NYPD High Command to Pass Long Island Police Chief Exam

The Post has learned that two high-ranking NYPD officers have signed up to take the Suffolk County Police Chief Exam.

James Essig, head of detectives, and Juanita Holmes, head of training, are among 16 people who signed up for the civil service test on March 25.

Also on the list of 16 test subjects is Elliot Colon, former commander of the 67th Precinct in Brooklyn.

The exam will be used to fill the positions of chiefs in two of Long Island’s wealthy and low-crime enclaves, the villages of Southampton and Lloyd Harbour.

Most of the other candidates work for the Southampton Police Department or other Long Island departments.

Southampton has been without a full-time chief since “million dollar cop” Thomas Cummings left in September 2021 with a $774,000 payout for unused sick, vacation and personal time, plus lifetime health benefits. His salary in 2021 was $274,000.

In December, the Village Council voted to hire Anthony Carter, a former NYPD inspector, as the new head of the department, which has about 30 sworn officers. But the $225,000 annual salary offer was made over the objections of Jesse Warren, the village’s mayor.

Warren said he wanted a candidate who had already passed the chief’s exam, which Carter failed to pass. He was due to take the test in March.

Carter, Suffolk County Deputy Police Commissioner, was released on bail after an argument erupted, leaving the village council angry at the mayor and going back to square one to hire a better cop.

Holmes was considered a leading candidate for the position last year, but he did not make the list after passing the chief’s exam, according to a source familiar with the hiring process.

She was the NYPD’s only internal nominee for Police Commissioner under Mayor Adams, but was passed over in December 2021 in favor of Keechant Sewell. The move was expected to lead to Holmes’ resignation, sources said at the time, but in January 2022 she was appointed head of training.

Essig, a 40-year veteran of the department, has been heading the detective service since March 2021.

Last year, the NYPD saw its biggest exodus since 2002, with 3,701 cops resigning or resigning, the departure was attributed to a range of factors, including higher pay and less workload in other departments.

The departure of senior police officers “sends a message to police leadership that Mayor Adams is the de facto commissioner. He has created an apathetic atmosphere among the executive staff and that is a big disappointment,” said Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Additional report by Dean Balsamini

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