Keechant Sewell

Keechant Sewell
Commissioner Sewell in 2022
45th New York City Police Commissioner
In office
January 1, 2022[1] – June 30, 2023
Appointed byEric Adams
Preceded byDermot Shea
Succeeded byEdward Caban
Chief of Detectives of the
Nassau County Police Department
In office
September 24, 2020 – December 31, 2021
CommissionerPatrick Ryder
Succeeded byChristopher Ferro
Personal details
Born (1972-04-02) April 2, 1972 (age 52)
New York City, U.S.[2]

Keechant L. Sewell (born April 2, 1972) is an American baseball executive and former police officer and administrator. Sewell is currently the New York Mets Senior Vice President of Security and Guest Experience.[3] She previously served as the 45th New York City Police Commissioner, the first woman and third black person to serve in the position.[4] On June 12, 2023, Sewell announced that she was stepping down as commissioner. No reason was given for her departure.[5]

Early life

Sewell was raised in the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City, including at the Queensbridge Houses. She later lived in the Queens neighborhoods of Corona and Jamaica.[6]

Career

Nassau County Police Department

In October 1997, Sewell became a police officer assigned to Nassau County Police Department's Fifth Precinct. Sewell was eventually promoted through the ranks to become the commanding officer of the 7th Precinct[7] and then, by 2016, commanding officer of the major case squad.[8] In 2008 Sewell had attended the FBI National Academy,[9][10] and other assignments included the Professional Standards Bureau, Internal Affairs, and training with the FBI to be the county's chief hostage negotiator. On September 24, 2020, Sewell was promoted to NCPD's chief of detectives, commanding a staff of approximately 350 officers.[11][12][13]

Sewell was also a member of the New York–New Jersey Joint-Terrorism Task Force.[14]

New York City Police Commissioner

On December 14, 2021, it was announced that Sewell would be appointed as the 45th New York City police commissioner by Mayor-Elect Eric Adams. She became the first female commissioner of the New York Police Department,[15][16] and its third black commissioner.[17] She oversaw 35,000 uniformed officers and 18,000 civilians.[18][19][20] On January 1, 2022, Sewell was officially sworn in as first female commissioner of the New York Police Department since it was founded 176 years beforehand. She is the highest ranking woman in NYPD history.[4] Sewell was criticized for publicly accepting the appointment in front of a mural of Assata Shakur, convicted of killing a police officer.[21]

Sometime during late May 2023, the Police Commissioner and other members of the Adams administration devised a plan using a web portal to seek the public's input on solving cold cases where members of the LGBTQ+ population, especially cis-gender gay men, were victimized.[22]

On June 12, 2023, Sewell resigned as Commissioner of the NYPD.[23] While no official reason was given for her resignation, The New York Times reported that she felt frustrated and undermined by City Hall, noting that the Adams administration required its approval for police promotions and handpicked the first deputy commissioner and chief of department.[24]

Adams in a statement said, "I want to thank Police Commissioner Sewell for her devotion over the last 18 months and her steadfast leadership. Her efforts played a leading role in this administration's tireless work to make New York City safer. When we came into office, crime was trending upwards, and thanks to the brave men and women of the NYPD, most of the major crime categories are now down. The commissioner worked nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a week for a year and a half, and we are all grateful for her service. New Yorkers owe her a debt of gratitude."[25]

PBA President Pat Lynch stated that Sewell, "took over a police department in crisis and faced tremendous challenges from day one. She cared about the cops on the street and was always open to working with us to improve their lives and working conditions. There are still enormous challenges facing the NYPD. Her leadership will be sorely missed."[26]

Sewell was replaced by Edward Caban, who was hand-picked by Mayor Adams to be the first deputy commissioner under Sewell.[27]

Personal life

At the time of her appointment as New York City Police Commissioner, Sewell was residing in Valley Stream, New York.[28][29]

