Samantha Marie Medina of the Bronx wins Police Commissioner for a Day after winning the annual PAL essay contest
Step aside, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly - a Bronx girl is poised to take your job.
Samantha Marie Medina, 16, took the reins of the NYPD and became police commissioner - for a day - Wednesday after winning a Police Athletic League essay contest.
The 11th-grader from St. Catharine Academy and 130 other contest-winning students from across the city were sworn in at Police Headquarters - and promptly took their mock posts in high-level NYPD positions.
“I’m was shocked when I got it,” said Medina, who last year won the right to run the 49th Precinct in Morris Park for a day. “This was, like, a big promotion for me, so I was really happy.”
The students won by submitting essays detailing programs that they, as police commissioner, would use to improve the city.
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