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Heads up: Nunn shall pass

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Annetta NunnChalk one up for the new Langford administration, one that has yet to be sworn in, cleared of election challenges or legal hurdles. After meeting twice this week with Mayor-Elect Larry Langford, police chief Annetta Nunn will step down to become a technology consultant with the department.

Nunn, who made history as Birmingham’s first female police chief in 2003, oversaw a skyrocketing homicide rate, even as other violent crimes dipped slightly. It’s more than a year since we called for her ouster, after her repeated demonstrations of ineptness at fighting crime. But if that seems like too short a period, just remember that more than 110 murders took place while she remained on the job since then.

The next question: Who will succeed her, and how will that chief get criminals off the streets?
• Birmingham News: Birmingham Police Chief Nunn to step down

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  1. J Matthew Cobb
    Friday, October 26, 2007, 10:42 pm
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    I thought she did a good job as police chief. I will miss her. She’s a honorable, sweet, passionate woman…and whoever fills her place, will have to step it up seriously. I think it was timing for her to step down though…who can work with Langford? Really.

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