Crime & Punishment
Police Blotter
Intoxicated: Brookline Police received a call at 10:38 p.m. about an intoxicated middle-aged white male who refused to leave Fairsted Kitchen. The man was...
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...
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...
Missing 86-Year-Old Brookline Woman Found
A missing 86-year-old Massachusetts woman has been found after police requested the public's help.
Ranina Ignatova left her apartment at the 1800 block of Beacon...
Eric Hopkins, 49, A Level 3 Sex Offender, Registered In Town
Eric Hopkins, 49, is a level 3 sex offender, newly registered in Brookline, MA.
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Law, individuals classified as Level 3 Sex...
Gunshots Fired In The Rear Of 14 Egmont Street
On Saturday night, June 15, 2024, at approximately 10:41 p.m., Brookline Police Dispatch received numerous calls from people in the Egmont Street area, reporting...
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...
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...
Kosher Restaurant Can Remain Open Despite Charges Against Co-Owner
A kosher restaurant in suburban Boston will be allowed to remain open even though one of its owners has been charged with illegally recording...
Rash Of Car Break Ins In Brookline
Brookline Police are warning residents and visitors to keep valuables out of sight and lock their cars when parking for any amount of time...
Crews Battle Large Blaze At Brookline Townhouse
Crews spent the overnight hours working to extinguish a fire that broke out at a Brookline townhouse.
Officials said the three-alarm fire broke out at...
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...
Got Kids?
If the answer is “yes” or even “I’m thinking about it,” then you will want to read up about these three female officers who...
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...
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...
Police Blotter
Erratic operation: At 9:49 a.m. a caller reported that a grey Acura was driving erratically and went through a red light at the intersection...
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...
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...
3 Men Broke Into Tatte Bakery In Brookline
Police are searching for three men who broke into Tatte Bakery on Beacon Street overnight.
The men were caught on the bakery's video surveillance, who...
Brookline Resident’s Bulldogs 5K Supports Former Addicts And Wellness
A Brookline man is working – step by step - to help former substance abusers run a new course with the Boston Bulldogs Running...
$400 Worth Of Razors Stolen: Brookline Police Logs
Here is a sample of the types of calls the Brookline Police department responded to this weekend.
Saturday, Feb. 10
Drunk: Someone called to report a...
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...
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...
Boston Archdiocese Removes Nigerian Priest From Ministry After Sexual Abuse Allegation
The Archdiocese of Boston has removed a Nigerian priest residing at a Brookline church from ministry after receiving an allegation of sexual abuse of...
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...
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...
U-Haul Van Rolls Over On Pond Avenue
According to Brookline Police, there was a traffic crash this morning on Pond Avenue at Highland Road, in which an U-Haul van lost control...
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...
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...
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...
Brookline Boy Asked To Get In Stranger’s Car
Police say a man driving an old green or brown Honda asked a 12-year-old boy to get in his car while the boy was...
