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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed veteran police officer Michael Cox as Boston’s new police commissioner. Mr. Cox, a survivor of police brutality, offers hope in a turbulent time of nationwide tension about police violence.
A former Boston police officer who was beaten more than 25 years ago by colleagues who mistook him for a shooting suspect has been named the new leader of the
Michael Cox, who has been Ann Arbor police chief since 2019, was working in Boston undercover in January 1995 when fellow officers mistook him for a suspect in a shooting and severely beat him.
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the police department's new leader at a Wednesday press conference.
While working undercover, Michael Cox was beaten by fellow police officers 25 years ago. Cox stayed on the force and now will serve as commissioner.