The NYPD’s top cop and a high-ranking department official got into a heated argument in front of crowds watching the New York City Marathon on Sunday and had to be physically pulled apart, law enforcement sources said.
Interim Police Commissioner Tom Donlon and chief of staff Tarik Sheppard had to be separated by the NYPD’s Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey after a dispute broke out during a photo op with runners Sunday, sources said.
Donlon had been taking a photo with the NYPD’s running club when Sheppard reportedly attempted to join in — only for Donlon to tell him to butt out, possibly nudging him in the arm, according to the sources.
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