Officer Alexander Polson
Appearances
Spotlight: Snitch City
EPISODE 2: Blind Trust
And his advice was, you can't help who you grew up with. Just make sure that you are careful.
Spotlight: Snitch City
EPISODE 2: Blind Trust
I said, I don't think he, you know, he was part of it. He's not a gun kid. I kind of formed the opinion on my own. It was like, I don't really think he'd be involved in that.
Spotlight: Snitch City
EPISODE 2: Blind Trust
Looking at it now, I would say no. Looking at it then, I think we had a bunch of shootings in that week. So for me, it was bumping the heat up. It was just because... Of all the stuff that was going on, and it was just... But why do you want to inform them of that?
Spotlight: Snitch City
EPISODE 2: Blind Trust
Okay, so Polson, could you please state your name for the record, spelling your last name? My name is Alexander Polson. Is that spelled last name? Yes. My last name is spelled P-O-L-S-O-N.
Spotlight: Snitch City
EPISODE 2: Blind Trust
And how long have you been employed by New Bedford Police? I've been employed since January 3rd, 2021.
Spotlight: Snitch City
EPISODE 2: Blind Trust
And have you always worked out of the South End Station for your career? For a majority, yes. I think I worked out of Station 3 for...
Spotlight: Snitch City
EPISODE 2: Blind Trust
How often do you speak with him? It's like here and there. We don't talk every day, maybe once a month, maybe once every three months.
Spotlight: Snitch City
EPISODE 2: Blind Trust
We were just friends. Yeah, we were friends before that.
Spotlight: Snitch City
EPISODE 2: Blind Trust
From the very beginning. If I ever came down to it, and we had a situation where if I had to arrest him, I told him I would. And he understood that from the very beginning.