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Top Latina officer's demotion upsets Hispanic leadership

Latino community leaders to protest

Gladys Aquino-Gaines, a 30-year member of the police force, became deputy superintendent in 2004. Gladys Aquino-Gaines, a 30-year member of the police force, became deputy superintendent in 2004.
By Maria Cramer
Globe Staff / July 17, 2007

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Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis has demoted the department's highest-ranking Latina officer from deputy superintendent to sergeant detective, infuriating Hispanic community leaders and police officers around the state who said they plan to rally on her behalf in front of police headquarters today. (Full article: 460 words)

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