In this Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, photo, Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison speaks with guests during the New York City Police Foundation breakfast in New York. Harrison, who has been an undercover detective investigating drug crimes and was shot in the line of duty during an 28-year NYPD career, is the first African American selected to lead the nation's largest police department detectives squad, the department announced Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. (Diane Bondareff/AP Images for New York City Police Foundation)
Rodney Harrison
(Smithtown. NY) — A surprise announcement from the top cop in Suffolk County. Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison is stepping down. Just months after overseeing the arrest of the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer. Harrison told officers in the department about his departure Thursday and says he will formally submit his resignation to County Executive Steve Bellone today. Harrison, a former NYPD Chief of Department, took over as Suffolk Police Commissioner in January 2022, No word why he is calling it quits, or when he will step down.
