“It was a chaotic time for the city. Now that we've had a chance to reflect back on that situation, we're able to say right now that things were not the way they appeared.”
“I'm the jokester in the office. I'd move stuff on his desk and he didn't like that. He was ready to call the crime lab to find out who messed with his desk.”
“Paul always came across as the perfect policeman. He was a spit-and-polish officer. He never complained about any duty. Never. But what we've been through this past week wasn't duty. It was hell.”
“It's still very much a work in progress. It would be premature to talk about any part of the plan until it's been reviewed and approved by everybody.”
“We have approximately 1,450 commissioned persons who are working under some very adverse conditions. It's a tribute to those officers who are working very hard to do the right thing.”