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From YouTube: Boston Police Department: Change of Command
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Boston bids farewell to longtime Police Commissioner William Evans as Mayor Walsh announces incoming Police Commissioner William Gross. Commissioner Gross, Bostons first African American police commissioner, pledges to be a commissioner for the community and will continue many of the programs formed under his predecessor.
A
A
A
It's
been
an
honor
to
serve
as
the
commissioner
and
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
his
confidence.
You
know,
AB
debate
debated
this
quite
a
bit,
but
you
know
when
I
last
week
couldn't
double-dutch
I
said
you
know
what
it's
time
it's
time
to
resign
and
I'm
going
to
spend
more
time,
jumping
rope
than
I
am
sub
when
I
say
it's
been
quite
an
honor
and
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor.
You
know
when
the
mayor
and
I
first
talked
about
this.
A
You
know
the
mayor
was
a
acquaintance
of
mine
who
I
knew,
but
over
the
course
of
these
five
years.
You
know
he's
not
only
a
great
leader
for
this
city,
but
it's
become
one
of
my
best
pals
and
I'm
gonna
miss
him,
but
I've
told
them
I'll
be
on
speed-dial
phone,
but
I'm
fortunate
to
work
with
a
leader
like
mayor
Walsh
every
morning.
A
Our
first
course
of
action
was
to
talk
about
what
happened
the
night
before
and
what
was
going
to
happen,
and
no
one
cares
more
about
the
safety
of
the
city
that
mayor
Walsh
and
I've
been
fortunate
to
have
him.
He
left
me
alone.
I
ran
the
department
the
way
I
wanted
to
so
mayor,
Walsh
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
all
your
support.
A
A
It's
not
easy
keeping
the
hours
I
keep
and
you
know,
and
my
wife's
held
it
together
and
she
raised
three
great
kids
and
I'm
real,
proud
of
what
she's
done
and
I
couldn't
ask
for
three
better
kids.
So
thank
you.
All
I
appreciate
what
you've
done
a
lot
of
times,
I'm
grumpy
and
they
put
up
with
that
button.
But
thank
you
for
what
you
do
and
obviously
also
I
want
to
thank
my
brothers
three
of
my
brothers
who
were
here.
You
know
I've
told
my
story.
A
You
know
my
parents
died
when
I
was
young
and
I
lost
a
brother,
but
my
five
over
the
brothers
here
my
brother
Paul,
who
was
the
commissioner
for
ten
years,
my
brother,
James
and
Tom
my
brother
John
who's,
not
here
they've,
always
been
there
for
me
and
they've.
Guided
me
along
to
the
path
I
have
today,
so
I
I.
I
always
will
be
indebted
to
what
they've
done
and
even
my
brother,
Paul
being
commissioner
he's
always
been
there
when
I've
had
some
difficult
decisions
to
make,
including
this
one.
So
thank
you.
A
You
know
I
came
on
this
job
39
years
ago,
as
a
cadet
July,
9th
1980
I
was
a
student
at
Suffolk,
University
and
I.
Never
dreamed
of
the
day.
I'd
be
up
here.
As
the
commissioner,
you
know,
I
was
a
patrolman
for
five
years,
a
sergeant
lieutenant
a
captain
for
12
years,
a
superintendent
in
now,
commissioner,
and
there's
been
a
lot
of
challenges
out
there,
but
I
think
we're
in
a
good
place.
You
know
you
look
over
those
four
years.
A
You
know:
we've
been
down
overall
part,
one
crime,
18
percent
over
those
18
years,
the
stat
I'm
most
proud
of,
is
we're
down
23%
on
people
we
had
to
arrest.
So
you
know
our
crime
numbers
are
continually
going
down
and
we're
doing
that
through
a
lot
of
good
community
working.
You
know
also,
you
know
the
amount
of
gangs
we've
almost
taken,
3800
guns
off
the
street.
You
know
use
of
force,
complaints
down
46%
since
2013
and
I.
You
know,
internal
complaints
are
down
42%,
so
all
the
numbers
are
going
in
the
right
direction.
