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Illegal Immigrant Charged With Attempted Rape, Kidnapping In Brookline

A Honduran illegal immigrant accused of choking and attempting to rape a woman was arraigned in Brookline District Court on Tuesday. Mainor Suazo-Martinez, 20, was...

Trio Arrested After Stolen Car Chase Ends With A Crash

Three people have been arrested after crashing a stolen vehicle and trying to run from officers in Brookline.Officers pursuing the stolen silver sedan on...

Neighborhood Crime Alert

Please be aware that overnight Monday night into Tuesday morning this week, several cars in the Aspinwall Hill neighborhood (University Road/Rawson Road) were broken...

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 Fire Fighters Respond To Fire On Beacon Street Near Waxy’s

If you saw a number of fire trucks and a ladder near Waxy's on Beacon Street and wondered what was going on Friday evening,...

Pierce Fit Fest

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

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...

Boston Man Sentenced For Two Bank Robberies

A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for robbing a branch of RTN Federal Credit Union in Brookline and a branch...
Bruce Seals

Brookline Man Accused Of Masturbating While Peering Into Women’s Apartment

A Brookline man is accused of touching himself outside a Brighton apartment and scaring the two women who live there. One of the woman reported seeing...

Brookline Select Board Unanimously Terminates Ashley Gonzalez From Police Chief Position

The Select Board has today unanimously voted to terminate the employment of Ashley Gonzalez from the position of Chief of Police following a disciplinary...

Police Blotter

Wednesday, Nov. 22 Extortion on Fisher Avenue: At 10:38 a.m. a caller on Fisher Avenue reported her husband received a letter attempting to extort money...

Brookline Students And Allies “Walk Out” Undeterred By Snow

The snow day did not stop dozens of students across the town from walking out in an effort to show where they stood on...

Brookline Public Schools Student Indecently Assaulted

Superintendent Linus Guillory Jr. and Police Chief Jennifer Paster report that a Brookline Public Schools student was indecently assaulted, while walking between classes on...

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...

Police Blotter

Suspicious activity: A caller reported that on Tuesday a man approached her 3-year-old daughter in the park near St. Paul Street and touched her...

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...

Food Truck Friday

Come join the Brookline MA Police Department (and fellow sponsors Brookline Recreation, Brookline's Office for Diversity, Inclusion & Community Relations and City on a...

Police Blotter

Tuesday, Feb. 20 Graffiti on Stetson Street: Around 8:53 a.m. a caller reported graffiti on the front steps of a Stetson Street building. Coyote on Hawthorne Road: At...

Attempted Bank Robbery On Harvard Street Thwarted, Suspect In Custody

Brookline Police said they have a suspect in custody after they attempted to rob a bank on Harvard Street. Police said just after 1:00...

Help Identifying Bank Robbery Suspect

Police in Brookline are asking for the public’s help in identifying a bank robbery suspect. Authorities say the woman is wanted in connection with a...

Brookline Police Ask Residents To Share Security Camera Footage

The Brookline Police Department is asking residents who have security cameras pointed outside toward their street to come register with them if they would...

BPD Hosted A Coffee Hour For These Retired Brookline Police Female...

As a finale to our celebration of National Women's History Month, the BPD hosted a coffee hour for these retired Brookline Police female officers. Thank...

Brookline Fire Department Battles Blaze In Triple-Decker

The following is a statement from the Town of Brookline: Fire Chief John F. Sullivan reports that the Brookline Fire Department, together with its mutual...

“Cryptocurrency Scheme”: Unregulated Digital Token Sales Lead To Charges

The Bay State’s top securities regulator has charged a Brookline man with selling millions of dollars in “Caviar tokens” through unregistered securities through a...

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...

Child Struck By Vehicle In Brookline

Police are responding to a report of a child who was hit by a vehicle at Beacon Street and Winthrop Road in Brookline. The child...

13 Car Break-Ins Reported in Brookline

According to police, 13 cars were reportedly broken into Sunday night in Brookline, Massachusetts. The area affected was around Summit Avenue and Jordan Road near...

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...

A Different Type Of Scam You Should Be Aware Of

The victim receives an e-mail, claiming to have installed malware into their computer, while the victim visited adult websites. The scammer claims there is...

Help Identify A Vandal

The Brookline Police Department are looking to identify a young suspect who is believed to be responsible for spray painting tags. The young man in...

BPD’s New Chief Of Police Andrew Lipson

We are pleased to announce and introduce our new Chief of Police Andrew Lipson, who was promoted last night from Deputy Superintendent to Chief...
Christian Amaral, 23

Man Denies Choking Child In Brookline Park

A man accused of choking a boy at a Brookline playground will have to spend at least another night in jail. Christian Amaral, 23, of Newton, has...