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New York City Police Commissioner
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The New York City Police Commissioner is the head of the New York City Police Department, appointed by the Mayor of New York City. Governor Theodore Roosevelt, in one of his final acts before becoming Vice President of the United States in March 1901, signed legislation replacing the Police Board and office of police chief with a single police commissioner.
Commissioners
List of police commissioners:
Pre 1901
NYPD Commissioners of the 1860s
Prior to 1901, the NYPD was run by a board of 4 to 6 commissioners that jointly ran the department. The following is a list of some of the most famous members of the Police Commission:
Post-1901
See also
References
- ^ Lankevich, George L. (1998). American Metropolis: A History of New York City. NYU Press, p. 85. ISBN 0814751865.
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