NYPD official booted from post after public fight with commish but hes back hours later

A top NYPD official was booted behind the scenes from his post after a heated public clash with the interim police commissioner — but he was officially back in hours later after media inquiries on the ouster.The department’s Chief of Staff Tarik Sheppard was removed after he and interim Commissioner Tom Donlon’s kerfuffle at a botched photo op at the New York City marathon, sources told The Post.But after media inquiries about the latest turmoil the administration of embattled Mayor Eric Adams, officials claimed nothing had changed for Sheppard.Sheppard also served as deputy commission of public information, a civilian position that deals with media inquiries.

“The mayor is furious about this whole story,” one source told The Post.“With all that’s going on with his [federal] criminal investigation, he does not need to ask questions about infighting in the police department.”“Yesterday, he called the argument a ‘spousal fight,'” the source continued.

“The mayor did not want another story today saying Sheppard was out after he called the incident a spousal fight [because] he would’ve looked worse than he already does.”City Hall’s back-and-forth appears to be just another front in a savage battle between Donlon, a respected former FBI official appointed to lead a department besieged by federal investigations, and Sheppard, the chief of staff appointed by his pal the mayor over Donlon’s own objections.The power struggle comes as the Adams administration faces federal investigations into alleged corruption and influence-peddling – including a historic indictment of Hizzoner himself, who stands accused of taking bribes and defrauding the city out of $10 million in public campaign funds.One police source said the trouble is of his own making.

“This is sad,” the source said.“The mayor has allowed the NYPD to become a soap opera, and he is the doddering grandfather.”Sheppard has drawn scrutiny from some in the department for para...