Campbell And Wu Criticize Walsh's Handling Of Suspended Boston Police Commissioner's Appointment Dennis White, left, is sworn in by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, right, as the 43rd Commissioner of the Boston Police Department during a ceremony in the Great Hall at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Feb. 1, 2021. Jim Davis / Boston Globe via Getty Images Two candidates to replace Mayor Marty Walsh have been critical of his handling of suspended Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White's appointment. But others have carefully avoided criticizing the man they hope to replace — even as they have vowed accountability, transparency and reform in city policing. The Boston Globe first reported on the allegations after White's appointment, which came in the wake of former commissioner William Gross unexpectedly resigning in late January. Walsh quickly suspended White and named an attorney to investigate the allegations. That investigation has proceeded out of public view, and without a precise end date, despite the mayor's past champining of police transparency efforts.