What Marty Walsh and Kim Janey said this week about the ongoing Boston police commissioner investigation
"I would have hoped that we would have had that wrapped up before now, so we could make a decision and move forward," Marty Walsh said on Monday.
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As Marty Walsh left Boston for Washington D.C. and Kim Janey stepped into his former seat as acting mayor this week, one of the city’s top executives remains on leave.
Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White was placed on leave days after he was sworn in on Feb. 1 after decades-old domestic violence allegations resurfaced. Then-mayor Walsh said at the time neither he nor his staff were informed about the “disturbing issues” when White was appointed. Walsh vowed to conduct an outside investigation into the allegations.
Since then, city officials have shed little light on the continuing probe or on White’s record within the department.
But both Walsh and Janey were asked about the review this week, as the former resigned to become the U.S. Secretary of Labor and the latter stepped into office.
Here’s what they said:
Marty Walsh on leaving office before the investigation concludes
“That’s unfortunate. I was hoping to get that done before I left. We hired an outside firm to look at the whole picture of what happened there. They’re clearly doing a very thorough job.
“I’ve talked to Councillor Janey about that as well. I would have hoped that we would have had that wrapped up before now so we could make a decision and move forward. But unfortunately it wasn’t. Now, I could have said to the legal team, ‘Wrap it up and let’s get it done,’ but the investigation wouldn’t have been thorough, and then there would have been holes poked in it.
“So, I’m confident that that, in the next couple of weeks, (it) will be wrapped up. Myself and Council President Janey have had many conversations — well, not many — we’ve had several conversations about the situation and now we’ll wait to see what happens.”
Kim Janey on when the investigation will wrap up
“Right now the situation is still under investigation and I will certainly look to that investigation to see what is next.
“In the interim, I am meeting with different stakeholders in the community. Certainly there are members of law enforcement who have a lot to say on that issue and I’m making room and inviting people in to share their thoughts on that.
“But I will wait until the investigation (concludes) before making any kind of decision.”
Material from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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