The department was awarded a federal grant that will be used in an effort to reduce the number of vehicle crashes.
Police said they are searching for a man accused of two knife-point robberies over the weekend.
A Burlington police officer and the department as a whole have been recognized for improving the town's traffic safety.
When police arrested the 16-year-old suspect, he was allegedly carrying a loaded gun, a large amount of cash, and marijuana.
Police are searching for a juvenile suspect connected to a shots-fired incident Tuesday night.
Police are investigating following a car crash and shots fired at the Avalon apartment complex Tuesday night.
Police have identified a suspect accused of a theft case at Wegmans.
State police used stop sticks to end a chase on I-95 in Burlington on Saturday, according to a report.
Police are looking for information on an SUV involved in an accident with a motorcycle last weekend.
Police are asking the public for help in identifying two people accused of taking designer sunglasses from a Burlington Mall store.
State police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint somewhere in the county early in September.
The suspects shot into a building at the Avalon apartment complex on Arboretum Way at around 3:47 a.m. Wednesday, according to police.
The Select Board recently approved both appointments.
The drone is expected to be especially useful in missing person cases.
A judge has found a Burlington police officer's actions in a fatal shooting last year to be reasonable, according to a report.
A Burlington firefighter who ran a dog training and boarding facility resigned his position as he faces animal cruelty charges.
The new recruit finished the 11-week program that featured live burn rooms, a sensory deprivation maze and a zero-visibility smokehouse.
The 2-day training session was conducted in collaboration with the National Association of School Resource Officers' Project Unite.
Morris, who will begin his new job on May 15, was appointed Monday by the Burlington Select Board.
The 2nd fire was at a local apartment complex and resulted in a firefighter suffering a minor injury and the displacement of residents.
Nobody was injured in the 2-alarm blaze that required 9 Burlington fire apparatus and aid from Billerica, Woburn, Reading and Wilmington.
Solid Diagnostics and its owner Rita Ausiejus each were charged with Medicaid false claims, Medicaid reverse false claims and larceny.
Ariel Foster, of Boston, is accused of refunding the cost of store items to her credit card and using the money for a Tesla and Hawaii trip.
The body of Kaylin Rose, 49, was found Saturday in Wilmington a day after police said she was missing. No cause of death has been given.
The promoted leaders are: Andrew Connerty, chief, Steven McLean, assistant chief, Michael Bibbey, captain, and Brendan Micciche, lieutenant.
A Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) team will examine the department's policies, procedures, operations and facilities.
Police said 3 thefts took place Wednesday in the same neighborhood. They believe the suspect drove a light blue or silver Honda CRV.
Two local residents have been scammed out of $10K or more and other residents in Burlington and nearby municipalities have been targeted.
Patterson retires on Jan. 6 after 34 years with the department. He has served as chief since 2019 and will be succeeded by Andrew Connerty.
The Burlington's $14,923.10 grant is part of a larger $5 million package being distributed across Massachusetts fire departments.
The fire broke out on Wednesday morning in a neighborhood near I-95 in Burlington.
The Burlington Fire Department said a contractor struck a gas line Thursday morning, triggering the leak.
Crews managed to quickly knock down the fire in a home off Michael Drive in Burlington, according to the Burlington Fire Department.
A 33-year-old Sailsbury, Mass. man was in police custody in New Hampshire as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Burlington Police.
A Billerica man, 22, died and another person was injured in the crash early Sunday afternoon, according to police.
Officials said police will maintain a visible presence at Burlington's Marshall Simonds School on Wednesday out of "an abundance of caution"
Police received money via a larger, roughly $11 million round of funding from the state for local road safety initiatives.
One person was taken to the hospital after an incident related to road work on Middlesex Turnpike, according to police.
The police are running the program in tandem with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Police said they suspect the man threw another man through a pane glass window.