New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks while Caban listens during a news conference at Police Plaza in New York on April 3. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)
Ecclesiastes 5:8 If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still
Important Takeaways:
- The commissioner of the biggest police department in the country resigned Thursday, days after having his phone seized by federal agents as part of one of multiple, ongoing criminal investigations into New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
- At a hastily arranged press conference, Adams said he accepted Caban’s decision to resign and appointed Tom Donlon, a retired FBI official who previously served as New York’s director of Homeland Security, as interim police commissioner.
- The development comes amid at least four ongoing federal investigations into the Adams administration — and have ensnared several of his top officials.
- Adams has denied any wrongdoing. At Thursday’s press conference, the mayor said he was “surprised as you to learn of these inquiries,” and added: “I take them extremely seriously.”
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