A
You
know
the
homicide
clearance
is
well
over
60%,
which
is
great
diversity.
We've
tried
our
best
with
Mayor
Walsh's
help.
You
know
we
have
a
chief
diversity
officer
who
Michael
Gaskins
is
going
a
great
job.
We
started
the
cadet
program
up,
which
we've
already
put
two
classes
on
and
we're
working
continuously
to
increase
the
diversity
of
the
job.
So
you
know
things
are
good,
but
you
know
the
success
of
Alita
is
only
influenced
by
the
people.
He
leads
I've
been
very
fortunate
to
lead
this
department
with
3,000
dedicated
employees.
A
You
know
almost
2200
officers
every
day
who
work
tirelessly
to
make
this
city
safe
and
I'm
real,
proud
of
those
offices.
You
know,
we've
had
some
really
tough
obstacles
over
the
last
couple
years
with
the
environment
we've
been
operating,
whether
it's
you
know
you
know
the
Occupy
Boston,
the
Marathon
bombing,
the
black
lives
matter.
The
Charlottesville
and
they've
really
shown
this
city
proud,
so
I'm
only
as
good
as
the
people
who
I
lead
and
have
done
a
great
job.
I
also
have
800
civilians
who
work
tirelessly
every
day
and
they
don't
the
credit
they
deserve.
A
They've
been
unbelievable
to
me,
I
know,
I
have
Kathy
Kearney
and
Dana
McGillicuddy
here
who
make
me?
Look
good
every
day
they
do
they
just
cross
my
T's
and
dot
my
eyes
and
without
the
Sabine's
behind
us.
Our
department
is
no
good,
so
I
want
to
thank
all
the
employees
for
what
they
do
every
day
and
obviously
lastly,
I
want
to
thank
the
community.
You
know
it's
been
a
great
ride.
I've
loved
every
minute,
I
can
can't
say
that
I
ever
got
up
a
day
in
my
career.
A
Well,
I
haven't
want
to
go
to
work
and
I.
Don't
think
a
lot
of
people
can
say
that
this
was
a
hard
decision
for
me.
You
can
ask
my
wife,
we
sat
down
more
time
saying,
should
I
go,
should
I
not
go,
you
know
in
my
heart
and
in
my
soul,
I'll
always
be
a
policeman,
but
at
the
same
time
I
got
to
do
what's
best
for
my
family
and
and
take
a
step
back,
and
you
know
this
departments
in
a
good
place
under
Mayor
Walsh.
A
No
one
cares
more
about
public
safety
than
the
mayor,
so
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone,
especially
the
community,
who
opened
up
their
arms
to
me
on
these
peace
walks
on
these
flashlight
walks.
The
coffee,
wittekop
I
think
under
our
administration
we've
taken
community
policing
to
a
new
level
and
I
hope.
Other
departments
around
the
country
do
the
same.
A
B
Thank
You,
Commissioner,
Evans
and
I
want
to
thank
the
Commissioner
for
his
service
to
our
city.
I
want
to
particularly
thank
his
wife,
Terry,
his
children,
Carolyn
and
John,
and
we'll
the
job
that
he
has.
As
commissioner
is
a
difficult
job.
Terry
joked
in
the
other
room
we
were
talking
and
what
she
said
was
I
think
he
talked
to
you
more
than
he
talked
to
me
and-
and
that's
that's
true.
B
You
know
there
was
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
conversations
that
happened
between
the
two
of
us
and
I
want
to
thank
him
for
his
friendship.
I
want
to
thank
them
for
being
an
incredible
police.
Commissioner,
since
2014
under
Commissioner
Evans's
leadership,
the
Boston
Police
Department
has
been
a
national
leader
for
community
relations
for
youth
outreach
for
naming
unable
as
a
safe
neighborhood
to
live,
play
and
work
in
our
first
year.
B
Together
we
had
the
events
of
Ferguson
Missouri,
and
that
was
it
was
changing
the
conversation
around
the
country
on
policing
there
was
a
lot
of
anger
and
we
already
made
a
commitment
to
community
police
relations
at
that
point,
but
it
changed.
