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
Service years1989–2009
RankSuperintendent
Sworn in as an officer - 1989

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]

He currently serves as the Chief of police Ann Arbor Michigan.

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 (17 November 2013). "A Lesson: Persevere". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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