BOSTON (WHDH) - A Boston police sergeant has been placed on administrative leave after a body-worn camera video was released, the department’s commissioner announced Friday.
Boston Police Commission William G. Gross announced the response to the video in a statement.
“As soon as these videos were brought to my attention, I immediately ordered my Bureau of Professional Standards to open and conduct a thorough and fair investigation into this matter, and the totality of circumstances involved,” Gross said. “I have placed a Sergeant involved in this incident on administrative leave and I will take any additional action as necessary at the conclusion of the investigation. I want to encourage people to bring these matters to our attention so that we can investigate them appropriately.”
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