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Only In Print: Marching to the Beat of His Own Drum

Kelly played drums with the NYPD band during the 2011 West Indian Day parade. (Photo: Courtesy of Ray Kelly)

Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s love of law enforcement has been well documented.

What people may not know about Kelly is his other love: rock & roll, and how he might have been a world-class drummer had he not pursued that illustrious law enforcement career…


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