AG Letitia James + Deputy Sheriffs Benevolent Assn endorse Edwin Raymond Sheriff appointment Fri-Sat

Day-after coverage of Mamdani's Fri May 29 firing of Sheriff Anthony Miranda (DOI probe since Sept 2024) and appointment of Edwin Raymond, retired NYPD lieutenant + 2015 arrest-quota lead plaintiff + AG Social Justice Liaison + author of *An Inconvenient Cop*. AG Letitia James endorsed: Raymond has "consistently pushed for safety, fairness and accountability." Deputy Sheriffs Benevolent Assn President Ingrid Simonovic welcomed change, citing "mismanagement and malfeasance" under Miranda and "look forward to working with the new Sheriff." Raymond, Haitian-American from East Flatbush: "Growing up...the son of Haitian immigrants, I experienced both the public safety challenges facing working-class communities and the inequities that too often undermine trust in government."

• in-progressComprehensive public safety reform
• in-progressExpand B-HEARD (mental-health crisis response)
• keptBody-worn camera footage release within 30 days
• in-progressClose Rikers Island

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