Boston Mayor Kim Janey fired Police Commissioner Dennis White and said he had lost “public trust in his judgment.”
FILE - This undated photo provided by the City of Boston on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 shows Dennis White, who Mayor Marty Walsh appointed as the 43rd Commissioner of the Boston Police Department. On Monday, June 7, White was fired following a bitter battle to keep his job after decades-old domestic violence accusations came to light.
Janey said White failed to fully cooperate with the city's investigation into the claims and was a “reoccurring presence” at police headquarters while on leave, creating confusion for officers and fostering"a climate of intimidation" within the force. “In a rush to judgment, the Acting Mayor got this one wrong and destroyed Dennis White in the process,” Carter said.
The city’s report said White was also involved in what he described as a “heated fisticuffs” with a young woman in 1993. White admitted striking her with a full swing of his arm and open hand, but says he was acting in self-defense, the report said.
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