Jane Perlov
Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety
In office
1998–2001
GovernorPaul Cellucci
Jane M. Swift
Preceded byKathleen O'Toole
Succeeded byJames Jajuga
Personal details
Born1956
Bayside, Queens
OccupationLaw Enforcement Officer

Jane Perlov is an American law enforcement official who served as Chief of the Raleigh, North Carolina Police Department from 2001 to 2007 and Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety from 1998 to 2001.

From 1981[1] to 1998 Perlov was a member of the New York City Police Department. In 1994 she was promoted to captain and put in charge of the NYPD's 20th Precinct.[2] A year she was promoted to Inspector and moved to the 30th Precinct, located in Harlem.[3] In 1997 she was promoted to Chief of Detectives in Queens, becoming the first woman to command an entire borough of detectives.[2]

References

  1. "VOWS;Jane Perlov and Robert Maas". The New York Times. 11 February 1996.
  2. 1 2 Ojito, Mirta (December 7, 1997). "For a Female Officer, New Job Is Another First". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  3. Waldman, Amy (December 23, 1998). "Female Detective Commander Takes Job in Massachusetts". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
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