NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch despatched a not-so-subtle message Monday that she gained’t settle for something lower than “ethical leadership” within the heels of intercourse harassment allegations rising in opposition to the division’s highest-ranking uniformed officer.
“Leadership is the cornerstone of the NYPD — good, strong, ethical leadership,” Tisch mentioned throughout a promotion ceremony at NYPD headquarters at One Police Plaza in decrease Manhattan.
”Promotions is all the time a particular and necessary second within the NYPD as a result of it means a brand new group of leaders are rising up.”
“Leadership is not a buzzword to evoke casually,” she added. “I want to be very clear that there are very real, very firm expectations of everyone who receives the honor of advancing to a higher rank in the NYPD.”
The nation’s largest police division is reeling from the Friday resignation of Chief of Division Jeffrey Maddrey.
Maddrey has been accused by an underling, Lt. Quatihisha Epps, in a grievance she filed with the U.S. Equal employment Alternative Fee of repeatedly demanding intercourse from her “in exchange for overtime opportunities in the workplace.”
Maddrey’s substitute, Interim Chief of Division John Chell, was on the dais because the ceremony befell, as was Interim Chief of Patrol Phil Rivera, who took over Chell’s former place.
Tisch in her feedback, which lasted 4 minutes-and-a-half, made no point out of Maddrey or the additional time controversy.
She informed the 127 members being promoted — 20 civilians, the remainder cops, together with one different chief, three inspectors and 5 deputy inspectors — that they acquired there “on merit.”
“You’re put forth because of your talents and you’re here because you have done your best and you have done it with integrity,” Tisch mentioned.
“You must continue to lead with integrity and with honor in all of your work. That is my standard — and it is as clear as it is non-negotiable.”
The highest cop was sworn in final month, changing Interim Commissioner Thomas Donlon, who had the spot because the September retirement of Commissioner Edward Caban, whose cellphone was seized by the feds amid a sprawling investigation that includes different police and Metropolis Corridor officers.
Most commissioners usually shuffle the deck, changing high brass, although such strikes have seldom been made in such a charged setting.
She mentioned on the promotion ceremony, attended by tons of of the promotees’ colleagues and family, that there’s now “a new era of professionalism, of respect and of dedication that will define the NYPD under my tenure.”
“We are consciously and decisively turning the page,” she added, “to ensure that we always match the lofty ideals and values that make this department the envy of the world.”
