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African American Chief of Detectives

New Police Commissioner Set To Be Announced In Suffolk New Police Commissioner Set To Be Announced In Suffolk
New Police Commissioner Set To Be Announced In Suffolk A face familiar to New Yorkers has been tapped by County Executive Steve Bellone to serve as Suffolk’s next police commissioner. The NYPD's outgoing Chief of Department Rodney Harrison has been chosen by Bellone to be the county's next top cop, pending the confirmation by a public safety board. A Jamaican native, the 52-year-old Harrison announced on Thanksgiving this year that he would be leaving the NYPD by the end of December after 30 years on the force. Harrison was the NYPD’s first African American chief of detectives, and he has held assignments in each of the city’s five boroughs. H…