It
really
changed
was
how
policing
was
done
in
America.
We
sat
down
with
community
leaders
and
we
sat
down
with
faith
leaders
and
we
worked
closer
with
people,
then
I
think
ever
in
the
history
of
the
city.
B
We
continue
to
work
on,
though
we
met,
we
made
its
proud
to
say
that
we
made
difficult
decisions
in
our
Police
Department
President
Obama
recognized
Boston.
As
the
leader
in
community
policing.
We
went
all
the
way
to
the
White
House
and
was
just
by
the
great
work
that
everyone
was
doing.
Collectively
it
was
the
police
department,
it
was
our
Office
of
Public
Safety.
It
was
our
Office
of
Public
Health.
It
was
the
sheriff's
department
who
was
legislators.
It
was
see
counselors
just
working
together
to
continue
to
move
forward.
B
Commissioner
Evans
in
his
office
built
trust
in
the
community
and
has
left
a
very
strong,
solid
foundation.
We
did.
He
did
on
president
work
with
youth
at
risk
to
help
people
make
safe
choices.
Introduced
training
at
the
police
academy,
on
implicit
bias
and
de-escalation
led
that
lead,
led
by
Lisa
Holmes
been
able
to
was
able
to
change
the
way
we
do
training.
B
We
brought
back
the
cadet
program
to
get
make
sure
that
we
have
opportunities
to
get
more
diverse
young
people
on
the
law
enforcement
track
and
we
were
able
to
look
at
in
that
area
and
get
get
young
people
from
the
Somalian
community
in
the
Vietnamese
community
and
then
China
Cape
Verdean
community
in
the
Chinese
community
Latino
community.
To
understand
that
our
city
is
changing
to
reflect
the
future
of
our
city.
He
held
his.
He
did
a
New
England
gun
summit
to
stop
illegal
guns
entering
into
our
city.
B
Talking
with
with
police
chiefs,
we
had
a
vote.
We've
had
four
of
those
summits
and
about
90
different
cities
from
across
the
region
have
come
to
those
meetings
and
the
reason
why
they're
seeing
what's
happening
in
Boston
and
Billy
Evans
LED
that
led
the
charge
in
working
with
those
different
departments
and
moving
forward
working,
bringing
trauma,
teams
and
probation
officers
and
Street
workers
and
recovery
coaches.
You
get
the
message
I'm
immensely
proud
of
appointing
Commissioner
Billy
Evans
to
be
the
Boston
Police
Commissioner.
B
It
was
probably
one
of
the
most,
if
not
the
most
important
decision
that
I
had
to
make,
and
it
was
the
right
decision.
He
was
one
of
the
best
police
commissioners
in
the
country
and
one
of
the
best
in
Boston's
history,
I,
would
argue.
I
know
his
brothel
policy.
I'd
say
he's
the
best
police
commissioner
in
Boston's
history.
B
But
I
just
want
to
I
want
a
Christian
I
want
to
wish
you
the
best
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
your
service.
You
still
got
another
week
here,
so
you
don't
off
the
hook,
yet
you
still
got
to
go
to
work
and
I'm
glad
that
Boston
College
came
and
found
you
because
they
have
an
incredible
leader
going
over
to
Boston
College,
so
Commissioner
Evans.
Thank
you
very
much
for
everything.
B
B
Now
those
of
you
that
I'm
paying
attention
chief
Graz
did
not
tell
his
mother
and
his
mother
sitting
in
the
front
row
right
here
and
I
want
to.
I
want
to
thank,
I
want
to
thank
chief
cross,
his
mother
chief
cross,
a
proven
leader
whose
trusted
and
respected
in
the
community
he's
a
33,
a
veteran
of
the
department
with
a
decade
of
experience
on
the
command
staff.
