Benjamin B. Tucker

In September 1995, Mr. Tucker was appointed by President William Jefferson Clinton and served as Deputy Director for Operations in the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was responsible for funding decisions and recommendations resulting in the awarding and oversight of grants to state and local law enforcement agencies in excess of five billion dollars.

With more than four decades of experience in the fields of law enforcement and criminal justice. Tucker left the NYPD in the 1980s to work for the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board and several other director positions with the Ed Koch administration. He also worked with former Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger. He ultimately retired from the force in 1991.

Deputy Commissioner Tucker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in 1977 City University of New York and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Fordham University School of Law.

Benjamin B. Tucker is an American police officer and administrator who was appointed First Deputy New York City Police Commissioner on Nov. 5, 2014, in a ceremony at 1 Police Plaza in New York City. Commissioner Tucker is the NYPD’s 43rd first deputy commissioner. "This is an amazing moment and time in my life," Tucker said. "I joined the NYPD family on November 21, 1969, as an 18-year-old." He was sworn in as a police officer trainee at that time, and is now second in command of the nation's largest police force with a uniformed strength just shy of 35,000, plus several thousand in support staff.

Appointed Police trainee - 1969 Sworn in as a Patrolman - 1972 Promoted to Sergeant - 1983 Active Retiree - 1991 Promoted to Deputy Commissioner, Training - 2014 Appointed to First Deputy New York City Police Commissioner - 2014