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Boston's first Black police commissioner, William Gross, is set to retire from the department Friday. Boston police Superintendent Dennis White, who has served as Gross' chief of staff, will become the next commissioner. He will be the second Black man to hold the post, after Gross. Gross was appointed commissioner in 2018 by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. In a statement Thursday, Walsh thanked him for his 37 years of service to the department. "Throughout his decorated career, he's always embodied the spirit of community policing that is so important to building trust with the people we serve," W...

By Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff January 6, 2021 Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff Mayor Walsh signed an ordinance creating an Office of Police Accountability and Transparency on Monday in his City Hall office. Isabel Leon/Mayor's office photo Mayor Walsh has signed an ordinance establishing a City Hall office that will give teeth and subpoena powers to a new civilian review panel charged with investigating police misconduct. The Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) is the last plank in a three-pronged police reform package devised in response to the police murder of George Flo...