Dec. 6 (UPI) -- After years of oft-repeated criticism about a lack of minority officers in its senior ranks, the New York City Police Department has named two to leadership positions -- including the department's first African-American chief of detectives.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced Thursday Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison has been named NYPD's chief of detectives. Fausto Pichardo was named to succeed Harrison as chief of patrol, which supervises neighborhood policing. He is the first officer of Dominican descent to be named to the post.