Michael Cox (police officer)

Michael A. Cox Sr.[1] (born June 17, 1965) is an American police officer, currently serving as the commissioner of the Boston Police Department.[lower-alpha 1]

Michael Cox
44th Commissioner of the Boston Police Department
Assumed office
August 15, 2022
MayorMichelle Wu
Preceded byGregory Long (acting)
Personal details
Born (1965-06-17) June 17, 1965
Boston, Massachusetts
Military service
Years of service
  • BPD: 1989–2019
  • AAPD: 2019–2022
  • BPD: 2022–present
Rank
  • BPD: all ranks from Officer to Superintendent
  • AAPD: Chief of Police
  • BPD: Commissioner[lower-alpha 1]

Career

In 1995, while a member of the Boston Police Department (BPD), Cox was severely beaten by fellow officers while working in plain clothes.[1] The incident was initially "swept under the rug", but a lawsuit ultimately led to BPD settling with Cox for $900,000 in damages and attorneys' fees.[1] His story was the subject of the book The Fence, written by author and former reporter Dick Lehr of The Boston Globe.[2]

As of 2013, Cox had advanced to Deputy Superintendent in the BPD.[1] By 2019, Cox had advanced to Superintendent, the second highest rank in the BPD, serving as leading the Bureau of Professional Development and the Police Academy.[3]

In September 2019, Cox was sworn in as the chief of police for Ann Arbor, Michigan.[4]

In July 2022, Cox was announced as the incoming commissioner of the Boston police by Mayor of Boston Michelle Wu.[5] He was officially sworn in on August 15, 2022.[6]

Personal life

As of November 2013, Cox was married with three children.[1] At that time, an article in The New York Times about Cox's 1995 beating identified one of his children as former UMass Minutemen and New York Giants running back Michael Cox.[1]

Notes
  1. The police commissioner is a City of Boston position appointed by the Mayor of Boston; the highest rank within the Boston Police Department proper is Superintendent-in-Chief.

References
  1. Pennington, Bill (November 16, 2013). "A Lesson in Perseverance for a Giants Running Back". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. Lehr, Dick (June 15, 2010). The Fence: A Police Cover-Up Along Boston's Racial Divide. HarperCollins. pp. 356–. ISBN 9780060780999. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. Stanton, Ryan (July 1, 2019). "Ann Arbor council hires Boston cop to serve as new police chief". The Ann Arbor News. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. Grant, Isobel (September 4, 2019). "Ann Arbor Police Department swears in new Chief of Police Michael Cox". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. Durkin Richer, Alanna (July 13, 2022). "Officer, once beaten by colleagues, to lead Boston police". Associated Press. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  6. Zokovitch, Grace (August 15, 2022). "Boston swears in new Police Commissioner Michael Cox". Boston Herald. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via MSN.com.
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