John Chell has been selected to permanently replace Jeffrey Madeley of the NYPD after Madeley resigned amid an explosive sex scandal.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced personnel changes and new permanent appointments for patrol chiefs and internal affairs chiefs on Tuesday night, all effective immediately.
Mr. Chell will take over Mr. Madley's previous position on an interim basis and will now become the NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed officer.
Tisch said Chell's previous position as patrol chief has been replaced by Philip Rivera, the department's former transportation director.
Edward A. Thompson, a 38-year veteran of the department, has been named permanent Interior Secretary, taking over as interim Secretary following the ouster of former Secretary Miguel Iglesias.
“In 2025, the NYPD will build on the accomplishments of the past year to make every neighborhood in New York City even safer,” Tisch said in a statement announcing his appointment.
“These leaders will continue to fight crime, improve the quality of life, uphold the honor and integrity of our entire police force, and strengthen the partnership between our police force and the people of our great city.” I guarantee it will strengthen your bond.”
The promotion marks the latest reshuffle at the top of the nation's largest police department after a scandal-plagued 2024.
The outspoken Chell has often frowned upon and criticized Liberals through his social media accounts during his tenure as circuit chief.
Chell uses X to City Councilor Jab Lefty, journalist And even the judge he served on mistaken for a jurist Those who released a “predator” into the Big Apple.
The vocal posts by Chell and other NYPD executives under former Chief Edward Caban were deemed “dangerous, unethical and unprofessional” by City Council leaders during a heated hearing in May. Ta.
But Mr. Chell appeared to be unscathed by the controversy and a series of scandals that have driven many of his closest NYPD colleagues and superiors out of the department.
Caban resigned in September after the FBI searched his home, and a few weeks later Deputy Mayor Phil Banks, the city's deputy mayor for public safety, was also targeted by the federal government.
Madley was arrested in late December after the Post revealed bombshell statements that her subordinate, Lt. Quatisha Epps, routinely preyed on her and demanded sexual favors in exchange for eye-watering overtime. He suddenly resigned.
Allegations of overtime sex, which Mr. Madeley denies, appear to have prompted New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch to clean house.
She purged dozens of NYPD executives, including top officers in the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau.
Mr. Chell has been with the NYPD since 1994.
During his term, he also won a $1.5 million civil settlement in the 2008 shooting of a Brooklyn man in the back. He claimed the act was accidental, but the victim's family was frustrated to learn that the officer had risen through the ranks of the NYPD without discipline, the newspaper said. City newspaper reported. reported.
