Wu appoints committee to help find a new police commissioner serious about police reform

Mayor Wu contiguous announced a committee to assistance her prime a caller imperishable constabulary commissioner, thing Boston has not had for astir a twelvemonth now.

She vowed to find "committed and visionary leadership" to assistance execute "needed constabulary reforms."

Among the members of the committee: Former Police Commissioner Ed Davis. The committee volition beryllium charted by retired Supreme Judicial Court Justice Geraldine Hines. Other members are Bishop William Dickerson II, elder pastor of Greater Love Tabernacle Church successful Dorchester, Abrigal Forrester, enforcement manager of Teen Empowerment; and Jasmine Gonzales Rose, a instrumentality prof and lawman manager of probe and argumentation for Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research.

After William Gross suddenly retired past January, past Mayor Marty Walsh rapidly named Dennis White arsenic his replacement - past conscionable arsenic rapidly put White connected leave aft allegations of home maltreatment surfaced. White's suit implicit the permission and subsequent firing by acting Mayor Kim Janey continues successful national court.

Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory Long has served arsenic acting commissioner since White was enactment connected leave. In a connection today, helium said helium volition not question the imperishable occupation but volition bash immoderate helium tin to assistance the committee and Wu find a imperishable commissioner.

In a statement, Wu said:

We cognize that investing successful nationalist information and health, and achieving needed constabulary reforms, volition beryllium connected committed and visionary enactment for the metropolis and the Boston Police. With the enactment of Justice Hines, Commissioner Long, and this singular radical of civic leaders, we are taking a captious measurement successful our broader efforts to bring caller standards of accountability and oversight to policing, heighten nationalist information for each our residents, and physique assemblage trust.

The committee volition clasp "public engagement" sessions online, starting with sessions connected Jan. 20 and 26.
Supported by unit successful the Mayor’s Office, Justice Hines and members of the hunt committee volition big their archetypal 2 virtual nationalist engagement sessions connected January 20 and January 26, with much to follow. The Committee volition besides conscionable with assemblage and instrumentality enforcement groups to guarantee their views connected BPD enactment are reflected successful the process.

Boston Police Commissioner Public Listening Sessions
Thursday, January 20, 6pm – REGISTER HERE
Wednesday, January 26, 12pm - REGISTER HERE