Interim N.Y.P.D. Commissioner Says Federal Agents Searched His Homes
The New York Times
Thomas G. Donlon, who recently took the interim role after Edward A. Caban resigned under a cloud, said the authorities had seized material unrelated to the Police Department.
New York City’s interim police commissioner said late Saturday that federal agents had searched his homes and seized material from them the day before.
The interim commissioner, Thomas G. Donlon, whom Mayor Eric Adams chose to lead the Police Department only nine days ago, said the search warrants executed by the agents were unrelated to the department, which has been caught up in a series of federal criminal investigations that are swirling around the mayor’s administration.
“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,” Mr. Donlon said in a news release issued by the department shortly after 11 p.m. “This is not a department matter, and the department will not be commenting.”
Mr. Donlon did not offer details about the materials that were seized, nor did he say how many homes had been searched or where they were. Nor was it clear which agency conducted the searches; the F.B.I.’s New York office said early Sunday that it would not comment on the matter.
Mr. Donlon’s predecessor, Edward A. Caban, resigned after federal agents seized his telephone on Sept. 4.
The Police Department is under scrutiny in one of at least four federal inquiries buffeting Mr. Adams’s administration. The investigations have involved searches and seizures targeting high-ranking officials, including Mr. Caban. The specter of the police-related investigation cast doubt on Mr. Caban’s ability to supervise a department of more than 30,000 officers.
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