In the middle of an ovation, Edward Cabán left the 40th precinct, where he precisely began his career as an officer who is now the new commissioner of the New York Police.
Mayor Eric Adams announced that Cabán, acting police commissioner, would officially assume the position previously held by Officer Keechant Sewell.
With his hand on a Bible, Cabán swore to faithfully carry out the duties of police commissioner.
The new commissioner thanked New Yorkers for the trust placed in him and thanked God.
This marks a very significant moment as Cabán is the first police commissioner of Hispanic origin.
For Bishop Raymond Rivero it is an important event for the community, which he said deserves more representation at all levels of public service.
“It is something that comes at a very special time, where we are almost a third of the city of New York and unfortunately sometimes they do not give us proportional representation,” said the religious leader.
Cabán grew up in the Bronx and joined the NYPD in 1991, when he was first assigned to the 40th Precinct. He worked his way up to sergeant in just 3 years and then rose to inspector.
Mario Miranda, a retired police officer, knows the trajectory of the new commissioner.
“First came the ‘deputy commissioner’ and now finally the Hispanic commissioner.”
In his most recent role, Caban took the lead in personnel management policy development, as well as in-service training, recruitment and oversight of the police discipline system.
The community shares the joy of its first Hispanic commissioner but also expects results.
“First Hispanic police chief… that’s a wonder he’s from our community, that he can get his hands on this, because if I tell you, it’s really tough, crime has taken over New York,” Franklin Rodríguez said.
Undoubtedly, Cabán will face a large number of challenges in the face of the general demand of the population for more security, although off camera some residents said they did not have much hope for these changes.
And it is that the expectations are very high with this change. It is expected that precisely from here in The Bronx, one of the places that experiences high numbers of crime, these changes will begin to take place.
2023-07-17 18:33:00
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