A major shakeup of high-ranking NYPD officials is being carried out by new NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch.

The moves occurred Saturday, primarily in the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) — the division responsible for weeding out bad cops — according to police sources.

What You Need To Know

  • New Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced a reshuffling of NYPD brass, including the number two at the watchdog Internal Affairs Bureau, sources say

  • The movess Saturday come one week after the abrupt resignation of Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey

  • Maddrey was accused of trading sexual favors for overtime. He has denied the sexual misconduct allegations

  • Part of the shakeup also included reassigning six members who were part of Maddrey’s Chief of Department office

Those sources say Tisch is removing Deputy Chief Chris Morello, the number two in command at the IAB. It comes after she had already removed the head of the division — Chief of Internal Affairs Miguel Iglesias — on Dec. 21.

The personnel changes, first reported by the New York Post, include reassigning inspector Joseph Profeto, who was head of the IAB’s Group 1, which investigates allegations involving NYPD officials with the rank of captain or higher. Tisch also reassigned a dozen other IAB bosses.

“She’s trying to establish herself as someone who’s independent from City Hall and someone who is capable of putting people in place who are going to be reliable and aren’t going to embarrass the department,” George Grasso, a former first deputy commissioner who left the department in 2010 to become a judge, said.

“[The moves show] one, that the police commissioner clearly had concerns about how the Internal Affairs Bureau was being run, and number two, wanted to move very swiftly to get control,” Grasso added.

The reshuffling comes in the wake of accusations made against the now former Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, who abruptly resigned on Dec. 20. He’s accused of trading sexual favors for overtime. He has denied the sexual misconduct allegations.

Police sources also said part of the shakeup included reassigning six members — five detectives, one police officer — who were part of Maddrey’s Chief of Department office.

 “I think at first blush people in the city should be reassured by the action that Commissioner Tisch is taking right now, but reassured with a caveat,” Grasso said. “Let’s see what happens over the next several weeks, over the next couple of months.”