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Who will be LA's next police chief? City hires headhunter firm to lead search

New LAPD interim Chief Dominic H. Choi shakes hands with Mayor Karen Bass after being named to the position at City Hall on Feb. 7 in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — To hire the city's next top cop, Los Angeles officials have turned to the same firm that helped pick former LAPD Chief William J. Bratton more than two decades ago.

The city finalized a deal with the Northern California-based headhunter Bob Murray & Associates on March 1, but didn't announce the decision until Tuesday's meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners.

The firm will be paid $65,000 to come up with a list of 10 to 20 candidates to lead the LAPD.

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