New York City’s top uniformed police officer, the chief of department, abruptly resigned Friday night following allegations of sexual misconduct, setting off local and federal investigations and extending years of turmoil at the Police Department.
The former chief, Jeffrey Maddrey, submitted his resignation and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted it, according to a statement from the department on Saturday.
Mayor Eric Adams had vocally supported Mr. Maddrey, a close ally, as recently as October. But on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the mayor, Kayla Mamelak Altus, said that he was working with Commissioner Tisch to conduct a “separate departmentwide review to ensure no high-ranking officers are using their power inappropriately.”
“We are deeply disturbed by these allegations and the N.Y.P.D. is investigating this matter,” Ms. Mamelak Altus said.
The New York Post reported Saturday morning that Mr. Maddrey had demanded sex from a subordinate, sometimes at Police Headquarters, in exchange for overtime.
Another former subordinate, Capt. Gabrielle Walls, said in an interview later Saturday that Mr. Maddrey had repeatedly made advances on her. Captain Walls said she had hidden in her office on more than a dozen occasions to avoid advances from Mr. Maddrey. If he found her, she said, “I knew it was when the kissing would start.”
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