Juanita Holmes, a 35-year NYPD veteran, had recently ruffled the feathers of department bigwigs by lower training standards and inviting Cardi B to the academy.
, is being tapped to lead the city probation department, Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday.
“Commissioner Holmes is a dynamic leader who understands the importance of both safety and justice, and is the right choice to move this department forward for the residents of New York City,” the mayor said. “No cop on patrol runs a mile and a half,” she explained at the time. “No one’s chasing a mile and a half. Not to mention every day in the gym you’re doing a mile and a half.”
Holmes was the only internal candidate for the top cop job, and her subsequent shift to chief of training was viewed as“Throughout my career, I have focused on ensuring that our young people and all members of our communities receive the services that they deserve and that they remain on the right track, including increasing collaboration across city departments and agencies to serve the New Yorkers that we encounter,” she said.
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