William G. Gross
William G. Gross (
William G. Gross | |
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![]() The Commissioner attending a Disabled American Veterans event in South Boston. | |
Commissioner of the Boston Police Department | |
Assumed office August 6, 2018 | |
Preceded by | William B. Evans |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964 (age 55–56) Maryland |
Early life
William Gross was born in rural Maryland to a single mother, the middle of three children, and moved to Boston at the age of 12. He graduated from Boston Technical High School (now the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science). He then entered the Boston Police Cadet Program, becoming a Patrol Officer two years later.[2]
Gross earned an Associate in Science degree in Criminal Justice from Quincy College in 2017. [3]
Boston Police Department
As a Patrol Officer, Gross served in the Gang Unit and the Drug Control Unit, and later was an instructor at the Boston Police Academy. He achieved the ranks of Sergeant and Sergeant Detective, and then became Deputy Superintendent in 2008, where he worked with District Captains to develop strategies to address crime trends and attended community meetings to address specific neighborhood crime concerns. In 2010, he became commander of the Field Support Division, which includes the Youth Violence Strike Force (Gang Unit) and the School Police Unit. In 2012, he was promoted to Superintendent, Night Commander, responsible for oversight of all police responses to incidents on a citywide basis at night.[4]
Commissioner
On August 6, 2018, Mayor Marty Walsh officiated the ceremony during which Gross was sworn in as the new commissioner of the Boston Police Department.[2]
References
- Ellement, John R.; Valencia, Milton J. (2018-08-06). "William Gross sworn in as 42nd Boston Police commissioner". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- Valencia, Milton J. (2018-08-05). "William Gross, set to be sworn in as Boston's first black police commissioner, was an officer in the making, friends say". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- "Photos: Quincy College 60th anniversary". Wicked Local. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- "Mayor Walsh Announces Departure of William B. Evans and Appoints William Gross as Commissioner of Boston Police Department" (Press release). Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Police Department. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
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Preceded by William B. Evans |
Commissioner of the Boston Police Department 2018–present |
Succeeded by |