B
He
was
commissioner
Evans,
as
chief
as
you
know,
for
the
last
five
and
a
half
years
he's
led
the
youth
violence
strike
task
force
he's
been
a
knight
commander,
he's
been
immersed
in
the
day-to-day
operations
of
the
Boston
Police
Department,
with
the
major
events
that
we
have,
and
also
the
anti
violence
strategy
he's
an
expert
in
modern
law
enforcement
who
was
LED
international
trips
on
training.
He
just
came
back
from
Central
America
last
week.
B
But
the
important
thing
is
that
the
important
thing
here
is
consistency,
we're
losing
an
incredible
leader
today
in
bringing
in
a
leader
right
behind
him,
who
will
be
an
incredible
leader,
so
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
the
people
of
Boston
don't
lose.
That
consistency
is
the
commissioner
talked
about?
If
you
look
at
all
the
numbers
they're
going
in
the
right
way-
and
you
know
we
have
20
30
homicides
of
30
too
many.
Our
goal
is
to
get
to
zero.
B
But
the
way
we're
going
to
continue
to
move
forward
is
making
sure
that
the
next
commissioner
understands
and
works
with
what
we
have
going
in
the
city
of
Boston
chief
cross
is
the
right
person
to
take
on
this
command.
I'm,
proud
to
first
I'm,
proud
to
appoint
Boston's
first
african-american
police.
Commissioner.
That
means
a
lot
to
the
city.
It
symbolizes
progress
and
it
has
concrete
positive
impacts.
Chief
cross,
the
leader
in
our
communities
of
color.
B
C
Well,
good
morning,
everyone
Wow
I
just
like
to
thank
the
mirror,
what
an
honor,
what
an
honor
it
has
been
to
work
with
you
mayor
over
all
these
years.
This
is
a
man
from
the
community.
He
gets
it.
We
go
back
many
years
some
of
those
years
we
won't
discuss,
but
but
we've
been
friends
as
well,
and
one
thing
that
resonates
with
all
three
of
us
is
that
the
community
helped
raise
us.
The
mayor
has
been
a
great
leader
as
I
grow
across
as
I
go
across
the
country.
C
People
often
ask:
how
do
we
do
it?
How
do
we
do
what
we
do
here
in
Boston?
The
way
we
do
that
folks
is
to
have
forward-thinking.
Leaders
like
like
mayor,
Walsh
and
I
really
appreciate
the
confidence
that
you
have
in
me
for
me
to
take
the
next
step
in
my
career
as
the
Boston
Police
Commissioner.
Thank
you
for
your
trust.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
thank
you
for
your
guidance.
He
is
a
true
brother
to
me,
I'm
a
little
older,
but
he's
too
brother
and
I.
C
C
Yes,
sorry,
he
seems
better
all
right.
The
thing
is
again
the
police,
commissioner.
Also,
he
understands
the
community
lost
both
parents
by
the
time
he
was
14
raised
by
his
brothers
raised
by
the
community.
He
took
that
to
the
leadership
style
that
he
applied
as
being
the
Boston
Police
Commissioner
and
trust
me.
He
ensured
that
it
resonated
throughout
the
rest
of
the
department
through
me,
through
a
brilliant
command
staff,
which
was
the
most
diversified,
most
qualified
command
staff
appointed
by
Mayor
Walsh.
C
A
great
leader
and
I've
learned
so
much
from
you,
and
so
thank
you
and
I
know
he
had
input
in
the
decision-making
process
so
I.
Thank
you
as
well
for
your
vote
of
confidence
in
my
next
level.
In
my
career
now
to
the
real
good
stuff
my
mom's
giving
me
the
look
I
told
her
I
was
getting
a
national
community
policing
award.
Today
we
didn't
tell
her
anything
so
I
went
through
to
everyone.
C
I
ain't
told
my
sister,
either
and
I
said:
hey
I'm,
getting
an
award,
you
know
I'm
gonna,
you
know
praise
Commissioner,
Evans
and
then
we'll
get
our
reward.
So
folks,
my
family
I
could
not
have
done
this
without
them.
My
mother,
my
sister
divita,
my
sister
wall
team,
who
is
not
here
and
my
girlfriend
Marilyn,
who
puts
up
with
me.
