Scott, 57, cited his own personal health reasons and said that his departure is not connected with Brown’s.īrown, who headed the Houston Police Department before taking over as New York’s 36th police commissioner in January, 1990, has earned high marks for implementing a community policing program that has quadrupled the number of police officers on foot patrol and that seeks to create a crime-fighting partnership between police and citizens.
Scott, Brown’s chief of department and the highest-ranking uniformed police officer, is retiring from the force after 30 years. The particular illness of his wife, Yvonne, was not disclosed. “There’s only one reason I’m making this decision. 1 to care for his wife, who is ill, and to return to his family in Houston, where he has accepted a college teaching job. In a joint news conference with the mayor at City Hall, Brown said that he was resigning Sept.
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Dinkins in recent weeks over Dinkins’ appointment of an independent panel to investigate alleged corruption in the nation’s largest police department, announced his resignation Monday.īut the 55-year-old police commissioner, the first black ever to head New York’s 29,000-member police force, cited “personal and not professional reasons” for his decision. Brown, who has locked horns with Mayor David N. It also succeeded in reducing crime rates in New York City to historic lows.įor your many accomplishments in law enforcement and national and international security, and for making the Big Apple a safer city in uncertain times, Pace University is honored to confer upon you the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereunto.Police Commissioner Lee P. Under your leadership, the Police Department created a formidable new capacity to address the threat of terrorism. Bloomberg, you became the first person to hold the post for a second, separate tenure. When you were reappointed by Mayor Michael R. In 2002 you returned to your position as New York City's police commissioner. You then served as senior managing director of Global Corporate Security at Bear, Stearns & Co. For your accomplishments, you were awarded the Alexander Hamilton Medal for Exceptional Service. Customs Service, where you managed the agency's 20,000 employees and $20 billion in annual revenue. Then in 1998, you became commissioner of the U.S. In addition, you served on the executive committee and were elected vice president for the Americas of Interpol from 1996 to 2000. Secret Service the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. There you supervised the department's enforcement bureaus, including the U.S. For this service, you were awarded the Exceptionally Meritorious Service Commendation by the President and the Commander's Medal for Public Service by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.įrom 1996 to 1998, you were under secretary for enforcement at the U.S.
President Bill Clinton named you director of the International Police Monitors in Haiti, a U.S.-led force responsible for ending human rights abuses and establishing an interim police force there. As commissioner, you established a firm commitment to community policing in order to create a more visible uniformed presence on the street. You were appointed police commissioner from 1992 to 1994 and led the department through the investigation of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. You spent 31 years in the New York City Police Department, serving in 25 different commands. John's University School of Law, a master of laws from New York University Graduate School of Law, and a master's degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. You hold a bachelor of business administration from Manhattan College, a juris doctor from St. And as police commissioner of the City of New York, you are committed to serving and protecting the greatest city in the world, and we honor you for your dedication, your bravery, and your vigilance.Ī combat veteran of the Vietnam War, you retired as a colonel from the Marine Corps Reserves after 30 years of service. Kelly, have seen and confronted dangers few can imagine. As a war veteran and a veteran law enforcement officer, you, Raymond W.
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