{{Short description|American police officer}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Eddie Compass | native_name = <!--The person's name in their own language, if different.--> | native_name_lang = <!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.--> | image_upright = | image = <!--If this is specified, "image" should not be.--> | alt = | caption = | order = | office = Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department | status = <!--If this is specified, overrides Incumbent.--> | term_start = May 25, 2002 | term_end = September 27, 2005 | alongside = <!--For two or more people serving in the same position from the same district. (e.g. United States Senators.)--> | monarch = | president = | governor_general = | taoiseach = | chancellor = | governor = | chair = | deputy = | lieutenant = | vicechair = | succeeding = <!--For President-elect or equivalent--> | constituency = | majority = | predecessor = Richard Pennington | successor = Warren Riley | prior_term = | order2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | office2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | term_start2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | term_end2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | alongside2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | monarch2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | president2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | governor_general2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | prime_minister2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | chancellor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | taoiseach2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | governor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | chair2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | vice_president2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | vice_prime_minister2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | deputy2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | lieutenant2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | vicechair2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | succeeding2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | predecessor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | successor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | parliamentary_group2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | constituency2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | majority2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> | prior_term2 = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by changing the number--> }} '''Edwin P. Compass, III''' is a former Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department. He resigned as Chief of Police on September 27, 2005.{{ref|quit}}
Compass, who earlier said he was organizing a tribunal to handle the cases of 249 officers who left their posts without permission during Hurricane Katrina,{{ref|trib}} did not give any reason for his resignation. Compass' resignation followed a few days after an emergency injunction was handed down, prohibiting him “from confiscating lawfully-possessed firearms from citizens ... “{{ref|consent}} Compass, who has been nicknamed "AWOL" by his former colleagues, has declared that he was forced to resign his post.{{ref|APN}}
His actions subsequently led to the passage of the Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act.
==References== # {{note|quit}} {{cite news | last=Levin | first=Alan | title=New Orleans police chief quits | date=2005-09-28 | publisher=USA TODAY | url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-09-28-new-orleans-police-chief_x.htm}} # {{note|trib}} {{cite news|last=Silverman |first=Julia |title=N.O. Police Say 249 Officers Left Posts |date=2005-09-27 |agency=Associated Press |url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/09/27/national/a073337D10.DTL }}{{dead link|date=February 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} # {{note|consent}} {{Cite web|author=United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana|title=Consent Order Civil Action 05-20,000|url=http://www.saf.org/new.orleans.lawsuit/consent.order.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210113853/http://www.saf.org/new.orleans.lawsuit/consent.order.pdf|archivedate=10 December 2005|url-status=dead}} # {{note|APN}} {{cite web|title=Frontline: Law & Disorder: Interview Eddie Compass|website=PBS |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/law-disorder/interviews/compass.html|date=25 August 2010}}
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