Tucker Puts Cop Brass On Boards

And Deputy Commissioner Harvey Crudup will head the promotion board, which will include as members Chief Inspectors Robert Mitchell and Thomas Nestel.

First Deputy Commissioner Robert Armstrong, who was acting police commissioner until Tucker was sworn in last Thursday, will represent the commissioner on all the boards.

The transfer and promotion boards, according to a police source who asked not to be identified, will allow Tucker to get a closer look at the officers who want to be promoted or transferred and evaluate these internal moves based on the career planning of the individual and the needs of the department.

The accountability board, the source added, will review the decisions and actions made by commanding officers to ensure that departmental guidelines are followed.