Police said the man in East Boston called 911, saying he wanted someone to wish him a happy birthday. Before two police officers responded, they stopped to buy him a small cake and birthday candles.

A pair of Boston police officers granted a special birthday wish on Thursday after receiving a call for a wellness check. "Everyone deserves to feel special on their day," Israel Bracho said.

BOSTON (WHDH) - After a 25-year-old Boston man called 911 asking if someone could wish him a happy birthday, two police officers responded with a sweet surprise. Officer Israel Bracho was one of two ...

Officers Israel Bracho and Franklin Ortiz had just started their respective midnight shifts when a caller dialed 911 and asked someone to sing “Happy Birthday” to him, The Boston Globe reported.