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July 23, 2021
BPD in the Community: On Thursday July 22, 2021, officers assigned to the District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) Community Service Office and members of the BPD Bureau of Community Engagement participated in the ongoing Dancing in the Park program at English High School in Jamaica Plain. The officers led the way with choreography and guidance for an intense dance workout with a focus on overall health and wellness.
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Dancing in the Park, also known as Soca in the Park, takes place every Thursday evening at 6:00 PM and will be ongoing through August 12, 2021. The program is an open-level Caribbean inspired dance cardio party that brings culture, music and fitness together in one space. We d love to see you at our next session.
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BOSTON – Superintendent Nora Baston will be named the next Boston Police Commissioner Friday, sources told WBZ-TV’s I-Team. But that appointment is on hold as current Commissioner Dennis White, who was placed on administrative leave amid past domestic violence allegations, filed a lawsuit to stop acting Mayor Kim Janey from firing him.
“I ask for our city’s patience as we await the court’s ruling,” Janey said at a news conference Friday. “We cannot name a new commissioner until we deal with the current situation.”
White is a 32-year veteran of the Boston Police Department. Prior to being promoted to Chief of Staff to Commissioner William Gross and to the rank of Superintendent, White was a Deputy Superintendent in the Office of the Superintendent-in-Chief and in the Bureau of Field Services Night Command, Law Officer reported.
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WASHINGTON, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ LexisNexis® Special Services Inc. today announced the appointment of William G. Goss, former Boston Police Commissioner and superintendent-in-chief, to its board of directors.
Gross served Boston law enforcement for 37 years and more recently was appointed 42nd Police Commissioner of the city. As commissioner, Gross focused on the ideals of community policing and established the first Bureau of Community Engagement. William s experience as the police commissioner of a major city, on diversity plans, and his leadership on community policing to boost transparency will be invaluable to LexisNexis Special Services and to the law enforcement and public safety agencies we serve in the digital age, said Haywood Talcove, CEO, LexisNexis Special Services Inc. Commissioner Gross is a policing leader and he embodies what it means to serve others for the betterment of self and the community. He understands th
The firing of two trainers who used racist slurs at the police academy
Most recently, the organization has criticized Barton’s decision to transfer Officer Shanette Hall out of the recruitment division and put her back on patrol. Hall is a board member of the Ethical Society and recently gave interviews to national media outlets talking about the racism Black women face on the force.
Barton said Thursday she was transferred 12 times during her 40-year career with the department and not one of them was by her choosing.
“I can say that under my realm as chief, there have never been any retaliatory transfers, discriminating transfers made here,” she said. “Not everybody is going to be pleased with transfers that are made, but they have to be made based on what s best for the police department and for the efficient and effective operation of this department.”
Boston Police Commissioner William Gross stepping down; BPD Superintendent Dennis White named new head of department
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
Boston Police Commissioner William Gross holds a press conference alongside Mayor Marty Walsh after a police officer and suspect exchanged gunfire during a motor vehicle stop. The officer is expected to be ok, and the suspect was found dead in the vehicle.
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The largest police department in Massachusetts will soon have a new commissioner.
Boston Police Commissioner William Gross - who is reportedly considering a mayoral run - is stepping down after more than three decades with the department, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Thursday.