Thomas G. Donlon, September 13, 2024. Photo c/o Jimgerbig via Wikimedia Commons.
Federal authorities executed search warrants at the Upper East Side apartment of Interim Police Commissioner Thomas G. Donlon on Friday, taking materials he says came into his possession about twenty years ago and are unrelated to his work with the NYPD.
Donlon, a Bronx native who previously worked as an FBI official and in security positions at financial firms, just took the reigns as top cop on September 13, following Edward Caban’s resignation amidst an FBI raid of his residence.
Sources told NBC New York that the search was connected to Donlon’s “past work in national security” and “whether he improperly stored any classified documents or sensitive materials at his home from when he served with the FBI and the state office of Homeland Security.”
In a statement issued on Saturday, a day after the search, Donlon said “This is not a department matter, and the department will not be commenting.”
When Mayor Adams announced Donlon’s appointment earlier this month, he said “Tom is an experienced law enforcement professional who has worked at the local, state, federal and international levels.”
According to public sources, Donlon lives in a prewar co-op in Yorkville.
Adams was the only choice who made de Blasio look competent and ethical by comparison. Way to go NYC!
Looks like Adams escaped the Democratic plantation and they are after him. This guy has impeccable credentials so they have to dig way back.