EXCLUSIVE | New NYPD assistant top cop Kaz Daughtry talks new role, rebuffs ‘shadow commissioner’ report

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New NYPD Assistant Commissioner Kaz Daughtry is pushing back against a published report accusing him of pulling strings behind the scenes at the NYPD as a shadow police commissioner.

Daughtry was promoted to the new civilian role on July 17, serving as an Assistant Commissioner and Chief of Staff to the Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey. However, his more than 15-year police career was overshadowed last month when he was accused of acting as a defacto top cop while Keechant Sewell held the official title.