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Boston Police Commissioner Defends Meeting With AG Barr

"We don't duck and we don't hide from conversations," Gross said after criticism from city and state officials.

Attorney General William Barr and Boston Police Commissioner William Gross.
Attorney General William Barr and Boston Police Commissioner William Gross. (Department of Justice)

BOSTON — U.S. Attorney General William Barr made an unannounced visit to Boston on Thursday, meeting with Police Commissioner William Gross.

“Today Attorney General Barr met w/@BPDPCGross and his outstanding @bostonpolice team,” a spokeswoman for Barr tweeted, sharing a photo of the two men smiling side-by-side. “Commissioner Gross told us it was the first time a U.S. Attorney General had visited Boston PD. Thank you, Comm. Gross, for your wonderful hospitality and invaluable insight and advice.”

Commissioner Gross said they discussed several topics including the racial divide in the country, police reform and the Black Lives Matter movement.

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