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Paul Browne said the position came “out of the blue” after a consulting firm approached him about making him a candidate.
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The top spokesman for the Nypd is stepping down from his post, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced Wednesday.
Paul Browne, 64, the longtime deputy commissioner for public information, will be leaving the NYPD in August to serve as vice president for public affairs and communications at the University of Notre Dame, police said.