References

  1. ^ Fitzsimmons, Emma (December 14, 2021). "Keechant Sewell to Become First Woman and African-American Woman to Lead N.Y.P.D." The New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Incoming NYPD commissioner says judges should have discretion to keep people in custody Interview she states born in Manhattan (Time 7:43)". www.NY1.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Meko, Hurubie (November 2, 2023). "Mets Hire the Former N.Y.P.D Commissioner Keechant Sewell". The New York Times. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Kwan, Rhoda (January 1, 2021). "Keechant Sewell sworn in as NYPD's first female police commissioner". NBC News. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Chelsia Rose Marcius, Maria Cramer (June 12, 2023). "N.Y.P.D. Commissioner Keechant Sewell to Resign". The New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  6. ^ Fitzsimmons, Emma (December 14, 2021). "Keechant Sewell to Become First Woman to Lead N.Y.P.D." The New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "About SMCCA". December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ronald Bishop of Hempstead arrested on weapons, drug charges". www.newsday.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  9. ^ "New York's Next Police Boss, a Queens Native, Comes 'Full Circle'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "'My shoes are laced up, I'm ready to get to work,' incoming NYC Police Commissioner Sewell says". abc7ny.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Nassau PD promotes 22-year veteran as chief of detectives". longisland.news12.com. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  12. ^ "NCPD promotes first Black woman as chief of detectives". www.newsday.com. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  13. ^ Offenhartz, Jake (December 14, 2021). "Eric Adams Picks Nassau County PD Chief Keechant Sewell To Be First Female NYPD Commissioner". The Gothamist. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  14. ^ Craig McCarthy, Julia Marsh (December 14, 2021). "Eric Adams picks Keechant Sewell as the first female police commissioner of the NYPD". New York Post. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "Keechant Sewell Expected To Be Appointed Next NYPD Commissioner: Sources". NBC New York. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "Keechant Sewell to be named NYC's first woman police commissioner". NY1.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  17. ^ "Nassau County chief to take over as NYPD commissioner, police sources say". pix11.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  18. ^ Frehse, Rob (December 14, 2021). "Keechant Sewell will be NYC's first female police commissioner". CNN. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  19. ^ Oshin, Olafimihan (December 14, 2021). "Incoming NYC mayor to appoint city's first female police". The Hill. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  20. ^ "Keechant Sewell To Be Named Next NYC Police Commissioner". CBS News. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  21. ^ Miller, Andrew (December 15, 2021). "Eric Adams' new NYPD commissioner appointed in front of a mural of radicals and a cop killer". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  22. ^ Tracy, Matt (June 8, 2023). "City invites New Yorkers to submit requests to re-evaluate LGBTQIA+ cold cases". gaycitynews.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  23. ^ "Who could replace NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell?". ABC7 New York. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  24. ^ Cramer, Maria; Marcius, Chelsia Rose (2023-06-17). "What a Commissioner's Abrupt Exit Says About the N.Y.P.D. Under Adams". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  25. ^ "Politics interfere with public safety efforts as police chiefs leave big city police departments". ABC7 Amarillo. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  26. ^ "NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell stepping down". Spectrum News. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  27. ^ Cramer, Maria; Zraick, Karen (17 July 2023). "Edward Caban Becomes First Latino Police Commissioner in New York". New York Times.
  28. ^ "NYPD's First Woman Commissioner Faces Applause And Skepticism". gothamist.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  29. ^ Craig McCarthy, Julia Marsh (December 15, 2019). "Eric Adams picks Keechant Sewell as the first female police commissioner of the NYPD". New York Post. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
Police appointments
Preceded by New York City Police Commissioner
January 1, 2022–June 30, 2023 		Succeeded by

Read other articles:

لوندن (باكينجهامشير)

لوندن   الإحداثيات 52°10′19″N 0°39′47″W / 52.172°N 0.663°W / 52.172; -0.663  [1] تقسيم إداري  البلد المملكة المتحدة[2]  معلومات أخرى MK46  رمز الهاتف 01234  رمز جيونيمز 2644804،  و7301825  تعديل مصدري - تعديل   لوندن (بالإنجليزية: Lavendon)‏ هي قرية و أبرشية مدنية تقع ...

 

Nauruan Civil War

Civil war in Nauru, 1878–1888 Nauruan Civil WarPhoto of a Nauruan warrior in the Nauruan Civil War around 1880 wearing traditional battle armour.Date1878 – October 1888LocationNauruResult Loyalist and German victoryTerritorialchanges Nauru is annexed as part of German New Guinea by the German EmpireBelligerents King Aweida loyalists German Empire (1888) Anti-Aweida rebelsCommanders and leaders King Aweida of Nauru[1] Unknown rival claimant[1]Units involved Loyalists S...

