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New York City names its first Latino police commissioner

New Police Commissioner Edward Caban waves to attendees during a press conference outside New York City Police Department's 40th Precinct on Monday, July 17 [Jeenah Moon/AP Photo]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed acting police chief Edward Caban as the first Hispanic police commissioner in the city’s 178-year history.

Caban, who joined the department as a young patrol officer in 1991 and rose through the ranks, was sworn in Monday and will oversee the largest police force in the United States.

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