Michael Cox, right, who has been named as the next Boston Police commissioner, talks with reporters as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, looks on during a news conference, Wednesday, July 13, in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Mr. Cox, who was beaten more than 25 years ago by colleagues who mistook him for a suspect in a fatal shooting, served in multiple roles with the Boston Police Department before becoming the police chief in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2019.
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Officer, once beaten by colleagues, to lead Boston Police
A former Boston Police officer who was beaten more than 25 years ago by colleagues who mistook him for a shooting suspect will be the new leader of the city’s police department, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday.