C
And,
unlike
the
Commissioner
alluded
to
earlier,
we
also
have
a
work
family.
When
we
talk
about
the
men
and
women
of
the
Boston
Police
Department,
both
sworn
and
civilian,
they
are
family.
We
are
the
first
Police
Department
in
this
nation.
We
started
in
1630
we'd,
be
nothing
without
our
law
enforcement.
Family
I'd
like
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
miss
Laura
dickerson
and
it's
latisha
girls
who
work
with
me
over
four
and
a
half
years
to
have
my
back
and
make
sure
I
stay
on
point,
and
they
both
have
my
mother's
number
too.
C
So
you
know
you
know
how
that
goes.
But
let's
talk
a
little
more
about
my
mother,
because
it's
gonna
help
me
segue
into
when
I'm
gonna
talk
about
next.
This
lady
from
the
tough
streets
of
Baltimore
found
their
way
to
Boston,
where
she
single
parent
raised.
Three
kids,
older
sister
younger
sister,
meet
the
angel
right,
but
she
did
this
single
parent
family,
but
I
never
grow
weary
of
saying
I
was
raised
by
my
parents.
C
The
definition
of
that
folks
is
the
other
parent.
Was
the
community
Vietnam
vets,
teachers,
coaches,
both
good
and
bad
from
the
community?
That's
who
helped
raise
me.
This
is
what
we
love
about
the
city
of
Boston
that
were
the
number
one
community
policing
model
in
the
country.
When
you
heard
that
positive
stats
that
the
Commissioner
was
touting,
that
wasn't
just
BPD,
that's
all
of
us
Boston
is
the
best
village
in
the
country.
We
are
the
hub
of
the
universe.
The
country
started
from
here,
so
women
like
my
mother,
who
were
reinforced
by
the
community.
C
We
can
do
that
for
every
family
in
Boston.
One
homicides
too
much
once
senseless
act
of
violence
is
too
much,
so
we
can
do
it.
We're
gonna
walk
towards
each
other,
so
we
can
step
forward
and
and
overcome
any
obstacle
that
we
face
in
this
city.
So
this
is
my
sincere
thanks
to
the
community
for
helping
to
raise
me
guide
me
and
men
through
me.
I'm
gonna
close
this
soon,
because
Loras
give
me
that
flash
card
in
a
minute
but
I'm,
just
just
so
overwhelmed
with
emotions
of
pride
and
I'm.
C
Just
just
grateful
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
mention
my
brothers
and
sisters
in
blue,
both
sworn
and
civilian.
They
work
tirelessly.
They
get
it.
I
don't
want
to
be
redundant.
You
already
heard
what
they
do
day
in
and
day
out.
I
am
a
true
street
cop
I
started
in
Dorchester
1985
before
that
I
was
a
cadet
in
1983.
C
Many
calls
from
my
mother
worried
because
of
the
atmosphere
at
the
time,
betwixt
the
communities
and
BPD.
But
if
you
want
change,
be
to
change,
that's
why
I
became
a
police
officer,
Dorchester
the
gang
unit,
the
drug
control
unit
unit,
Academy
instructor,
a
sergeant,
detective
sergeant
and
then
the
best
appointment
ever
to
the
command
staff.
C
Almost
nine
and
a
half
years
ago,
where
we
serve
the
entire
community,
so
Dorchester
then
to
the
gang
unit
and
might
come
in,
and
then
this
man
right
here
this
man
right
here
appointed
me
is
the
first
african-american
chief
and
I'd
like
to
thank
them
again
for
doing
that.
But
where
am
I
going
with
this?
It
shows
that
any
kid
in
Boston
and
we
were
poor-
we
made
it
we'll
have
the
opportunity
to
be
the
mayor,
the
Commissioner
or
chief.
C
If
we
all
work
together,
god
bless
my
mentors,
everyone
that
that
led
me
to
where
I
am
today
and
going
forward.
Folks.
This
is
the
best
city.
