NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban officially stepping down at end of day

SALEM COUNTY PROSECUTOR SAID HIGGINS HAD A DECA-87 BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONTENT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE LEGAL LIMIT IN NEW JERSEY IS .08. IN JUST A FEW HOURS THE HEAD OF THE NYPD WILL OFFICIALLY CHANGE. ALICE GAINER IS IN OUR NEWSROOM NOW WITH MORE ON THE INTERIM HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE INVESTIGATION THAT LED TO COMMISSIONER EDWARD CABAN STEPPING DOWN. >> TOM DONNA LYNNE OFFICIALLY TAKES OVER AT 5:00 P.M. TONIGHT. THIS COMES AFTER NYPD COMMISSIONER EDWARD CABAN'S RESIGNATION YESTERDAY. DONELAN WILL BECOME THE CITY'S THIRD LEASE COMMISSIONER IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS SO LET'S TALK ABOUT DONLON'S RESUME. HE'S A BRONX NATIVE WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS THE CITY'S DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND RAN THE FBI'S NATIONAL THREAT CENTER AND THE FBI AND NYPD JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE. HE STARTED HIS OWN SECURITY FIRM BACK IN 2020. HE ALSO HELPED LEAD THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE 1993 WORLD TRADE CENTER BOMBING. AS 57-YEAR-OLD CABAN, WHO WAS NYPD COMMISSIONER FOR 15 MONTHS, HE RESIGNED A WEEK AFTER NEWS BROKE THAT HIS CELL PHONE WAS SEIZED AS PART OF A FEDERAL CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION. HIS ATTORNEYS SAY THE GOVERNMENT TOLD THEM HE IS NOT THE TARGET AND THAT HE'S COOPERATING. CABAN SAID HE WAS RESIGNING AFTER THIS HAD CREATED A DISTRACTION FOR THE NYPD. CBS NEWS NEW YORK SOURCES SAY THE FEDS ARE PROBING POSSIBLE CORRUPTION IN THE CITY'S NIGHT LOVE ENFORCEMENT. THEY'VE ALSO SEIZED THE PHONE OF COMMISSIONER CABAN'S TWIN BROTHER, JAMES CABAN, WHO OWNS A NIGHTCLUB SECURITY BUSINESS. SEVERAL OTHERS HANDED THEIR PHONES OVER, LIKE A PRETTY MAYOR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PHILIP BANKS, HIS BROTHER, SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR DAVID BANKS LIVES WITH AND IS ENGAGED TO DEPUTY MAYOR SHEENA WRIGHT. BOTH OF THEIR PHONES WERE TAKEN WHEN THEIR HOME WAS RAIDED. THE CHANCELLOR'S ATTORNEY SAYS HE IS NOT A TARGET OF THE INVESTIGATION. BANKS WAS ASKED ABOUT IT THIS MORNING. >> WHEN YOU ARE ENGAGED IN ANY ASPECT OF A FEDERAL INQUIRY, EVERYBODY ADVISES YOU NOT TO SAY MUCH. THERE'S SOME TIMES WHERE YOUR NAME MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH SOMETHING. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU AT ALL. >> AND AGAIN, TOM DONLON TAKES OVER THE NYPD TONIGHT. WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE COVERAGE ON THIS ON CBS NEW YORK AT 5:00. >>>