Police Commissioner

Police Commissioner
Ray Kelly promotes a
Hispanic and an Asian
to highest rankings in
NYPD history

BY Rocco Parascandola
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Wednesday, January 27th 2010, 4:00 AM

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly promoted a
Hispanic and an Asian to the highest rankings in
NYPD history Tuesday.

Chief of Personnel Rafael Pineiro was named first
deputy commissioner, replacing George Grasso,
who left the department last week to become a
Brooklyn Criminal Court judge.

And Deputy Chief Thomas Chan was promoted to
assistant chief in charge of the school safety
division.

Pineiro will be replaced by Assistant Chief Thomas
Dale, who had been in charge of Patrol Borough
Queens South.

Assistant Chief James Secreto, who is black, will
assume Dale's position. For the first time, three of
the eight borough commanders are black.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/01/27/2010-01-27_highest_ranks_for_hispanic__asian_city_cops.html.