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Keechant Sewell Named NYPD’s First Black Woman Commissioner; 2 Top Officers Falsified Vaccine Cards

HeadlineDec 16, 2021

Here in New York City, Mayor-elect Eric Adams on Wednesday introduced Keechant Sewell as his next police commissioner. She’s set to become the first woman to ever lead the New York Police Department and its 35,000 officers.

Meanwhile, two high-ranking NYPD officials were placed on modified duty Tuesday for submitting false COVID-19 vaccination cards in an apparent bid to circumvent New York’s vaccine mandate. NYPD Internal Affairs is reportedly investigating the officers and has stripped them of their guns and badges.

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