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NYPD Promotes Edwards and Minch Amid Officer Recruitment Push

12/31/2025

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Aaron Edwards and Charles Minch were promoted to assistant chiefs in the NYPD at a Lower Manhattan ceremony.
Edwards joined the NYPD in 2003 and has served during the COVID-19 pandemic and the migrant crisis.
Minch has 51 years of family service in law enforcement, and his father was a retired detective.
Their promotions align with Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch's push to recruit 4,000 officers amid retention concerns.

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Story summary

Aaron Edwards and Charles Minch were promoted to assistant chiefs in the NYPD at a Lower Manhattan ceremony.
Edwards joined the NYPD in 2003 and has served during the COVID-19 pandemic and the migrant crisis.
Minch has 51 years of family service in law enforcement, and his father was a retired detective.
Their promotions align with Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch's push to recruit 4,000 officers amid retention concerns.