Ernest Morales III, who currently serves as first deputy police commissioner in Mount Vernon, N.Y., will take the helm of the Metro Transit Police Department on Feb. 27 as its new chief.

Edward Caban has 32 years of experience in the NYPD and was picked as the department's first deputy commissioner in 2022. He follows in the footsteps of his father, who was a transit detective.

Before coming to Metro Transit, Morales served as the first Deputy Police Commissioner in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Prior to that, he spent more than 30 years at the New York City Police Department ...

New York City has appointed its first Latino police commissioner as authorities work to diversify leadership of the country’s largest police department and curb the city’s crime rate.

This year, Ms. Strauber said, the inspector general’s office plans to release a long-delayed report on the Police Department’s often-criticized gang database, as well as an overdue report on ...

The Metropolitan Council has named a veteran New York City police officer as chief of the Metro Transit Police Department. Ernest Morales III was named to the post Thursday following a national ...