On January 17 , 1950 , Sullivan issued a mobilization order calling every precinct captain and detective to duty minutes after the Great Brink 's Robbery . It was the largest meeting of top ranking police officials since the Cocoanut Grove fire in 1942 . On January 31 , 1951 , Sullivan was appointed to a second seven-year term by Governor Paul Dever . He remained commissioner until his death on August 27 , 1957 .
Cocoanut Grove fire
Cocoanut Grove fire
Thomas F. Sullivan