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Jack Gramenz and Farid Farid

Frontrunner coy amid speculation on new top cop

Deputy Commissioner Peter Thurtell (left) will step up while Karen Webb's replacement is found. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Calls are mounting for certainty on who will oversee Australia's largest police force after its trailblazing, but embattled, chief heads for the exit.

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb, the first woman to lead the force, will finish on September 30 after a three-year stint in charge of 20,000 employees.

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