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Brookline Police Investigating Pine Manor College Armed Home Invasion

Brookline police are investigating an armed home invasion that left one college student in the hospital, officials said. Brookline police officers responding to a disturbance...

Brookline Police Arrest Man For Throwing Fireworks At People

Brookline Police arrested a man accused of throwing fireworks at or near people on Monday. Police said they received several reports around 04:00 p.m. of...

Jennifer M. Paster Sworn In As Brookline’s Police Chief

Town Administrator Chas Carey is pleased to announce that Jennifer M. Paster has officially begun her new role as Chief of Police. Chief Paster, a...

Large Menorah Stolen From Outside Brookline Synagogue

Police in Brookline are trying to figure out who stole and damaged a 6-foot tall, 300-pound menorah from outside a synagogue before abandoning it...
Ebrahim Jallow, 24

Pine Manor College Student Charged With Having Gun In Dorm Room

A student at Pine Manor College has been charged with having a gun in his dorm room. Ebrahim Jallow, 24, of Hartford, Connecticut, pleaded not...

Chief O’Leary Visited Sean Roberts Challenger League’s Super Stars Celebration

Chief O'Leary visited the Sean Roberts Challenger League Super Stars for their year end celebration this week. The Challenger League is a baseball league for...

Police Blotter

Friday, Aug. 25 Stolen before midnight: An officer was dispatched to Euston Street for a report of a stolen bicycle. The victim stated he had...

Brookline Police Department Releases A Mid-Year Review

The Brookline Police Department has released its mid-year review, and Patch is here to breakdown the 54-page document for readers. The review, which is...

Robbers Hold Gun To Man’s Head In Brookline Home, Steal His...

Police responded to a report of armed robbery from a Milton Road home around 2:11 a.m. on July 26, 2017. According to the police...

Police Blotter

Monday, Feb. 26 Shoplifting: At 3:31 p.m. police received a report of two men who took two pairs of Nike sneakers from TJ Maxx. Needle found on...

Marathon Security Gets Test Run

With situations playing out in real-time, nearly 250 public safety officials trained inside the state’s underground bunker Tuesday morning to prepare for next week’s...
Prentice Pilot

The Latest Chapter In The Brookline PD Racism Saga: A $150K...

Several years into an ordeal that has challenged Brookline’s conceptions of itself as a bastion of liberal values, a black man who alleged discrimination in the town’s...
Chief Daniel O'Leary

Brookline Police Chief Dan O’Leary To Retire After 40 Years

Brookline Police Chief Daniel O'Leary announced he will be retiring next month from the Brookline Police department after 40 years serving the town as...

Meet Brookline Police Officer Kerry Keaveney

In celebration of National Women’s History Month, please take a moment to meet Brookline Police Officer Kerry Keaveney. Officer Keaveney joined the Brookline Police Department...

Larcenies, Car Theft Up, Most Other Crime Down: Brookline Police

There has not been a murder in Brookline for a decade and most crime in town is down compared to previous years, but larcenies...

Aaron Ogungbadero, 39, Arrested After Boston Traffic Stop Yields An Array...

A Brookline man is facing drug charges after police say a traffic stop in Boston on Monday resulted in the seizure of a large...

Pierce Fit Fest

Brookline Police Officers had a great time assisting at the Pierce Fit Fest today.  

Attention Local Businesses: Scam Alert

At least two of our local businesses have been targeted by scam callers, claiming to be soliciting funds for “Brookline High.” When those astute business...

Police Blotter

Here is a sample of the types of calls the Brookline police responded to between Sunday, March 11 and Sunday March 18 taken from...

Brookline Police Arrest Former Town Employee For Alleged Misuse Of Public...

Town Administrator Chas Carey, Commissioner of Public Works Erin Chute Gallentine, and Acting Chief of Police Jennifer Paster report that the Brookline Police Department...

Brookline Police Talk Man Off Ledge

A man was talked off the ledge of a roof on Babcock Street thanks to the quick actions of one Brookline police officer with...

Brookline Police Warn Against Bitcoin Mail Scam

Brookline police are warning against an ongoing mail scam involving letters that demand large sums of Bitcoin from area residents. The letters instruct recipients to...

Boston Man Pleads Guilty In Brookline Robbery

A Boston man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Boston to robbing the Mansfield Bank in West Bridgewater and a branch of the...

Ever Wonder What The Brookline Police Slammer Looks Like?

The Brookline Police launched a new YouTube special today in what appears to be a community relations effort to de-mystify the Brookline Police Department...

Emergency Crews Respond To 2 Rollover Crashes In Brookline

Emergency crews responded to a rollover crash Tuesday morning in Brookline that temporarily shut down Beacon Street. Officials say the crash before 10:00 a.m. and...

Australian Man Convicted Of Making Threats Against Brookline Police

An Australian man is facing criminal charges in the United States following his conviction for making threats to Brookline police in December of last...

Registered Sex Offender Arrested for “Lewd Act” On Green Line

MBTA's Transit Police arrested a Canton man for, ahem, conducting himself in a lewd manner while he was on C Line. Turns out he...

3 Car Crash In Coolidge Corner Sends A Person To Hospital

Three cars crashed on Harvard Street between Coolidge Corner and Brookline Village, sending one person to the hospital with minor injuries, according to police. Watch...

Restaurant Owner Arrested For Allegedly Videotaping Customers In Bathroom

A Brookline restaurant owner was arrested for allegedly videotaping customers in the restaurant's bathroom, police say. Brookline Police put out a release on Thursday, saying...

Welding Torch Explodes, Causes Fire At Brookline High School & $150K...

The United Arts building at Brookline High School was evacuated late Wednesday morning after a welding accident caused a fire. Brookline firefighters responded to the...

Police & Fire Brookline Police On The Lookout For Man Who...

Brookline Police are asking for the public's help in identifying this man. They say he was caught on surveillance using a credit card that...