This
is
the
best
village
and
under
that
concept,
I
am
confident
that
people
will
have
our
back
as
the
BPD
and
have
my
back
going
forward
as
the
police
commissioner
for
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you.
B
D
B
B
You
know
chemistry,
Evans
talked
about
the
stat
of
25,
few
25
percent,
fewer
arrests
in
Boston
and
that's
a
great
stat,
because
we're
arresting
fuel
people,
which
means
we're
solving
more
by
mediation
on
the
street
and
I,
think
that
using
this
opportunity
as
an
opportunity
to
actually
the
Commission,
the
chief
just
said
it.
You
know
for
every
young
person,
that's
gonna,
read
the
paper
or
read
Twitter
today
and
think
about
wow.
E
B
Know
I
think
the
Boston
Police
Department
in
my
opinion
and
I'll
speak
for
myself.
We've
send
that
message
across
this
country
very
clearly.
In
light
of
all
the
incidents
happen
around
the
country,
when
the
hate
rally
came
to
Boston,
we
had
no
incidences.
We
had
40,000
people
that
were
there
to
peacefully
protest
and
we
sent
a
strong
message
that
ended
those
conversations
around
the
country
right
after
what
happened
in
Charlottesville
and
I,
think
that
that's
important
I
think
as
far
as
far
as
the
to
go
deeper
in
the
question.
B
If
you're
talking
does
this
solve
racism,
the
other
perceived
perception
and
the
reality
of
racism
in
Boston?
No,
it
doesn't.
This
is
this
is
one
more
step.
This
is
one
more
step
towards
towards
working
towards
a
better
society.
I
think
that
that
that
is,
that
is
very
important,
as
we
continue
to
move
forward.
C
I
think,
folks,
from
around
the
country,
as
you
look
towards
busting
what
a
model
I'm
a
student
of
history,
there
was
negative
history
going
back,
50,
60,
70
s,
80s,
there
was
negative
history,
but
through
the
vision
of
forward-thinking
leaders
that
brought
on
community
policing,
it
changed
us
from
being
the
warrior
class,
throw
the
cops
on
and
that
stuff
panacea
for
everything
lock
it
away
to
where
we
work
collaboratively
with
the
community,
not
just
throwing
it
out
there,
like
hey
community
policing,
some
moniker.
We
truly
believe
it.
C
So
with
that
being
said,
when
you
look
people
I
am
there
in
their
eyes
and
don't
dismiss
any
negative
experiences
that
may
happen
in
the
past.
Acknowledge
it.
Empathy,
sympathy
care
and
respect,
then
you're
on
a
level
playing
field
where
you
can
discuss
things,
so
you
can
go
forward.
We
all
know
about
a
mission
statement
that
folks
what
your
company
is
about,
what
you're
about,
but
what
I
think
we
have
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
is
a
vision.
Where
do
we
want
to
be?
We
don't
want
to
emulate
the
past.
C
Those
are
teachable
moments
for
us,
but
we're
going
to
continue
to
go
forward.
So
Boston
has
a
vision
and
with
our
community,
our
law-enforcement
community,
the
private
sector,
the
clergy,
the
institutions
of
higher
learning
we're
all
on
the
same
page
and
yes,
my
brothers
and
sister
in
the
media,
all
right.
F
B
There
was
no
finalization
in
a
contract
with
Boston
College
and
the
Commissioner
and
the
unnamed
sources.
Weren't
correct
and
I
still
would
argue
that
those
unnamed
sources
were
wrong
and
there
was
a
negotiation.
Kamisha
have
to
do
negotiation
of
Boston
College,
which
was
finalized
about
a
week
ago,
and
so
it
was
later
we
would
have
said
they
were
correct,
but
they
were
wrong
at
the
time.
F
C
C
Biggest
challenge
is
senseless.
Youth
violence
just
wants
you
to
know
something
folks,
we
are
not
robots
when
we
respond
to
these
scenes
and
we
see
a
young
person
that
could
be
our
son.
That
could
be
our
daughter
that
really
affects
us.
