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Published on Saturday, October 04, 2008
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
William Bratton, the ambitious and globe-trotting Los Angeles police chief, was subject to new rumors Saturday that he's seeking an even more high-profile post: head of New Scotland Yard.
Bratton was in London last week for a crime summit and met with Mayor Boris Johnson, who was "extremely impressed" with the Yank, according to Britain's Sun newspaper, which described Bratton as expressing interest in the job.
But Bratton, greeting donors on the red carpet at a Los Police Police Foundation fundraiser at Paramount Studios on Saturday, denied he is seeking the position and said it had not been offered to him.
"It's being speculated on over in England, but it's not likely. I'm not interested," he said.
"I'm flattered to be thought of in a positive way, but it's nothing that's going to happen."
London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair quit his post on Thursday after Johnson said "new leadership" was needed, according to the Sun
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