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A complaint filed with the POST Commission says surveillance video discredits Captain John Danilecki's assertion that he ripped apart a sign from "a looter," not a protester.
An internal review initially found the BPD captain had used excessive force in a 2019 confrontation in Dorchester, but Commissioner Michael Cox asked investigators to look again — and this time they came to a different conclusion.
Police reform advocates on Wednesday called on Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox to be more forthcoming about his handling of an internal affairs investigation of a police captain.
Michael Cox concluded that Captain John Danilecki violated only one regulation, for neglect of duty, related to a 2019 incident.
A Boston Police captain has been suspended for three days after an internal investigation found violations connected to his conduct in two protests and the “physical contact” he made with a man who had alleged excessive force.