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Lauren E. Banks last year in Los Angeles.Willy Sanjuan/Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
In the pilot episode of Showtimeâs 1990s Boston crime drama âCity on a Hill,â the ambitious new Assistant District Attorney DeCourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge, âHidden Figuresâ) expresses frustration at the hindrances and hidden levels of bureaucracy he faces from the get-go.
A Brooklyn transplant whoâs new to Boston, DeCourcy tells his wife, defense attorney Siobhan Quay (Lauren E. Banks, âManiacâ), that it shouldnât be so difficult for him to put away the bad guys and help the good guys. Siobhan, who grew up in Cambridge, knows better.
Following abrupt retirement announcement, William Gross says he has no plans to run for office
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William Gross joined the Boston Police Department in 1983.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
William Gross, who made history as Bostonâs first Black police commissioner, announced Thursday that heâd retire from his post a day later, ending a 2½-year run atop the nationâs oldest police department and departing amid a national movement demanding reforms and accountability in law enforcement.
Gross, who was mulling a run for mayor, told the Globe Thursday afternoon that he had no plans to seek office following Mayor Martin J. Walshâs nomination as labor secretary in the Biden administration.
Boston police commissioner Gross considering mayoral run, sources say
By Danny McDonald, Milton J. Valencia and Larry Edelman Globe Staff and Globe Columnist,Updated January 10, 2021, 7:06 p.m.
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Boston Police Commissioner William Gross spoke during Mayor Martin J. Walsh s daily press briefing in June.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Boston Police Commissioner William G. Gross, the first Black officer to oversee the department and a leader with a reputation as a copâs cop, is seriously considering a mayoral run, according to three people familiar with Grossâ thinking.
One source said Gross is â95 percent sureâ he will run for City Hallâs corner office in what could be a crowded field following Mayor Martin J. Walshâs anticipated impending departure for a Biden administration Cabinet position, adding that the commissioner wanted to speak to his family, including his mother, before finalizing his decision.