Lindsay Eason was appointed as the 119th Sheriff of the City of New York by Mayor Michael M. Bloomberg, in January 2002. Taking office only four months after 9/11, Sheriff Eason, under the Department of Finance headed by Commissioner Martha E. Start, has spearheaded many organizational changes dealing with disaster relief and increased security for the City. Sheriff Eason has previously retired as Sergeant after 23 years of service with the New York City Police Department. He spent 13 years as an instructor at the police academy. His last assignment was in Police Commissioner Bratton’s Office, assigned to his security detail. Sheriff Eason received his B.S. in Police Studies from John Jay College and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session 165, a former member of the NYPD Guardians Association, and a member of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association. New York City has a population of over 8 million and an area of 321.8 square miles.