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NEW TOP COP: NYC Appoints First Hispanic Police Commissioner, Adams Calls it 'Emotional'

posted by Hannity Staff - 7.17.23

The largest police force in the country has a new top cop.

According to a report from The New York Post, the NYPD has appointed Edward Caban as the new police commissioner; Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams made it official on Monday.

Caban is the first Hispanic police commissioner in NYPD history.

“This is going to be one of the most significant and emotional moments for me,” Adams said in the Bronx. “I think about what this moment means living out the promise that I made when running for office.”

From The New York Post:

The appointment came more than a month after ex-Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell — the first woman appointed to the top post in New York City history — suddenly resigned after a year and a half.

Caban, 55, had previously served as first deputy police commissioner under Sewell, and was elevated to acting commissioner following her June 12 departure.

The Bronx native’s appointment was announced at a news conference in the Mott Haven stationhouse that began with enthusiastic chants of “Eddie! Eddie!” from officials and community members.

Caban’s children — a girl and boy — held the Bible as their dad was sworn in. The new PC then kissed his wife and his parents, who got up to congratulate him

The scene was shared on social media.

“Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I am humbled to be on your team,” Caban said; he also spoke about his 30-year history on the force.

“In those days. the top bosses of the police department didn’t really look like me,” Caban said of starting in the 1990s in the Bronx.

“Fortunately for me, I had a mentor who pushed me: a first-grade detective with tremendous experience. He could spot a pickpocket from across a training platform. But he was also an advocate for those facing barriers in their careers. Many called him Detective Caban, but I was blessed to call him Dad.”

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