NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, the first woman to lead the nation's largest police department, on Monday said she is resigning after serving 18 months in the post.
Mayor Eric Adams, himself a former New York police captain, appointed Sewell as the city's 45th police commissioner when he took office in January 2022.
Raised in the New York borough of Queens, Sewell succeeded Dermot Shea, who was appointed the city's top cop in 2019 by then-Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Adams credited Sewell with playing "a leading role in this administration's tireless work to make New York City safer."
Neither Sewell nor the mayor made clear the effective date of her resignation or made mention of a replacement.
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