When Boston police officers fail to tell the truth, the department rarely calls a lie a lie
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On the witness stand of a Boston courtroom, police Sergeant Stephen Green outlined the steps that led to a search warrant for an alleged drug dealerâs cellphone, which later led to a trove of incriminating text messages.
The Boston detectiveâs testimony in January 2019 helped seal a conviction and a four- to five-year sentence for drug trafficking.
But Greenâs story, according to new evidence, was untruthful. A forensic investigator determined that Green had been fishing through the phone for more than four hours before applying for a warrant â even at one point watching the defendantâs personal sex videos.
Updated: 8:00 PM EST December 30, 2020
BOSTON An 11-year-old boy is undergoing surgery after he was mauled by a dog in Boston s Dorchester neighborhood, according to authorities.
Boston Police Commissioner William Gross says an off-duty police officer heard the sounds of screaming in the area of Davidson Avenue and Rockfield Terrace at 12:09 p.m. Wednesday, and the officer saw a pit bull attacking the child in a back yard.
According to Gross, the officer intervened and fired his department-issued gun in order to stop the attack from continuing. It is not clear at this time if the dog or child was struck by gunfire, the commissioner says.
"Please, no unruly parties," Commissioner Gross said. "We want everyone to have a safe and festive new year, but keeping in mind COVID-19, and what a dangerous pandemic it is."
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An 11-year-old boy in Boston was mauled by a dog Wednesday and was undergoing surgery for his vicious injuries, authorities said.
An off-duty Boston police officer was in the city s Dorchester neighborhood around 12:10 p.m. when he heard screams, the Boston Police Department told Fox News. He found the child being attacked in a backyard by a pit bull, Police Commissioner William Gross told reporters.
The officer opened fire using his service weapon to stop the attack, police said. It was not clear if the dog was hit.