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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael R. Sisak

NYPD gets a new top cop after months of turmoil. Jessica Tisch is the 2nd woman to lead the force

NYPD Commissioner - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Moving to stabilize an administration roiled by investigations, resignations and his own indictment, New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. A city government stalwart and ex-NYPD official, she'll be just the second woman in the high-profile, high-pressure post.

The move comes at a critical time for the nation’s largest police department, shoring up its leadership after a tumultuous stretch punctuated by former commissioner Edward Caban's exit in September amid a federal investigation. Days later, his interim replacement, Thomas Donlon, disclosed that he, too, had been searched by the FBI.

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