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

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