Crime & Punishment
Brookline Police Arrest Two in International ATM Scam
Two men have been arrested in connection to international ATM theft. Brookline police were dispatched to a bank on Harvard Street on Tuesday night...
Police Blotter
Monday, Jan. 29
Laser on Colbourne Crecsent: At 7:46 p.m., a caller reported that someone in a home by Colbourne Cresvent and Winthrop Road was shining...
Police Blotter
Graffiti: A caller reported that three people used chalk to draw a swastika on a Clinton Road sidewalk.
Suspicious activity: Someone reported that a man...
Fired Brookline Firefighter Will Get His Job Back
Superior Court Judge Douglas Wilkins has upheld an order for the Town of Brookline to reinstate firefighter Gerald Alston, after a Civil Service Commission...
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
Breaking and entering: At 7:57 a.m. a caller reported the breaking and entering of an Audi between 4 p.m. and that morning at a...
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...
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...
Gun Goes Off In Brookline, Bullet Into Home
Someone accidentally shot a gun in Brookline and the bullet went into someone's home, according to police. No one was reportedly injured.
At 4:03 p.m....
Officers’ Promotions At The BPD
The BPD is pleased to announce the promotion of four of its officers this week!
Officer John Canney and Officer Robert Teahan were promoted to...
Police Blotter
Graffiti: At 10:20 p.m. Brookline Police received a report of graffiti on a poster on a South Street lamppost that read “Heil Hitler.”
Gobble gobble:...
Rare Mountain Bike Stolen From Car In Brookline, Police Looking For...
Brookline Police are asking for the public's help in finding a rare mountain bike that was reported stolen yesterday from the roof of a...
A Woman Giving Out Mice, Egg Throwers, And Wandering Raccoons
Monday, May 8
Missing: Someone reported a 15-year old boy missing.
Oh no: Someone called to report an older woman was hit by a car near...
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...
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...
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...
Brookline Police Investigate Fight That Left One Hospitalized
A fight between two brothers during a social event at a local veterans’ post Saturday night left one person hospitalized Sunday morning with non-life-threatening...
Officials Put Out Fire At Apartment Building In Brookline
Officials put out a fire at an apartment building in Brookline.
Brookline Police and Fire crews responded to the fire on Aspinwall Avenue.
Officials believe the...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
US To End Policy That Let Legal Marijuana Flourish
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding the Obama-era policy that had paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country,...
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...
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...
DNA Links Man To 2013 Brookline Break Ins
Brookline police recently connected evidence with a man who previously served time for breaking into St. Mary's Church and stole the church car to...
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...
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...
Rash Of Car Break Ins: Brookline Police Warn Residents
Several unlocked cars were broken into this week in Brookline and police are advising residents to lock their car doors and make sure not...
Click It Or Ticket: Brookline Police Join State Campaign
If you do not make a habit of wearing your seat-belt, which is the law, Brookline Police could pull you over this month. It...
$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...
