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

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...

Police Blotter

Tuesday, March 6 Graffiti on Marion Street: At 3:41 p.m. a caller reported graffiti on a Marion Street building. Difficult customer at Dunkin Donuts: At 4:09 p.m. a...

Stolen Amazon Packages Returned, Just In Time For The Holidays

Dozens of stolen Amazon packages, stolen before they even got to doorsteps and entryways will return to their owners today before the holiday weekend,...

BPD Officers Attend Child Seat Safety Technician Certification Training Program

The BPD is pleased to announce that four of its police officers are attending the Child Seat Safety Technician Certification Training this week. These officers...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Town Of Brookline Begins Search For Permanent Police Chief

The Town of Brookline is beginning its search for a permanent police chief. Per Town Administrator Chas Carey, the Town will post the position publicly...

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...

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...

3 Car Crash In Coolidge Corner Sends A Person To Hospital

Three cars crashed on Harvard Street between Coolidge Corner and Brookline Village, sending one person to the hospital with minor injuries, according to police. Watch...

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...

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:...

Brookline Town Administrator Selects Police Chief Candidate for Select Board Approval

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner is pleased to share that he has selected Chief Ashley Alexander Gonzalez, who has over 33 years of experience in...

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...

Texting While Driving

The Brookline Police Department’s "Offense Based Enforcement" program is underway. In addition to the regular enforcement, officers will address certain types of incidents, crimes...

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...
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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...

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...

Registered Sex Offender Arrested for “Lewd Act” On Green Line

MBTA's Transit Police arrested a Canton man for, ahem, conducting himself in a lewd manner while he was on C Line. Turns out he...

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...

Loud Parties, Egg Throwers And A Punch In The Face

Friday, May 5 Person down: A passerby called to report someone fell near Capital One near the corner of Beacon and Harvard streets. They had...

Brookline Town Administrator Promotes Three Brookline Police Officers

Town Administrator Mel Kleckner and Acting Police Chief Richard Allen are pleased to share that three members of the Brookline Police Department have been...

Police Blotter

Thursday, Nov. 9 ATM interference on Beacon Street: At 6:52 a.m., police received a report surveillance captured a man fidgeting with the ATM at 1228 Boylston...

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 Police Warn Against Bitcoin Mail Scam

Brookline police are warning against an ongoing mail scam involving letters that demand large sums of Bitcoin from area residents. The letters instruct recipients to...

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...