Robert Charlson

Commissioner of the Boston Police Department

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: I wanted to share the recent article by my good friend, Craig Floyd, the founding CEO of the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund. The National Police Museum in Washington D.C. would never have been built without his tireless fundraisin…

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: Wonderful words anout this upcoming #MemorialDay. Bob Dilenschneider is a great friend who loves his country and appreciates the sacrifices of those who have helped to preserve it and our democracy. 

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It is on Memorial Day that we Ame…

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: RT @Grasso4Queens: My thanks to @CommissBratton for his support of #Grasso4Queens — and for joining me on @am970TheAnswer!

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[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: Via The NY Times circa 1989

“The placards may represent less of a deterrent than a sign of frustration, even futility, a plea to ‘take my radio - please,’ but don't damage the rest of the car.
‘There is a sense of surrender there…’ https://t.co/JZDmTRYG0Y

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: Another sign of the deteriorating crime scene in NYC and America. Reminds me of the ubiquitous ‘no radio in car’ signs in NYC in the late eighties that were described as ‘urban flags of surrender.’ https://t.co/hIljvqjMtX

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: We all owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women in uniform who fight for our freedoms and protect our nation.

On #ArmedForcesDay and every day, I salute the dedicated service of the @USArmy, @USNavy, @USMC, @usairforce, @SpaceForceD…

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: Kudos to my friend and former Congressman, Peter King, for his forceful and powerful push back against the mob and their shouts that this was a lynching and unfounded claims that this unfortunate event was evidence of racism and vigilanti… https://t.co/iV2Ajvvzit

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: My thanks to @EVargasTV for having me on @NewsNation for an important conversation.

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: RT @EVargasTV: My thanks to ⁦@CommissBratton⁩ for coming on the show to talk about how NYC failed Jordan Neely AND his fellow subway riders on May 1st…⁦⁦@NewsNation⁩

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: Kudos to Chuck Wexler and PERF — and their benefactor Howard Buffett — for creating an extraordinary facility to expand on the research and training for desperately needed reduced use of force incidents and improved deescalation tactics a…

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: Everything old is new again!
The winning Democrat Mayoral nominee in Philadelphia supports bringing back constitutional stop, question, and frisk. It is an essential tool to restore law order. Philly voters seem to finally be waking up to…

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: Kudos to the @NYPost for telling it like it is. You can expect what you inspect. Crack down on fair evasion and you crack down on crime. We learned that 33 years ago when I was Chief of the NYC Transit Police — the start of the NY crime r… https://t.co/ZtSoRjWvpq

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: New York’s Crime Problem is a Self-Inflicted Wound — and a Warning for Other Cities

My thoughts with @Rafa_Mangual in @TheMessenger. https://t.co/K8uI3r7sVv

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: RT @Rafa_Mangual: Pleased to share with you all my latest piece—coauthored with the great @CommissBratton—for @TheMessenger: https://t.co/K8uI3r7sVv

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: Congrats to the heroic cops who were awarded our Nation’s Medal of Valor.

A special salute to the families of fallen NYPD Detectives Mora and Rivera who were also bestowed this honor: Thank you for sharing your loved ones with us — for …

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: Local public safety programs are under attack by corporate interests of AT&T. FirstNet wants to manage the 4.9 GHz band, effectively denying local use of the band by public safety agencies and giving it to its private contractor AT&T.

In…

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: @UCLAPDChiefJT @USCDPS Together we will #NeverForget.

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: My conversation today with @LenMichaelWOR about the death of Jordan Neely and arrest of Daniel Penny.

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: #NationalPeaceOfficersMemorialDay is the continuation of a vow to #NeverForget heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice — men and women who led lives of significance running toward danger without hesitation to protect us from crime & disord…

[Robert Charlson @CRCommissioner]

CommissBratton: On this special day celebrating Mothers everywhere, I can’t help but think about how lucky my sister, Pat, and I were to have had our mother, June, shape and guide our lives for so many years.

Happy #MothersDay!