Crime & Punishment
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...
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...
Assault And Battery With A Stapler
- A Fairway Road resident called to report someone broke into their home overnight. The resident told police that three Apple laptops were missing...
Brookline Police Arrest Man For Throwing Fireworks At People
Brookline Police arrested a man accused of throwing fireworks at or near people on Monday.
Police said they received several reports around 04:00 p.m. of...
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...
$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...
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...
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...
Man Wanted By The FBI Hits Brookline Officer Over Head With...
Brookline Police arrested a Cambridge man wanted for threatening an FBI officer. In the process, he hit them over the head with a Snapple...
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...
Select Board Committee On Policing Reforms Remote Meeting
Please register and find the Information to join as an attendee of the October 07, 2020 meeting via confirmation e-mail here.
To join by phone:...
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...
Police Blotter
Friday, Sept. 1
Mystery liquid: At 8:04 a.m., a Park Vale resident reported that their windows and doors were covered in an unknown liquid.
Leaf blower theft: At...
Heroin Drug Trafficking Bust In Brookline
Heroin Trafficking in Brookline? Police said two people were arrested yesterday on Boylston Street for possession of and intent to distribute heroin.
Just after 1:00...
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...
Statement On The Settlement Agreement Between The Town Of Brookline &...
The Select Board and Gerald Alston have reached an agreement to end the litigation filed by Mr. Alston against the Town of Brookline and...
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...
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....
Welding Torch Explodes, Causes Fire At Brookline High School & $150K...
The United Arts building at Brookline High School was evacuated late Wednesday morning after a welding accident caused a fire.
Brookline firefighters responded to the...
Brookline Police, Homeland Security Arrest Man For Sex Trafficing
Brookline Police said the Department of Homeland Security brought in a man, who was then investigated and arrested for drug trafficking and gang affiliation...
Brookline Police Arrest Former Town Employee For Alleged Misuse Of Public...
Town Administrator Chas Carey, Commissioner of Public Works Erin Chute Gallentine, and Acting Chief of Police Jennifer Paster report that the Brookline Police Department...
Man In Nightgown Groped Woman Near School In Brookline
A woman walking near a school in Brookline Sunday morning was groped by a man who may have been wearing a black nightgown with...
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...
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...
Police Blotter
Monday, Feb. 26
Shoplifting: At 3:31 p.m. police received a report of two men who took two pairs of Nike sneakers from TJ Maxx.
Needle found on...
The Latest Chapter In The Brookline PD Racism Saga: A $150K...
Several years into an ordeal that has challenged Brookline’s conceptions of itself as a bastion of liberal values, a black man who alleged discrimination in the town’s...
Statement Of Brookline School Superintendent Linus Guillory
Superintendent of Schools Linus Guillory wishes to provide the following statement on behalf of the Public Schools of Brookline:
“The Public Schools of Brookline have...
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...
Police Seek Man After Incident At Brookline Playground
Police are looking for a man in connection with an incident at a Brookline Village playground, but they are not saying much else.
The Brookline...
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,...