A Boston police officer was injured Saturday morning when they were bitten by a pitbull while executing a search warrant in Dorchester, police said.

A Boston police officer was hospitalized after being bitten by a dog during a drug bust in Dorchester. On Saturday, January 18 around 7:15 a.m. officers arrested 26-year-old Edwin German and 33-year-old Alberis Cruz, both of Dorchester, on drug and firearm charges following the execution of a search warrant at 16 Wildwood Street in Dorchester.

A Boston police officer was reportedly attacked by a pit bull during a drug raid Saturday in Dorchester that led to two arrests and the seizure of cash, narcotics and a ghost gun. Boston police say the incident started to unfold as officers were conducting pre-warrant surveillance at 16 Wildwood Street around 6:56 a.