Edwin P. Compass, III is a former

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. He resigned as Chief of Police on September 27, 2005. Compass, who earlier said he was organizing a tribunal to handle the cases of 249 officers who left their posts without permission during

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, did not give any reason for his resignation. Compass's resignation followed a few days after an emergency injunction was handed down, prohibiting him “from confiscating lawfully-possessed firearms from citizens ... “ His actions subsequently led to the passage of the

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. Compass has declared that he was actually forced to resign his post. Eddie Compass was the youngest major city Police chief in the country.

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