Keechant Sewell, then Nassau County The head of detectives will become the first female police commissioner in New York, heading the largest police force in the country.
Elected mayor Eric Adams elected the 49-year-old chief of detectives Nassau County Police Department to be the first woman to head the New York City Police Department in its 175-year history.
“Keechant Sewell is a proven crime fighter with the experience and emotional intelligence to provide both the safety New Yorkers need and the justice they deserve.” Adams said in a statement on Tuesday. “Chief Sewell wakes up every day focused on keeping New Yorkers safe and improving our city, and I’m thrilled to have her at the helm of the NYPD.”
Main Sewella appointment was considered one of the most important decisions for Eric Adamsentering major as he starts filling his administration.
“We are at a turning point in New York. As our city faces two challenges to public safety and police accountability, they are not mutually exclusive, ”he said. Sewell said.
Eric Adams’ Promise
Even before he was elected major, Eric Adams promised to name a woman of color who will lead the country’s largest police force.
Main Sewell you come from a department that has about 2,400 uniformed officers – less than one tenth the size of about 35,000 officers works for the New York City Police Department.
“We wanted to get under her skin. We wanted to ask her difficult questions. We wanted to see if she was shocked. We wanted to see how you deal with being under the great light of New York, ”he said. Adams added.
From my side, Sewell made it clear that she is aware of the important message that sends her choice.
“I’m standing here today because a man made a bold and unapologetic decision long before his epic and successful election, a decision that gave policewomen across the country an opportunity, not a favor, but a chance to work with him,” Sewell said. …
Main Sewell will also third black commissioner Sewell, who will head the city’s police department, said she will focus on curbing violent crime with a focus on firearms.