We
tried
hard
to
make
sure
that
these
instances
of
I
sense
this
you.
Finally,
don't
they
just
don't
occur
anymore?
That's
the
number
one
thing,
since
this
youth
violence
has
to
stop.
There's
too
many
guns
in
the
street
378
guns
off
the
street
plus
fire.
C
D
A
A
A
C
A
Hoping
to
gain
some
weight
in
this
position
and
I
haven't,
but
you
know
it's
been
a
great
ride
and
the
mayor
is
great,
you
know
yeah,
you
know
you
know.
I've
got
to
address
Congress
at
a
couple
of
times.
You
know
who
gets
to
do
that?
You
know
me
and
the
may
have
got
to
walk
in
the
white
house
together
with
president
back
in
the
good.
D
A
But
that's
the
type
of
relationship
we've
had,
and
so
it's
been
a
great
ride
honestly.
So
now
it's
the
time
you
know
the
department's
doing
well,
I,
don't
think.
We've
had
any
controversy
and
those
over
the
last
five
years,
Willie's
a
great
leader,
so
I'm
gonna
pass
the
torch
to
him.
We
have
great
leaders
here:
superintendent,
superintendent,
Buckley
lighting,
a
lot
of
them
that
can
take
this
department
forward.
But
you
know
I
can't
believe
I've
been
on
that
long.
A
You
know
in
its
time
it's
it's
not
fair
to
my
family
at
this
point,
and
so
when
BCE
came
forward
and
offered
me
opportunity,
there's
no
better
place
to
work.
You
know.
I
was
a
captain
out
in
Austin
Brighton
for
nine
years
and
I
work
very
closely
with
BCL
Thea
on
the
orientations
on
the
Moving's
on
tailgating.
You
know:
I
work
with
Javed
in
yield,
I've
done
a
lot
of
orientation,
so
really
in
my
heart,
I've
always
been
involved
in
the
colleges.
So
this
is
the
right
fit
at
the
right
time.
C
D
A
Say
III
I
talked
to
Willie
and
I
said
just
keep.
We
have
a
great
department,
the
men
and
woman,
both
sworn
and
some
do
a
great
job
every
day,
nothing's
really
broken.
Just
keep
the
ship
afloat
in
his
priorities
are
right
on
mayor
Walsh
and
my
sales
priority
from
day.
One
is
to
stop
the
violence
in
our
streets
to
stop
these
kids
from
shooting
each
other
and
get
the
guns
off
the
street
in
Willie's.
Gonna
do
a
great
job!
Well,
Commissioner
Willie!
G
A
It's
emotional,
you
know
me
in
the
May
I
had
a
hug
back
in
and
I
think
we
were
both
we
both
teary-eyed,
because
that's
how
close
we've
gotten.
That's
how
you
know
we
call
each
other
a
couple
of
times
a
day,
not
just
on
policing
matters,
but
I
think
we've
grown
to
be
real.
Close
friends
and
he's
asked
my
opinion
on
a
lot
of
issues
and
and
I'll
miss
that
and
I
I
made
clear.
A
You
know
I'm
still
gonna
be
there
for
you,
but,
like
I
said
you
know,
this
is
what's
important
to
me
right
now.
You
know
I've
almost
spent
40
years
away
from
my
family
for
the
most
part-
and
you
know
my
wife,
Carrie
I-
couldn't
ask
for
anything
better
I've
sat
down
with
her
when
I
was
contemplating
this
move
and
I
kept
saying
to
her.
You
know:
I
love
this
job,
my
heart
and
soul
is
in
this
job.
But
the
best
thing
for
my
family
at
this
time
is
me
to
move
on.
A
There
take
a
step
back,
there's
no
greater
opportunity
for
me
to
stay
in
the
city
and
work
with
a
great
institution
so
that
all
played
into
it,
but
I
think
we
leave
the
city
in
a
good
place.
I'm
real,
proud.
You
know,
I
think
we
have
the
best
Police
Department
in
the
country,
and
you
know
it
was
the
right
time.