 

P. Subbarayan

Dr.Paramasivan SubbarayanDr. P. Subbarayan pada tahun 1934 Gubernur MaharashtraMasa jabatan17 April 1962 – 6 Oktober 1962Perdana MenteriJawaharlal Nehru PendahuluSri PrakasaPenggantiVijayalakshmi PanditMenteri Uni untuk Transporasi dan KomunikasiMasa jabatan1959–1962PresidenRajendra PrasadPerdana MenteriJawaharlal NehruAnggota Parlemen (Lok Sabha) untuk TiruchengodeMasa jabatan1957–1962PresidenRajendra PrasadPerdana MenteriJawaharlal Nehru PendahuluS. Kandaswamy BabyPenggantiK....

العلاقات الألبانية السنغالية

العلاقات الألبانية السنغالية ألبانيا السنغال   ألبانيا   السنغال تعديل مصدري - تعديل   العلاقات الألبانية السنغالية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين ألبانيا والسنغال.[1][2][3][4][5] مقارنة بين البلدين هذه مقارنة عامة ومرجعية للدولتين: وجه ال...

 

Juan de Sámano

Spanish military officer and viceroy of New Granada In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sámano and the second or maternal family name is Uribarri.Juan de Sámano17th Viceroy of New GranadaIn officeMarch 9th, 1818 – August 9, 1819MonarchFerdinand VIIPreceded byFrancisco José Montalvo y AmbulodiSucceeded byViceroyalty abolished Personal detailsBornAugust 30, 1753Selaya, Cantabria, Kingdom of SpainDied1 August 1821(1821-08-01) (aged 67)Panama, Viceroy...

 

العلاقات الإيرانية السيشلية

العلاقات الإيرانية السيشلية إيران سيشل   إيران   سيشل تعديل مصدري - تعديل   العلاقات الإيرانية السيشلية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين إيران وسيشل.[1][2][3][4][5] مقارنة بين البلدين هذه مقارنة عامة ومرجعية للدولتين: وجه المقارنة إيران سيشل �...

Georgetown GO Station

Railway station in Ontario, Canada For the disused railway station in Houston, Scotland, see Georgetown (Scotland) railway station. GeorgetownGeneral informationLocation55 Queen StreetGeorgetown, OntarioCoordinates43°39′19″N 79°55′08″W / 43.65528°N 79.91889°W / 43.65528; -79.91889Owned byGTR 1856–1923 CNR 1923–1978 VIA Rail 1978–presentPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Connections  31   33 ConstructionStructure typeShelter; Heritage ...

 

The BFG (film 2016)

The BFGPoster rilis bioskopSutradaraSteven SpielbergProduser Steven Spielberg Frank Marshall Sam Mercer Ditulis olehMelissa MathisonBerdasarkanThe BFGoleh Roald DahlPemeran Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall Bill Hader Penata musikJohn WilliamsSinematograferJanusz KamińskiPenyuntingMichael KahnPerusahaanproduksi Walt Disney Pictures[1] Amblin Entertainment[1] Reliance Entertainment[1] Walden Media[1] The Ke...

 

العلاقات السويدية الغينية

العلاقات السويدية الغينية السويد غينيا   السويد   غينيا تعديل مصدري - تعديل   العلاقات السويدية الغينية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين السويد وغينيا.[1][2][3][4][5] مقارنة بين البلدين هذه مقارنة عامة ومرجعية للدولتين: وجه المقارنة السويد غي...

Ropes Creek railway line

Closed railway line in Sydney, Australia vteRopes Creek railway line Legend Ropes Creek Cochrane Dunheved to St Marys on the Main Western Railway The line's wooden sleepers have been torn out and dumped in a pile. Map The Ropes Creek Line is a closed railway line in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. History This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2011) (Lea...

 

Packers de Green Bay

Si ce bandeau n'est plus pertinent, retirez-le. Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus. Cet article ne cite pas suffisamment ses sources (décembre 2023). Si vous disposez d'ouvrages ou d'articles de référence ou si vous connaissez des sites web de qualité traitant du thème abordé ici, merci de compléter l'article en donnant les références utiles à sa vérifiabilité et en les liant à la section « Notes et références ». En pratique : Quelles sources sont attendues ?...

 

2018 Washington House of Representatives election

2018 legislative election in Washington state Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018 ← 2016 November 6, 2018 2020 → All 98 seats in the Washington House of Representatives50 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Frank Chopp J.T. Wilcox Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 43rd-Seattle 2nd-Roy Last election 50 48 Seats won 57 41 Seat change 7 7 Popular vote 3,447,724 2,214,282 Percentage 5...

