It won't take long for him to hear of this and either confirm or deny.
Certainly he will be asked.
The NYPD Chief is directly quoted. It won’t take long for him to hear of this and either confirm or deny. Certainly he will be asked.
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NYPD detectives and “a” NYPD Chief, .... (emphasis mine)
So is this the Chief of the Department, Bureau Chief, Supervising Chief, Assistant Chief or Deputy Chief? If it is THE police chief (’the’ was used later in the piece), should have used his name ... if one of the others, something more than “a” chief is what I’m looking for as a better source confirmation. Why be wishy washy & not use THE police chief’s name if that is who is being quoted? This is the kind of pussy footing around stuff that makes pieces like this (& I think it’s well written, unlike many other articles) less credible, if they are credible at all.