Los Angeles, CA – Police Chief William Bratton Calls for National Police Terrorism Training Academy.

Los Angeles, CA – Police Chief William Bratton Last Week Thursday, told a congressional subcommittee meeting in Torrance CA, That He will lobby for a national police academy for terrorism training, an idea he has been promoting since September. The National Counter Terrorism Academy would partner with a university to set national standards for training local police in counter-terrorism strategies, Bratton said.

“The nation’s 12,000 FBI agents cannot do it alone,” he said.

Bratton asked for congressional funding for the academy, which he envisions would be located in Los Angeles. The meeting in Torrance was to in Subsequent investigation in 2005 that allegedly revealed connections to a prison-based Islamic extremist group with plans to attack synagogues during Jewish holidays and other sites. [VIN]