Chief of Patrol Juanita Holmes is making history as the New York Police Department’s first Black woman named to the role. But with 33 years on the police force, the largest in the country, she’s no stranger to the city – and how to work with its many officials.
Holmes, who joined the force in 1987 at 23 years old, succeeds Chief Fausto Pichardo, who held the role for just shy of one year before retiring from the department last month.
Pichardo never addressed reports that his departure was related to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s alleged tendency to micro-manage, and Holmes said Pichardo never discussed it with her.
But the trailblazing patrol chief said she’s “never been intimidated” by pressure from others, and she doesn’t plan to start.
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