Superintendent-in-Chief Gregory Long and Superintendent Dennis White | Photos courtesy of the Boston Police DepartmentBoston Police Commissioner, William G. Gross (raised in Dorchester), announced the promotion of four officers in the department, and 3 of them are from the neighborhood of Dorchester: Gregory Long, Dennis White, and Paul Donovan.
Gregory Long was promoted as the new Superintendent-in-Chief. He’s a twenty-two-year veteran of the department and for the past three years has headed up the Bureau of Investigative Services. Prior to his current assignment, Superintendent-in-Chief Long served as the Commander of the Special Investigations and Homicide Units, where, as the Lieutenant Detective he oversaw all homicide and major investigations in the city.
Born and raised in Dorchester, Long is a graduate of Boston Latin School and holds a Juris Doctorate from New England School of Law.
Dennis White was promoted to the rank of Superintendent, and will be Commissioner Gross’ Chief of Staff. White is a veteran of the Boston Police Department, having served the community for twenty-nine years. Prior to his promotion to Superintendent, he was a Deputy Superintendent in the Office of the Superintendent-in-Chief and in the Bureau of Field Services Night Command.
Before joining the Boston Police Department Superintendent White was a Boston Firefighter for five and a half years.
Superintendent White is a “respected” street cop who has spent his career policing the neighborhoods where he grew up – Roxbury and Dorchester. He is a graduate of the Jeremiah E. Burke High School and has received various awards and commendations throughout his career. White has an Associate’s Degree from Quincy College and a Bachelor’s Degree from Newbury College.
Paul Donovan was promoted to the Command Staff as the new Superintendent, Bureau of Investigative Services. Superintendent Donovan is a thirty-two-year veteran of the department and for the past two years has held the rank of Lieutenant assigned to District 4 and then as Commander of the Civil Rights Unit.
Superintendent Donovan followed his father’s footsteps in law enforcement with the Boston Police Department. His father, Deputy Superintendent Peter Donovan served the Boston Police Department from 1946 until his death in 1984. His maternal grandfather James Carney was also a Boston Police Officer and retired out of A1 North End in 1966.
Superintendent Donovan has received numerous commendations over his thirty-two-year career. Born and raised in Dorchester, Donovan is a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Curry College.
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