Thomas G. Donlon

Thomas Donlon
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Commissioner's swearing-in ceremony, September 13, 2024
New York City Police Commissioner
In office
September 13, 2024 – November 24, 2024
MayorEric Adams
Preceded byEdward Caban
Succeeded byJessica Tisch
Personal details
Alma materIona University (BA)

Thomas G. Donlon is an American law enforcement officer. On September 13, 2024, Donlon, a Bronx native, served as the New York City Police Commissioner following the resignation of Edward Caban.[1][2] He was the third police commissioner to serve under New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Early life and education

Growing up in the Bronx, Donlon attended Iona University in New Rochelle where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976.[3]

Career

Donlon was a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he was in charge of their National Threat Center. He put together the FBI's "Guardian" system, a centralized terror threat database and "managed the FBI’s Terrorism Watch List." He also ran the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force[4] and served as Assistant Special Agent in charge of the FBI's New York Counter-terrorism Division. As a special agent, he was assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force-JTTF in the FBI's New York City office, where he was assigned to share the responsibility of investigating the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. That investigation led to five federal court convictions.[5]

After retiring from the FBI, Donlon was a global security director at two financial corporations. Between 2009 and 2010, he served as the Director of New York's Office of Homeland Security.[6]

In 2020, Donlon founded a security firm called Global Security Resolutions.[7] The company produced an event series called Focus Under Pressure that featured Joe Pistone, a former FBI agent who went undercover to investigate organized crime.[8][9]

New York City Police Commissioner

Donlon was sworn in as New York City Police Commissioner on September 13, 2024.[10]

On September 20, 2024, just over a week into his tenure, several of his homes were raided by the FBI.[11][12] In response to the raid, Donlon noted that the FBI "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 further noted that since the matter is not an NYPD matter, the department would not be commenting on it.[13]

References

  1. ^ Gonen, Yoav; Honan, Katie (September 12, 2024). "NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban Resigns in Face of Federal Probes". The City. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Who is Tom Donlon, the new interim NYPD commissioner?". NBC News. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Meko, Hurubie (2024-09-12). "What to Know About New York City's Interim Police Commissioner".
  4. ^ Zanger, Jesse (September 12, 2024). "Who is interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon?". CBS News. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Jacobs, Shayna (2024-09-12). "NYPD commissioner resigns amid federal corruption probe". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  6. ^ Stark-Miller, Ethan (2024-09-12). "Tom Donlon: What we know about the new NYPD commissioner". amny.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  7. ^ "Profile – Thomas G. Donlon". globalsecurityresolutions.com. 2024-04-19. Archived from the original on 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  8. ^ "Real-World Experts in Performing Under Pressure, the Real Donnie Brasco and Jonathan Alpeyrie, Bring Their Joint Presentation to Organizations Nationwide". AP News. 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  9. ^ Katz, Matt; Ostadan, Bahar (September 12, 2024). "Who is Thomas Donlon, the interim head of the NYPD?". Gothamist. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  10. ^ "Tom Donlon sworn in as interim NYPD commissioner". ny1.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  11. ^ Team, CBS New York (2024-09-23). "Interim NYPD Commissioner Tom Donlon's homes searched by federal authorities - CBS New York". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  12. ^ "Federal authorities search interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon's homes". ABC7 New York. 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  13. ^ Pazmino, Gloria (2024-09-22). "Feds execute search warrant on new NYPD commissioner just over a week after he was appointed". CNN. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
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