The NYPD will have a Black woman as its chief of patrol for the first time

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Juanita Holmes will be the new chief of patrol for the NYPD, the US' largest police force. She's not only the first African American woman but the first woman ever to hold the seat that manages most of the department's uniformed officers patrolling NYC.

The New York Police Department, the largest police force in the country, has appointed a Black woman to be its chief of patrol. That makes her not only the first African-American woman but the first woman ever to hold the seat that manages most of the department's uniformed officers patrolling the city.

The announcement came on Thursday from NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, who said he is"beyond proud" to name Chief Juanita Holmes to serve in the post.Holmes will become the highest ranking African-American woman in NYPD history and the highest ranking uniformed woman ever, according to the presentation Shea put forward at a press conference."She has walked the walk, and she talks the talk," Shea said."I think she is the complete package.

Chief Holmes will break the glass ceiling as the first woman in American history to lead a police force as large as the NYPD.— Mayor Bill de Blasio October 29, 2020 She will have direct leadership over more officers than are members of any other police force in America, he added.The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York, a union which represents police officers in the city, issued a statement on Twitter praising the appointment.

 

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I don't envy her.

Proud of her

Trump ain't gonna like this lmaooooo

A good thing for community policing. There will be more interaction with citizens minimizing the 'Crack Heads' mentality.

So what? Cities having the biggest trouble have Black Female Chief of Police. Woman leading men?

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