A Chelsea police officer reportedly had part of his ear bitten off when responding to a home name Friday afternoon, a improvement the division’s chief says is a “stark reminder of the dangers our officers face every day.”
Officers, responding to studies of a home disturbance on Shurtleff Road, blocks away from Route 1, round 2:20, encountered what the division described as a “highly volatile situation,” with one struggling “serious injuries.”
“During the course of the engagement, one officer was attacked, resulting in part of their ear being bitten off,” the division mentioned in a launch.
“The officer was immediately provided with first aid at the scene and was transported to MGH Boston for further treatment,” the division added. “His condition is currently stable, but he will require further medical attention.”
Police have recognized the suspect concerned within the incident as 27-year-old Carlos Daniel Sanabria who has been apprehended and is in custody. Fees are pending because the investigation continues, police mentioned.
“This is a stark reminder of the dangers our officers face every day. We are grateful that the injuries, while serious, were not life-threatening,” Chief Keith E. Houghton mentioned in a press release. “Our thoughts are with the officer and his family as he recovers.”
There’ve been quite a few studies of law enforcement officials being injured on the job this summer time.
Earlier this month, a Boston Municipal Courtroom decide ordered a 25-year-old man locked up for sending a Transit Police officer to the hospital with a “serious bite wound” and attacking one other after he awoke on the ground of a Pink Line practice at Park Road in Boston.
Additionally in August, a Burlington Police Division reserve officer working a element was struck by an SUV and thrown on prime of the car, critically injuring him, authorities mentioned.
In late July, a Boston Police officer was struck by a development car within the North Finish, struggling critical accidents thought of not life-threatening. That got here days after a metropolis police officer investigating a stolen automotive report was struck by a person within the automotive within the Forest Hills MBTA station parking zone, the police commissioner and DA reported.
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