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Brookline Doctor Jailed Over Court Debt Released After Filing For Bankruptcy

A doctor from Brookline who was jailed Tuesday over a court debt was released Thursday evening. Dr. Nataly Minkina was sent to jail for contempt after failing...

Brookline Business Loses $1K In Eversource Scam

On Saturday a Brookline business owner got a phone call from someone claiming to be a representative from Eversource. The woman told the business...

Police Blotter

Friday, Sept. 1 Mystery liquid: At 8:04 a.m., a Park Vale resident reported that their windows and doors were covered in an unknown liquid. Leaf blower theft: At...

Man Arrested For Exposing Himself, Touching Woman In Brookline

rookline Police arrested a West Roxbury man after he allegedly touched a woman in a CVS with his exposed genitals on July 23. Police...

Brookline Man Charged With Hit-And-Run Accident Of Cyclist On Arborway

A Brookline man was arraigned on Wednesday for allegedly colliding with a bicyclist in a hit-and-run accident in an Arborway rotary in August. Massachusetts...

Police Investigating Thefts In Women-Owned Businesses In Brookline

Brookline Police are urging business owners to be on the lookout for a man posing as a customer at local businesses as part of...

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...

Officer John Jennings Received BPD’s First Ever Commendation For Excellence In...

Please join us in congratulating Officer John Jennings on receiving our Department’s first ever Commendation for Excellence in CIT. Officer John Jennings conducts himself in...

Suffolk Freshman Dies In Startling Pike Crash

A 19-year-old Chestnut Hill man died early Sunday morning when his vehicle somehow went airborne and struck the ceiling of a tunnel on the...

Man Who Ran Over State Trooper’s Foot Sunday Morning In Brookline...

State Police arrested a Boston man after he drove over a police officer's boot early Sunday morning during a traffic stop. State Police got a...

Police Blotter

Fight: Someone reported two men in a fight on Beacon Street. One man was described as wearing a black jacket, and the other was...

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...

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...

Statewide Grand Jury Indicted “Supa Mario” For Sex Trafficking In Brookline

A Boston man has been indicted on charges of human trafficking, rape and witness intimidation in connection with supplying multiple women with drugs and...

Brookline, Newton, Cambridge & Boston Police Chiefs: Police Are Human, Too

When you think of a police officer, "approachable" and "friendly" might not be the first two qualities that come to mind. But the heads...
Peter Blanchard

Elementary School Teacher Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By former Cincinnati Country...

According to WСРО Cincinnati, two former teachers at Cincinnati Country Day School — one now dead, one living outside of Ohio — have been accused of...

Brookline Number One Safest College Town

Independent review site "Safewise" has put together a list of the top 50 safest college towns in the US. According to the site, the number...

Car Crashes In Brookline, Lands On MBTA Green Line’s B Branch...

MBTA crews removed a disabled vehicle from the Green Line’s B Branch after it crash-landed on the tracks early Friday. The incident happened in Brookline...
The suspect.

Police Seek Man After Incident At Brookline Playground

Police are looking for a man in connection with an incident at a Brookline Village playground, but they are not saying much else. The Brookline...

Brookline Weighs Facial Recognition Restrictions

Brookline Town Meeting member Amy Hummel proposed a ban on government use of facial surveillance software, making Brookline the third municipality in Massachusetts to...

New, Clear Path To Outlaw Pot Shops

Uncertainty over the process cities and towns must follow to opt out of the sprouting legal marijuana market has sparked confusion across the state...

Taxi Driver Accused Of Dragging Another Driver In Brookline In Fight...

A taxi driver is facing charges Friday morning after allegedly dragging another taxi driver with his car. The two drivers reportedly got into a dispute...

Brookline Man Faces Rape Charges In Barnstable Court

A 31-year-old Brookline man pleaded not guilty Friday to rape charges in Barnstable District Court, according to court documents. Anthony Collins, of Beacon Street, is...

Police Blotter

All of the following is from Brookline Police log or online blog. They are excerpts taken from the public police log and represent a...

Police Blotter

Crude vandalism: A caller on Gerry Road reported vandalism to a car at 6:01 p.m. that had genitalia carved into it. An egging: At 6:01...

Police Blotter

Locker theft: An officer responded to a gym on Beacon Street for a report of a stolen wallet. A man said he entered the...

Johnson & Johnson Talc Trial To Begin In New Brunswick

Nearly a year and a half ago, Stephen Lanzo III, 46, of Verona, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer of the lung linings,...

Brookline Police Officers Awarded For Saving Lives, Being Rolemodels

Tuesday four Brookline Police Officers were recognized for serving their community, chasing down suspects to saving lives and serving as role models to young...

The ENTIRE George Floyd Bodycam Footage

What exactly was sold to us, and why did we buy it? https://youtu.be/N4jEUKiKvHY https://youtu.be/XkEGGLu_fNU

Jamaica Plain Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On VFW Parkway In...

A 35-year-old Jamaica Plain man died Monday when the motorcycle he was operating collided with a car on VFW Parkway in Brookline, State Police...

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...

BPD At Brookline Day 2017

The BPD had a great time at Brookline Day yesterday. It was hot but everyone seemed to enjoy the music, food, games, and many the...