NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch set to be sworn in today
NEW YORK -- The New York City Police Department's newest commissioner, Jessica Tisch, is set to be sworn in Monday.
Tisch will become the second female commissioner in the NYPD's 179-year history, and the fourth person to lead the department under Mayor Eric Adams.
Watch her swearing-in ceremony live at 11 a.m. on CBS News New York in the video player above.
Who is Jessica Tisch?
She has been in charge of the Department of Sanitation for the past two years, launching the city's new containerized trash program. She is also a 12-year veteran of the NYPD, where she served as deputy commissioner for information technology and oversaw the implementation of body-worn cameras.
Adams called her a battle-tested leader who has excelled at every position she's held.
"I believe very deeply in the nobility of the police and profession of policing," Tisch said last week. "It is now my privilege to lead you, and I'm looking forward to coming home."
NYPD's latest change of command
One of her top focuses will be building public trust and confidence in the police department, which has been plagued by scandal.
"I hear you loud and clear. The mission is to keep you safe, to make you feel safe, and to improve your quality of life, to restore dignity and order to every street, every neighborhood, every borough of the City of New York," she said.
Tisch is taking over for Interim Commissioner Tom Donlon, who ran the department after former Commissioner Edward Caban resigned in September.
Federal agents seized Caban's phones in one of five investigations involving members of the mayor's inner circle. Several other NYPD officials also had their phones seized, along with Caban's twin brother, James.
CBS News New York learned the federal probe involved allegations James Caban used his police connections to win favorable treatment for nightclubs facing violations.
Crime has dropped since Adams took office, but the Police Benevolent Association says the NYPD faces other problems, like understaffing and attrition. The mayor has taken steps to help bolster the department's numbers, including plans to hire 1,600 new officers starting in January.
