Walsh Picks Police Commissioner From Within Department

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January 08, 2014

Boston Police Superintendent William Evans, center, talks with an ATF agent at a barricade near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (AP/Winslow Townson)

Boston is getting a new police commissioner — sort of. In one of his first acts as mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh has named interim police commissioner William Evans to take over the post permanently.

Evans is a long-time veteran of the force who worked his way up the ranks during his 31-year career — from patrolman to police superintendent-in-chief to, now, commissioner.

Choosing the city's top cop is among the most important decisions a mayor can make, if not the most important. So what does this choice say about Walsh's first days on the job?

Guest

Tom Nolan, former Boston police officer and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at SUNY Plattsburgh

This segment aired on January 8, 2014.