Interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon could be stepping down: sources
NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon rumored to step down
The chaos at City Hall continues, sources have told FOX 5 that Interim Police Commissioner Tom Donlon may soon step down, adding to the growing list of departures in Mayor Eric Adams' administration. Now, current Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch is emerging as a potential contender. FOX 5's Sharon Crowley has the story.
NEW YORK CITY - Sources tell FOX 5 NY that interim NYPD police commissioner Tom Donlon could be stepping down soon.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams named Thomas Donlon as interim police commissioner on Sept. 13 following Edward Caban's resignation.
It came days after federal agents seized the cellphones of the head of the police department and at least three other high-ranking mayoral deputies.
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Donlon served as the New York Director of the Office of Homeland Security, and he worked with a joint terrorism task force.
He was also a co-case agent in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing investigation.
Interim NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon is pictured at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, New York City on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Donlon also served as Supervisory Special Agent in the Violent Crime Major Offenders Section for the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force at the FBI headquarters.
Donlon has also handled numerous federal violations, including foreign counterintelligence, civil rights, bank fraud and embezzlement and numerous criminal violations.
However, after just one week on the job, federal agents raided Donlon’s home and seized documents.
Donlon released a statement on the raid shortly after and said it had nothing to do with his work at the NYPD, rather it was documents related to his time working for the FBI 20 years ago.
City Hall would not confirm that Donlon is stepping down, but continued to insist he is one of the many contenders in the running to be the permanent NYPD Commissioner.
The spokesman added that an announcement will be made once it is ready.