NATION IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : Veteran Officer Takes Top Police Job
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
New York Mayor David N. Dinkins chose acting Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly to remain at the helm of the department. Kelly, 50, a 29-year veteran, succeeds Lee Brown. Kelly is popular within the force, which with 28,508 officers is the largest in the nation. The department is facing a series of crises over recent incidents, including a massive police union demonstration that turned into a mini-riot and disclosures that officers have been caught stealing from crime victims and posing with near-nude models while on duty.
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