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In this Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, file photo, Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea, the incoming New York City Police Commissioner, attends a news conference at New York's City Hall. Shea succeeds James O’Neill on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, as commissioner of the New York Police Department. The 50-year-old Shea started as a Bronx patrolman in 1991 and gained prominence in the department as a crime stats guru. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

NYPD’s new commissioner takes charge as big challenges loom

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

In this Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, file photo, Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea, the incoming New York City Police Commissioner, attends a news conference at New York's City Hall. Shea succeeds James O’Neill on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, as commissioner of the New York Police Department. The 50-year-old Shea started as a Bronx patrolman in 1991 and gained prominence in the department as a crime stats guru. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Dermot Shea sworn in as NYPD commissioner amid serious challenges

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2019 file photo New York City Police Department Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea smiles during a news conference at New York's City Hall. Shea, appointed Monday as New York City's next police commissioner, is taking over at an uneasy time for the nation's largest police department. Shea, who succeeds James O’Neill on Dec. 1, will have to contend with looming bail and other criminal justice reforms, pressure to reduce arrests and incarcerations ahead of the planned 2026 closure of the city’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex, and dissent among the department’s officers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Big challenges await NYC’s new police boss

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press