot down in the street, crime is running rampant, when gang members are shooting each other in broad daylight, when drive-by’s are not rare, they’re the norm, either the cops that were Compton PD's were unab