What will Acting Mayor Kim Janey do about Boston police?
By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 2, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey sJaney has a history of calling for substantial overhaul of the police as a city councilor and recently unveiled a $3.75 billion operating budget that include includes cuts to the police department.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Scandal has engulfed Boston police, presenting Acting Mayor Kim Janey with one of the first major tests of her crisis management skills as city executive.
The chief controversies swirling around the nationâs oldest police force are threefold. The cityâs police commissioner, Dennis White, is on paid administrative leave while an independent investigator probes a 1999 domestic abuse allegation.