Aspasia

Aspasia Nama dalam bahasa asli(grc) Ἀσπασία BiografiKelahiran470 SM Miletos Kematian400 SM (69/70 tahun)Athena KegiatanPekerjaanrhetorician, pembicara, filsuf, penulis KeluargaPasangan nikahLysicles Perikles (445 SM–), pasangan meninggal dunia AnakPerikles Muda ( Perikles) Herma di dalam Museum Vatikan yang bertuliskan nama Aspasia di bawah. Ditemukan pada tahun 1777, marmer ini herma ini adalah salinan Romawi dari abad ke-5 SM yang asli dan mungkin mewakili Pra...

 

List of Brazilian films of the 1990s

Cinema ofBrazil List of Brazilian films Brazilian Animation Pre 1920 1920s 1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 19341935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 19441945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 19541955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 19641965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 19741975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 19841985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 19941995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2...

 

RT (energi)

Artikel ini tidak memiliki referensi atau sumber tepercaya sehingga isinya tidak bisa dipastikan. Tolong bantu perbaiki artikel ini dengan menambahkan referensi yang layak. Tulisan tanpa sumber dapat dipertanyakan dan dihapus sewaktu-waktu.Cari sumber: RT energi – berita · surat kabar · buku · cendekiawan · JSTOR RT adalah hasil perkalian konstanta gas molar, R, dan suhu, T. Hasil perkalian ini digunakan dalam bidang fisika sebagai faktor penskala...

سلطنة الواحدي في عزان

هذه المقالة بحاجة لصندوق معلومات. فضلًا ساعد في تحسين هذه المقالة بإضافة صندوق معلومات مخصص إليها. سلطنة الواحدي في عزان هي واحدة من أصل أربع سلطنات واحدية في المنطقة والتي أصبحت جزءاً من محمية عدن البريطانية.[1] تأسست في عام 1830 وظلت قائمة حتى 4 مايو 1881، عندما أصبحت جزءاً...

 

Industrial and Commercial Panel

Seanad Éireann constituency Industrial and Commercial PanelSeanad Éireann constituencyCurrent constituencyCreated1938Seats9Senators  Catherine Ardagh (FF)  Frances Black (Ind)  Micheál Carrigy (FG)  Ollie Crowe (FF)  Aidan Davitt (FF)  Gerry Horkan (FF)  Sharon Keogan (Ind)  Mark Wall (Lab)  Barry Ward (FG) The Industrial and Commercial Panel (Irish: An Rolla Tionscail Agus Tráchtála) is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of...

 

Rick and Morty season 3

Season of television series Rick and MortySeason 3Blu-ray coverStarring Justin Roiland Chris Parnell Spencer Grammer Sarah Chalke No. of episodes10ReleaseOriginal networkAdult SwimOriginal releaseApril 1 (2017-04-01)[a] –October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)Season chronology← PreviousSeason 2Next →Season 4List of episodes The third season of Rick and Morty, an American animated television series created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, originally aired on Carto...

Abujh Bou

2010 Bangladeshi filmAbujh BouDirected byArthik Sazib & Nargis AkhtarScreenplay byNargis AkhtarStory byRabindranath TagoreProduced byFaridur Reza SagorStarring Bobita Priyanka Ferdous Ahmed Nipun Akhtar Shakil Khan CinematographyShahidullah DulalEdited byMujibur Rahman DuluMusic bySujeo ShyamDistributed byImpress TelefilmRelease date 10 September 2010 (2010-09-10) (Bangladesh) Running time155 minutesCountryBangladeshLanguageBengali Abujh Bou (Bengali: অবুঝ ব�...

 

Lebanese Civil War

1975–1990 conflict in Lebanon Lebanese Civil WarPart of the Cold War, Arab Cold War, Arab–Israeli conflict, Iran–Israel and Iran–Saudi proxy warsLeft-to-right from top:Monument at Martyrs' Square in the city of Beirut; the USS New Jersey firing a salvo off of the Lebanese coast; the ruined American barracks in Beirut shortly after the 1983 bombing; the ruined Holiday Inn Beirut shortly after the Battle of the Hotels; a Palestinian rally for Fatah in BeirutDate13 April 1975 – 13 Octo...