Coverage dated December 14, 2021

Keechant Sewell will be NYC's first female police commissioner

Headline from KTVZ Bend

By Rob Frehse New York City will get its first female police commissioner to lead the nation’s largest police department, after Mayor-elect Eric Adams picked Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Keechant Sewell will be NYC's first female police commissioner (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Rob Frehse New York City will get its first female police commissioner to lead the nation’s largest police department, after Mayor-elect Eric Adams picked Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell.

  2. Gopusa

    Incoming NYC mayor picks Keechant Sewell as new police commissioner (opens Gopusa)

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    Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell is set to make history as the first-ever female police commissioner of the New York Police Department. A representative for Mayor-elect Eric Adams confirmed reports Tuesday night that the incoming mayor has appointed Sewell, a former Queens resident,…

  3. Independent Tribune

    Keechant Sewell will be 1st woman to lead NYC police (opens Independent Tribune)

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    New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams named Keechant Sewell, a Long Island police official, as the city's next police commissioner, making her the first woman to lead the nation's largest

  4. NBC News

    NYPD expected to be led by female commissioner for first time (opens NBC News)

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    New York City’s incoming mayor will appoint Keechant Sewell as the city's next police commissioner, making her the first woman to head the country’s largest

  5. France 24

    New York to have first female police chief ever (opens France 24)

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    New York appointed the first-ever woman police chief to head the largest force in the country, US media reported Tuesday, at a time when the city's trust in law enforcement has been shattered.

  6. Washington Post

    Keechant Sewell poised to be New York’s first female police chief (opens Washington Post)

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    New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams reportedly said Sewell has "the experience and emotional intelligence to deliver both the safety New Yorkers need and the justice they deserve."

  7. KRDO

    NYC Mayor-elect selects Keechant Sewell to become the NYPD's first female police commissioner (opens KRDO)

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    By Rob Frehse, Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect Eric Adams picked Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell to take over the nation’s largest police department.

  8. NBC New York

    Keechant Sewell To Be Named First Black Female NYPD Commissioner (opens NBC New York)

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    Mayor-elect Eric Adams is expected to appoint Keechant Sewell as the next NYPD commissioner after the current head of the police department retires at the end of the year, multiple sources tell News 4 New York.

  9. New York Times

    Keechant Sewell to Become First Woman to Lead N.Y.P.D. (opens New York Times)

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    The selection of Ms. Sewell, the Nassau County chief of detectives, was seen as one of Eric Adams’s most critical appointments as incoming mayor.

  10. ABC 10 Sacramento

    New York City names its 1st female police commissioner (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    Keechant Sewell will begin as NYPD commissioner when Mayor-elect Eric Adams takes office Jan. 1.

  11. KAAL Rochester

    Sewell to be 1st woman, 3rd Black person to lead NYC police (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams named Keechant Sewell, a Long Island police official, as the city's next police commissioner, making

  12. The Hill

    Incoming NYC mayor to appoint city's first female police commissioner (opens The Hill)

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    Incoming New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) will appoint Keechant Sewell to become the city’s first female police commissioner,

  13. Delaware Public Media

    New York mayor-elect taps Keechant Sewell to be the NYPD's first female commissioner (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Keechant Sewell, who is originally from Queens, has worked in the Nassau County Police Department for 23 years, most recently as chief of detectives.

  14. Newsweek

    Keechant Sewell, NYC's 1st female police commissioner, plans to crack down on gun crimes (opens Newsweek)

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    New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced Wednesday his choice to appoint Keechant Sewell as police commissioner, with both starting their roles in January.

  15. NBC New York

    Meet Keechant Sewell, the First Black Woman to Lead the NYPD (opens NBC New York)

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    Mayor-elect Eric Adams appointed Keechant Sewell as the next NYPD commissioner, the first woman to hold the post.

  16. CBS News

    Keechant Sewell will become first woman to lead New York City Police Department (opens CBS News)

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    The NYPD will be led by a woman for the first time in its 176-year history.

  17. FOX 5 New York

    Keechant Sewell to become first woman to serve as NYPD commissioner (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    A Long Island police official will be New York City's next police commissioner, becoming the first woman to lead the nation's largest police force. Mayor-Elect Eric Adams told the New York Post on Tuesday that his choice, Nassau County Police Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell, "is a proven crime f…

  18. Fox News

    NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams selects Keechant Sewel as the first woman to be police commissioner (opens Fox News)

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    New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams selected Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewel to serve as commissioner of the New York Police Department, making her the first woman to serve in the role.

  19. Gothamist

    Eric Adams Picks Nassau County PD Chief Keechant Sewell To Be First Female NYPD Commissioner (opens Gothamist)

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    Adams described Sewell as a “proven crime fighter with the experience and emotional intelligence to deliver both the safety New Yorkers need and the justice they deserve.”

  20. Towleroad Gay News

    Keechant Sewell Appointed New York's First Woman Police Chief (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    New York (AFP) - New York will appoint Keechant Sewell as its first-ever woman police chief to head the largest force in the country, mayor-elect Eric Adams

  21. The Guardian

    Keechant Sewell to be first woman to lead New York City police force (opens The Guardian)

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    Mayor-elect Eric Adams names Long Island police official as the city’s next police commissioner

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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