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BOSTON – Superintendent Nora Baston will be named the next Boston Police Commissioner Friday, sources told WBZ-TV’s I-Team. But that appointment is on hold as current Commissioner Dennis White, who was placed on administrative leave amid past domestic violence allegations, filed a lawsuit to stop acting Mayor Kim Janey from firing him.
“I ask for our city’s patience as we await the court’s ruling,” Janey said at a news conference Friday. “We cannot name a new commissioner until we deal with the current situation.”
White is a 32-year veteran of the Boston Police Department. Prior to being promoted to Chief of Staff to Commissioner William Gross and to the rank of Superintendent, White was a Deputy Superintendent in the Office of the Superintendent-in-Chief and in the Bureau of Field Services Night Command, Law Officer reported.
Janey Moves To Dismiss Embattled Police Commissioner Dennis White After Probe Of Domestic Violence Allegations
Dennis White was sworn in as the 43rd Commissioner of the Boston Police Department on Feb. 1, 2021.
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Acting Mayor Kim Janey Friday moved to dismiss Dennis White as Boston s police commissioner following a review of domestic violence allegations against him and to name Superintendent Nora Baston as his interim successor.
Janey also has plans to launch a national search to screen applicants for the city s permanent top cop position as a way to avoid a finalists emerging with questionable records.