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2024-09-22 08:20:19 UTC
Just over a week after Thomas Donlon became Interim Police Commissioner of
New York City, federal authorities executed a search warrant at his home
on Friday, Donlon said in a statement Saturday night.
On Friday, September 20th, federal authorities executed search warrants
at my residences, Donlon said in a statement. They took materials that
came into my possession approximately 20 years ago and are unrelated to my
work with the New York City Police Department.
Law enforcement officials say the search warrant is related to documents
that the commissioner may have retained from his previous positions. The
search warrant is not believed to be related to any of the corruption
investigations currently ensnaring City Hall.
What prompted the search so many years after Donlons departure from
government positions is not clear. A spokesman for the FBI in New York
would not comment on the search warrant or whether the documents they were
looking for were believed to be classified.
Donlon, a former FBI official, added in his statement that the search
warrant is not an NYPD matter, and the NYPD will not be commenting on it.
Donlon was appointed as Interim Police Commissioner just over a week ago,
after the previous commissioner, Edward Caban, resigned amid an
investigation by federal authorities. It marked the first high-profile
departure from Mayor Eric Adams administration since the start of four
separate federal investigations into Adams office and the NYPD.
New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban attends a news conference
at 1 Police Plaza in New York City on April 3, 2024.
Caban, who had served as commissioner for 13 months, said in a statement
at the time: The news around recent developments has created a
distraction for our department, and I am unwilling to let my attention be
on anything other than our important work, or the safety of the men and
women of the NYPD.
Cabans departure came days after it was reported that investigators with
the US attorneys office for New Yorks Southern District had seized his
electronic devices and phones. The investigation involves Cabans brother
and enforcement around nightclubs in New York City, a source familiar with
the investigation told CNN.
Several other members of the mayors staff are being investigated by the
US attorneys in the Eastern and Southern Districts in New York.
I was as surprised as you to learn of these inquiries and I take them
extremely seriously, Adams said at a news conference earlier this month.
Donlon is a former FBI official
Adams appointed Tom Donlon as interim NYPD commissioner on September 12
after addressing Cabans resignation.
A short time ago, I accepted the resignation of the NYPD Commissioner
Edward Caban, Adams said at a news conference last week, adding it was
the best decision at this time.
I respect his decision and I wish him well, Adams said.
Adams then announced he was appointing Donlon: To ensure crime keeps
going down in our city today, Im taking immediate action in appointing
Tom Donlon as interim police commissioner.
Tom is an experienced law enforcement professional who has worked at the
local, state, federal, and international levels, he said.
Donlon is a former intelligence official who served as New Yorks director
of the Office of Homeland Security, ran the FBIs National Threat Center
and the FBI and NYPD joint terrorist task force.
I am honored and humbled to be named interim-Commissioner of the New York
City Police Department, the greatest law enforcement agency in the world,
Donlon said in a statement at the time.
My goals are clear: continue the historic progress decreasing crime and
removing illegal guns from our communities, uphold the highest standards
of integrity and transparency, and support our dedicated officers who put
their lives on the line every day to keep us safe, Donlon said.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/22/us/nypd-police-commissioner-thomas-donlon-
new-york/index.html
New York City, federal authorities executed a search warrant at his home
on Friday, Donlon said in a statement Saturday night.
On Friday, September 20th, federal authorities executed search warrants
at my residences, Donlon said in a statement. They took materials that
came into my possession approximately 20 years ago and are unrelated to my
work with the New York City Police Department.
Law enforcement officials say the search warrant is related to documents
that the commissioner may have retained from his previous positions. The
search warrant is not believed to be related to any of the corruption
investigations currently ensnaring City Hall.
What prompted the search so many years after Donlons departure from
government positions is not clear. A spokesman for the FBI in New York
would not comment on the search warrant or whether the documents they were
looking for were believed to be classified.
Donlon, a former FBI official, added in his statement that the search
warrant is not an NYPD matter, and the NYPD will not be commenting on it.
Donlon was appointed as Interim Police Commissioner just over a week ago,
after the previous commissioner, Edward Caban, resigned amid an
investigation by federal authorities. It marked the first high-profile
departure from Mayor Eric Adams administration since the start of four
separate federal investigations into Adams office and the NYPD.
New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban attends a news conference
at 1 Police Plaza in New York City on April 3, 2024.
Caban, who had served as commissioner for 13 months, said in a statement
at the time: The news around recent developments has created a
distraction for our department, and I am unwilling to let my attention be
on anything other than our important work, or the safety of the men and
women of the NYPD.
Cabans departure came days after it was reported that investigators with
the US attorneys office for New Yorks Southern District had seized his
electronic devices and phones. The investigation involves Cabans brother
and enforcement around nightclubs in New York City, a source familiar with
the investigation told CNN.
Several other members of the mayors staff are being investigated by the
US attorneys in the Eastern and Southern Districts in New York.
I was as surprised as you to learn of these inquiries and I take them
extremely seriously, Adams said at a news conference earlier this month.
Donlon is a former FBI official
Adams appointed Tom Donlon as interim NYPD commissioner on September 12
after addressing Cabans resignation.
A short time ago, I accepted the resignation of the NYPD Commissioner
Edward Caban, Adams said at a news conference last week, adding it was
the best decision at this time.
I respect his decision and I wish him well, Adams said.
Adams then announced he was appointing Donlon: To ensure crime keeps
going down in our city today, Im taking immediate action in appointing
Tom Donlon as interim police commissioner.
Tom is an experienced law enforcement professional who has worked at the
local, state, federal, and international levels, he said.
Donlon is a former intelligence official who served as New Yorks director
of the Office of Homeland Security, ran the FBIs National Threat Center
and the FBI and NYPD joint terrorist task force.
I am honored and humbled to be named interim-Commissioner of the New York
City Police Department, the greatest law enforcement agency in the world,
Donlon said in a statement at the time.
My goals are clear: continue the historic progress decreasing crime and
removing illegal guns from our communities, uphold the highest standards
of integrity and transparency, and support our dedicated officers who put
their lives on the line every day to keep us safe, Donlon said.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/22/us/nypd-police-commissioner-thomas-donlon-
new-york/index.html