NYPD expected to be led by female commissioner for first time
New York City’s incoming mayor will appoint Keechant Sewell as the city's next police commissioner, making her the first woman to head the country’s largest police department, sources said Tuesday.
Mayor-elect Eric Adams is expected to appoint Sewell after Police Commissioner Dermot Shea retires at the end of the year, six sources told NBC News and NBC New York.
Sewell would also become the first Black woman to lead the police department.
Sewell was promoted in September to chief of detectives for the Nassau County Police Department, where she has worked for 22 years.
A spokesman for Adams declined to comment Tuesday night. A formal announcement is expected Wednesday morning.
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