Chief who knelt with protesters retires in new NYPD shake-up
FILE In this June 1, 202 file photo, Chief of Department of the New York City Police, Terence Monahan, kneels with activists as protesters paused while walking in New York. Between the pandemic and the protests, Monahan said, “this was the toughest year that I've ever spent in law enforcement.”Rodney Harrison, the chief of the NYPD's detectives squad, is replacing Monahan as chief of department. Juanita Holmes, a Black woman, succeeded the patrol chief who quit last summer, and Jeffrey Maddrey, a Black man, is the Chief of Community Affairs. Critics accused police of acting aggressively, and the city later settled a lawsuit with protesters for $18 million. In July, he was injured in the hand during a scuffle between pro-police and anti-police protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Girl saved from under subway is honored
Steve Kastenbaum/CNN(CNN) - A 5-year-old girl rescued from under a subway train that killed her father became an honorary New York Police Department officer. The Hope Program connects children who have suffered trauma or catastrophic illness with the police department. Ferni was in her father's arms when he jumped in front of a subway train in September, witnesses said. On Friday, nearly two months later, she was sworn in as an honorary officer, NYPD Sgt. "Today, Deputy Chie John Clune swore in Ferni Balbuena as a honorary officer of the Hope Program," McRorie said in a statement.