Following nearly a year and a half at the head of the NYPD, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced on Monday that she was resigning.
She left without giving a justification. “Since I joined you almost a year and a half ago, we have faced tremendous tragedy, challenges, and triumphs together,” Sewell said in an email to the department on Monday afternoon.
The email, which The NY Post received, stated, “I have witnessed your compassion, heroism, and selflessness on a daily basis.”
You are a remarkable group of diligent public servants committed to the safety of this city, engaging our communities, and sharing what we know with our partners for the benefit of the world, Sewell said.
“They have reaffirmed to me what people around the world have always known,” he added.
“Please keep doing what you’re doing well to protect this city.”
When Sewell was chosen by Mayor Eric Adams to fill the position in December 2021, she made history as the city’s first female police commissioner.
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