Home / National News / Boston's new police commissioner put on leave after domestic violence allegations surface Boston’s new police commissioner put on leave after domestic violence allegations surface Kali9/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (BOSTON) — The newly appointed commissioner of the Boston Police Department has been placed on administrative leave over allegations of domestic violence. Shortly after Dennis White was sworn in as commissioner on Monday, an allegation of domestic violence from 1999 surfaced in which White’s wife accused him of pushing and hitting her, the Boston Globe reported, citing court records. White was accused of saying he “wanted to shoot” his wife and an acquaintance after an incident at a friend’s home, ABC Boston affiliate WCVB reported.