Federal agents search homes of NYC interim police commissioner

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

FEDERAL AGENTS SEARCHED THE HOMES OF NEW YORK CITY’S NEWLY APPOINTED INTERIM POLICE COMMISSIONER, THOMAS DONLON, Friday.

The search coming  JUST OVER A WEEK INTO HIS TENURE AS INTERIM COMMISSIONER OF THE NATION’S LARGEST POLICE FORCE. 

THE SEARCH IS REPORTEDLY LINKED TO CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS DONLON MAY HAVE RETAINED FROM HIS TIME AT THE FBI, WHERE HE WORKED ON HIGH-PROFILE TERRORISM CASES.

DONLON STATED, “THEY TOOK MATERIALS THAT CAME INTO MY POSSESSION APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS AGO AND ARE UNRELATED TO MY WORK WITH THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.”

HE ALSO SAYS THE NYPD WILL NOT BE COMMENTING ON THE MATTER BECAUSE IT’S “NOT A DEPARTMENT MATTER” AND THE INVESTIGATION IS SEPARATE FROM THE ONGOING PROBES INTO MAYOR ADAMS’ ADMINISTRATION.

NEW YORK CITY’S GOVERNMENT FACES AN UNPRECEDENTED SERIES OF FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING SEARCHES AND SEIZURES TARGETING HIGH-RANKING OFFICIALS, INCLUDING MR. DONLON’S PREDECESSOR, EDWARD CABAN.

CABAN RESIGNED ON SEPT. 12, ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER IT EMERGED HIS PHONE WAS SEIZED AS PART OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION TOUCHING SEVERAL MEMBERS OF NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS’ INNER CIRCLE.

AS THE INVESTIGATIONS UNFOLD, THE FULL EXTENT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ADAMS ADMINISTRATION REMAIN UNCLEAR.

THE CITY’S DEPUTY MAYOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS EMPHASIZED IN A STATEMENT: “AS WE HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID, WE EXPECT ALL TEAM MEMBERS TO FULLY COMPLY WITH ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT INQUIRY. 

FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M LAUREN TAYLOR..