Edward Caban, a Bronx native with more than 30 years with the New York Police Department, was sworn in Monday as commissioner, the first Latino to lead the nation's largest police department.
Jeenah Moon / APEdward Caban, a Bronx native of Puerto Rican heritage with more than 30 years with the New York Police Department, was sworn in Monday as commissioner, the first Latino to lead the nation's largest police department.
"Its storied history is a living legacy of valor, bravery, and sacrifice — of ordinary New Yorkers who did extraordinary things," he said. “To be the first Hispanic police commissioner is an honor of the highest measure.”, the first Black woman to lead the NYPD, who resigned as commissioner last month.
Kinsella, who is of Jamaican and Guyanese descent, is the first woman of color to serve in that role.
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