Beating of Michael Cox

In 1995, police officer Michael Cox of the Boston Police Department was severely beaten by fellow officers while working in plain clothes. His story was the subject of the book The Fence, written by author and former Boston Globe reporter Dick Lehr.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Michael Cox
Born (1965-06-17) June 17, 1965
Boston, Massachusetts
Police career
DepartmentBoston Police Department (BPD)
Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD)
Service yearsBPD: 1989–2019
AAPD: 2019–
RankBPD: all ranks from Officer to Superintendent
AAPD: Chief of Police

In November 2013, it was reported that the police officer, Michael A. Cox Sr., is the father of former UMass Minutemen and New York Giants running back Michael Cox.[7]

As of 2013, Cox had advanced to Deputy Superintendent in the Boston Police Department (BPD).[7] 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.[8]

In September 2019, Cox was sworn in as the new Chief of police for Ann Arbor, Michigan.[9]

References
  1. Lehr, Dick (2010-06-15). The Fence: A Police Cover-Up Along Boston's Racial Divide. HarperCollins. pp. 356–. ISBN 9780060780999. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. Atkinson, Jay (2006-03-28). Legends of Winter Hill: Cops, Con Men, and Joe McCain, the Last Real Detective. Random House Digital, Inc. pp. 57–. ISBN 9781400050765. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  3. Haberfeld, Maria R. (2006). Police leadership. Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780131149717. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  4. Lehr, Dick (June 21, 2009). "The Blue Wall of Silence". Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  5. "Why Seeing (The Unexpected) Is Often Not Believing". NPR. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  6. Powers, Jr., John Joseph (2000). "NOTE: ERODING THE BLUE WALL OF SILENCE: THE NEED FOR AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS PRIVILEGE OF CONFIDENTIALITY". Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy. 19.
  7. Pennington, Bill (2013-11-17). "A Lesson: Persevere". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  8. Stanton, Ryan (2019-07-01). "Ann Arbor council hires Boston cop to serve as new police chief". The Ann Arbor News. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  9. Grant, Isobel (2019-09-04). "Ann Arbor Police Department swears in new Chief of Police Michael Cox". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
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