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A Boston police sergeant has been placed on leave and the Suffolk County district attorney is investigating after body cam videos released in a report Friday appeared to show officers using excessive force, bragging about attacking demonstrators, discussing arrest quotas and the use of police cruisers as weapons, and relentlessly targeting protesters with pepper spray and batons. Mayor Marty Walsh…

Boston police and prosecutors are investigating after body camera footage surfaced that shows officers pushing protesters, pepper-spraying crowds and one officer talking about hitting protesters with a police vehicle. A sergeant has been placed on administrative leave after the leak this week of the footage captured during Boston demonstrations early June 1 after the killing of George Floyd by police...

Activists are protesting Saturday night outside House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s home in Winthrop, advocating for a civilian oversight panel to establish accountability and transparency in policing. The push comes after body cam footage shows officers bragging about attacking protesters and multiple instances of excessive force on the night of May 31 when thousands protested, following the death of George Floyd.

A Boston police sergeant has been placed on leave and the Suffolk County district attorney is investigating after body cam videos released in a report Friday appeared to show officers using excessive force, bragging about attacking demonstrators and relentlessly targeting protesters with pepper spray and batons.

The overtime arrests in the Boston Police Department are another high-profile example of officers who have handled evidence being on the wrong side of the law.

Nine officers from the Boston Police Department have been arrested after allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay.

Nine current and retired Boston police officers have been charged with committing over $200,000 in overtime fraud at the department’s evidence warehouse, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

A former head of Boston’s police union already charged with raping a young relative now faces 16 new charges and accusations that he sexually assaulted and abused four more children, prosecutors said Tuesday. Patrick Rose, a former Boston police officer and president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, was arrested on child sex charges earlier this month. Those charges...

Patrick Rose, a former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, was held on $100,000 cash bail Thursday over allegations he repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped a young relative starting when she was 7 years old. Rose, 66, hid his face during his arraignment in West Roxbury District Court after he was arrested on child sex charges Wednesday in Needham….

A retired Boston police officer who served as president of the department’s union appeared in court on child sex abuse charges Thursday while hiding his face..

The former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association accused of sexually assaulting and raping a young relative faced a judge Thursday.

Former Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Patrick Rose is due in West Roxbury District Court Thursday after being arrested on child sex charges.

Former Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Pat Rose was arrested on child sex charges, a source with knowledge of the investigation told NBC10 Boston Wednesday. Rose, who is a retired Boston police officer, is set to be arraigned Thursday on charges of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according to the source. A representative for the Police…

Pat Rose, the former head of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, is being charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according to sources.

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross is speaking out after his Thursday visit with U.S. Attorney General William Barr at police headquarters.

A man allegedly unloaded his gun at Boston police officers on Saturday, engaging cops in a broad daylight shootout in the city’s South End. Tyler Brown, 40, of Boston, was arrested following the incident and is facing several charges including assault with intent to murder. Boston police say they responded around 2:13 p.m. Saturday to a call for a man…

Tyler Brown, 40, of Boston, was arrested following the incident and is facing several charges including assault with intent to murder.

Officer Jose Fontanez was the first Boston police officer to die from the coronavirus.

Boston lawmakers imposed new limits on police in immigration matters Wednesday in response to revelations the department has been closely coordinating with federal authorities for years despite a sanctuary city policy. The City Council approved changes to the city’s 5-year-old Trust Act, which limits the role city officials play in enforcing the nation’s immigration laws. Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh...

A Boston police officer was injured early Wednesday in a multi-vehicle crash involving a cruiser in the city’s Charlestown neighborhood. The crash happened just after midnight Wednesday in the area of Alford Street. Police said three cars were involved and that two people were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The cause of the crash remained under investigation....