"We are working hard to make sure that if there are any federal charges we can bring or if there are any state charges that can be brought, we will be looking at this," the U.S. Attorney said.
Massachusetts authorities have offered a $5,000 reward for information after several Boston police uniforms were reportedly stolen from a supply store last month. Weymouth police said someone broke…
OPAT will provide independent oversight and advise on policing policy and reforms
BOSTON - Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey announced at a press conference this afternoon that Stephanie Everett will serve as the Executive Director of the newly created Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT). Everett, an attorney who currently runs her own private practice specializing in criminal, care and protection, residential real estate, and business formation matters, will lead the office charged with implementing an ambitious set of community-driven reforms to policing in Boston. OPAT, the signature recommendation of the Boston Police Reform Task Force, creates a single point of public access to a new standard in police accountability and community oversight. Everett’s office will house and support the newly created Civilian Review Board and the Internal Affairs Oversight Panel, which strengthens the existing Community Ombudsman Oversight Panel. OPAT collectivel
What happens now with Police Commissioner Dennis White?
By Adrian Walker Globe Columnist,Updated February 21, 2021, 4:35 p.m.
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Dennis White was sworn in by Mayor Marty Walsh as the 43rd Commissioner of the Boston Police Department during a ceremony in the Great Hall at Faneuil Hall on Feb. 1, 2021.Jim Davis/Globe Staff
Before Mayor Marty Walsh leaves his beloved Boston for the Beltway, there is one particularly awkward piece of business left to be resolved.
Namely, that Police Commissioner Dennis White remains in limbo, having been placed on leave just days after being appointed a month ago.