(12 Sep 2024)
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New York – 12 September 2024
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Sisak, The Associated Press:
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"Edward Caban, the commissioner of the New York City Police Department, has resigned. In an email to staff to officers, he said that he did not want to be a distraction after federal agents seized his electronic devices about a week ago. Now, in a statement, Caban’s lawyers told reporters that he is not the target of this investigation and that he is cooperating with the federal authorities. Nevertheless, there has been a pall over the NYPD in the last several days with speculation about Caban’s status as the leader of the nation’s largest police department. At the same time, New York City government has been roiled by multiple investigations, the one involving Caban and also other investigations targeting other high ranking officials within Eric Adams’s administration. Caban took over as the commissioner of the NYPD about 15 months ago. He has continued to see declines in major crime categories, including homicides and shootings. He’s also been criticized for how he’s handled discipline of officers, at times interceding or saying that certain discipline was not warranted for various infractions within the department internal justice code."
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5. Edward Caban, who served as New York Police Commissioner under Mayor Eric Adams, speaking at a press conference
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STORYLINE:
New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday, one week after it emerged that his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation that touched several members of Mayor Eric Adams’ inner circle.
Caban, who had been in charge of the nation’s largest police department for about 15 months, said he made the decision to resign after the “news around recent developments” had “created a distraction for our department,” according to an email to the police department obtained by The Associated Press.
“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,” he added.
Caban’s resignation marks the first high-level departure from the Adams administration since federal investigators seized phones Wednesday from several members of the mayor’s inner circle, including two deputy mayors, the schools chancellor, and one of Adams’ top advisers.
The subject of the investigation, which is being led by U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan, remains unclear, as does whether federal authorities were seeking information linked to one investigation or several.
Caban’s attorneys, Russell Capone and Rebekah Donaleski, said in a statement Thursday they had been told by the government that "he is not a target of any investigation being conducted by the Southern District of New York, and he expects to cooperate fully with the government.”
He was the department’s second-in-command before being named commissioner last year.
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