430:: Richard Pennington, when he was the police superintendent in Atlanta and New Orleans, was considered one of the most prominent police chiefs in the country. In New Orleans he is widely regarded as the greatest police chief in modern New Orleans history, probably the best chief in the city's history--that is the overriding consensus. Under his six year watch in New Orleans, the murder rate dropped 50%(!). His methods revolutionized the department with the introduction of COMSTAT and other innovations, and he rooted out corruption that had plagued the depatment before he came. There plenty of other articles at Knowledge (XXG) about police chiefs from other cities who are less notable. Admittedly this article is lousy and needs much better coverage and sources--and you can find a ton of good sources. Anyone can go to the archives NOLA.com and find numerous Times-Picayune articles on him, or go to the Atlanta Constitution and find the same. Today his death was reported as the top story at the top of the front page (with a big headline) in the printed version of the New Orleans Advocate--about a police chief that has been gone for over 15 years(!). That must mean something. Keep the article. In a few weeks when I get some time, I'd like to do an expansion on it--I'm confident that we could get it to GA. Don't delete it.
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