Crime & Punishment
Firefighters Battling Brookline House Blaze
Firefighters are battling a house fire in Brookline.Thick, white smoke could be seen billowing from the structure on Russett Road on Monday morning.
No additional...
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...
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...
Officers Tim & Danny Received Commendations
The Chief stopped by today's roll call. Over the next few days, he will be handing out commendations of excellent work. We hope to...
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...
BPD’s Back To School Supplies Drive
The BPD would like to thank the Brookline community for its generosity during our Back to School Supplies Drive.
In addition to deliveries made families...
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...
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...
Help Identify A Bank Robbery Suspect
The Brookline Police Department is investigating the following bank robbery, which occurred on November 17, 2020at 1:59 p.m., at the following address:
Brookline Bank1016 Beacon...
Budget Subcommittee Vote To Delay Land Bank Decision
The Long-Term Planning and Policies Subcommittee of Brookline voted almost unanimously to recommend its overarching Advisory Committee defer a land bank proposal until next...
Recruitment Night: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) / Medical Reserve Corps...
If you or anyone you know – family, friends, neighbors, co-workers – are interested in joining the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) or the...
Police Blotter
Unwanted person: A caller reported an unwanted white man at a building on Beacon Street at 7:10 a.m. The man was missing teeth, had...
Brookline Police Department Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Brookline Police Department is honored to introduce you to Officer Oscar Santos...
Officer Oscar Santos joined the...
Brookline Attorney Files Complaint Urging Roy Moore’s Law License Be Revoked
As sexual assault allegations against Senate candidate Roy Moore continue to make national headlines, one Brookline attorney decided it was time to take things...
Brookline Woman Seriously Injured By Drunk Driver In Cohasset
A teenager's cell phone video captured a drunk driving crash unfolding in Cohasset over Labor Day weekend, which ended with a Brookline woman being...
Good Luck To Brookline Police Officer Oscar Santos Who Is Riding...
Good luck to Brookline Police Officer Oscar Santos who is riding 275 miles this weekend from Boston to NYC in the Tour de Force...
Brookline Pays $180K To Settle Former Police Officer’s Racial Discrimination Complaint
Brookline has reached an $180,000 settlement with a former police officer who filed a racial discrimination complaint.
The town will pay the former officer, Estifanos...
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...
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...
Brookline Police Department To Participate In “Drive Sober Or Get Pulled...
Chief Jennifer Paster is pleased to announce that the Brookline Police Department has been awarded a grant to increase the number of impaired driving...
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...
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...
Police Blotter
Tuesday, Aug. 28
Blocking driveways on Hedge Road: At 10:31 a.m. a caller reported that vehicles parked on both sides of the road were blocking driveways.
Fed...
Attempted Break-In Suspect Arrested After Foot Chase In Brookline
Police in Brookline arrested a man they say tried to break into a home near Longwood Medical Center while the resident was getting ready...
Brookline Police Searching For Armed Robbery Suspect
Police in Brookline are searching for an armed robbery suspect who they say held up a convenience store and stole more than $3,000 over the...
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...
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...
Police Investigating Racist, Concerning Graffiti In Brookline
The Brookline Police Department is currently investigating spray-painted messages on the side of the gym at Brookline High School.
The graffiti was first reported last...
Supa Mario Held On High Bail In Sex-Trafficking Case
A 31-year-old Boston man known as "Supa Mario" was ordered held on $25,000 cash bail in Middlesex Superior Court in a statewide indictment in...
Police Blotter
Fight: A caller reported two men fighting at the Brookline Village train stop. The caller said one of the men had a hammer.
Intoxication: Someone...
Surveillance Video Shows Group Setting Construction Equipment On Fire
Police in Brookline are trying to track down the people who doused a Bobcat machine with gasoline then lit it on fire.
Brookline police say...
