A town official said he started getting racist threats after making some lengthy comments about the Jan. 6 riots, according to the TAB.
A sample of the types of calls that came in between Dec. 27 and Jan. 1 to the Brookline Police Department.
Package thefts are a growing problem as online shopping explodes. Brookline police offer some tips to thwart porch pirates.
Brookline police said officers found a man sitting on a couch after he broke into Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen's mansion.
Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man they said robbed a bank in St. Mary's.
There are eight registered sex offenders listed in the state database as living in Brookline.
Brookline Police said the man dropped off someone at the Women's clinic when a woman protesting abortions said he threatened to shoot her.
Brookline and the police union just cleared one of the major hurdles to implementing the use of police body cameras: contract negotiation.
Also, a moped, a bicycle, personal belongings and several packages were reported stolen last week.
"Boston Police responded to assist an incident with an elevator and some sort of victim," a Boston police spokesperson told Patch.
The Norfolk County District Attorney defended his report saying police were justified when they shot and killed Justin Root in February.
Also, one person was arrested on three warrants after getting caught while shoplifting.
Public service medals and a commendation certificate were also awarded on Thursday.
"Our officers will never ask you for any financial information over the phone," the department said in a social media post.
Thursday the car crashed into the assisted living facility.
The family is asking the the case be reopened for an independent investigation.
Brookline Officer Sean Williams helped save the life of a grocery store worker on a bus in April.
Several witnesses told police that the driver of a BMW, traveling at speeds well over 100 mph at the time of the crash, hit the car.
Although the official Boston fireworks were canceled because of the pandemic, anyone who was outside after dark may have caught a display.
Brookline Police Chief Andrew Lipson told the Select Board on Friday he is resigning from the position.
Brookline Police Chief Andrew Lipson said he would go back into the ranks as a deputy superintendent.
Police said the girls, ages 12, 14 and 15, were wanted in connection with several robberies and attempted robberies in Boston and Brookline.
Brookline Police Department said it is already complying mostly with the recommended 8 Cant Wait campaign policies.
The man said the department has a "de facto policy" of inadequately addressing "citizen and other complaints of police."
It turned out that a report of a stolen car, a hit-and-run, the ramming of two cars and a police chase were all connected.
The chief issued a statement condemning the actions of officers involved in the incident that left George Floyd dead in police custody.
Shortly after Patch pushed out the police alert asking if anyone had seen the missing woman Thursday, an employee at a bank found her.
After a brief chase near the police station police arrested a man they said tried to steal an officer's car - right in front of the officer.
After a man had a heart attack on the bus, the driver found police officers who jumped up to help save him.
Brookline Police are thanking the public for helping identify a man possibly connected to the anti-Semitic graffiti this week.
The Anti Defamation League is offering $1K for information leading to the arrest of the person found responsible for the hate crime.
The Brookline Fire Department temporarily closed one of its stations after a firefighter began to exhibit coronavirus symptoms.
After leading police on a chase from Brigham and Women's Hospital along Route 9 into Brookline, the man reached for what looked like a gun.
The fatal crash in Chestnut Hill sent nine to the hospital, including three children, police said.
Firefighters quickly put out a fire at a building on Beacon Street near Washington Square Friday morning.
Four people were arrested this week in Brookline for shoplifting and another was arrested on outstanding warrants.
Brookline Firefighters quickly put out a fire at a home on Powell Street Wednesday, according to Fire Chief John Sullivan.
If you use the C or D Line to get around Brookline, get ready for shuttle busses.
Route 9 westbound reopened around 5 p.m. according to officials, as police investigate.
Brookline Police are investigating two attempted robberies and one robbery at knifepoint they believe were all at the hands of the same man.