BCAT News

Plans are taking shape for a temporary police station to be located at the Vine Brook water treatment facility for about two years while a new police station is built.  […]

The Burlington Police Department has received a Gold Award for Community Traffic Safety from the American Automobile Association (AAA) and Lieutenant Jerry McDonough has been named as AAA’s [...]

The Burlington Police Department’s new Animal Control Officer has been recognized by the Animal Control Officer Association of Massachusetts with a Golden Bone Award. Animal Control Officer [...]

The Burlington Police Department has hired Jamie Jeffrey to the position of animal control officer. Jeffrey has been Animal Control Officer in Cambridge since 2019. She responded to [...]

Anxiety about school safety has been high for some families in Burlington after two recent incidents at the high school, one involving a student with a knife and the other […]

The Town Of Burlington has determined that the police department will temporarily relocate to the Vine Brook water treatment plant for about two years during the construction of a new […]

The 53rd Safety Town event took place in mid-August instructed by officers at the Burlington Police Department.

Burlington Retired Sgt. Timothy Kirchner was taken to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Wednesday after he was struck by a driver in the shopping plaza at 34 Cambridge St., near […]

The Burlington Police and fire Departments have appointed new officers and civilian employees to fill open spots.  Deputy Police Chief Bob Kirchner recommended police officer Jack Stafford for [...]

It was fun evening for members of the community, as they enjoyed a night of learning about safety from local law enforcements.

The Burlington Police Department is reminding residents to lock their vehicles after a series of break ins to cars in local neighborhoods.  The department wrote on Facebook, “Due to an […]

Chief Thomas P. Browne is pleased to share that the Burlington Police Department has sworn in three new officers. The three new officers — Timothy Pinkham, Ryan Shea, and Peter […]

Chief Thomas Browne is pleased to report that the Burlington Police Department is switching to a new emergency notification service known as RAVE. Residents can sign up for RAVE now […]

Burlington residents this week may begin receiving phone calls letting them know that the town is switching to a new emergency notification service. Beginning July 1, Burlington will be switching [...]

State emergency officials report the 911 system has been restored across Massachusetts Tuesday afternoon after a roughly two-hour outage that impacted Burlington and surrounding communities. [...]

On Thursday, June 13, you’re invited to donate to a Red Cross blood bank at Grand View Farm, from 9 a.m. to 7  p.m. It’s a Battle of the Badges […]

Town Meeting Wednesday night approved a $46.2 million spend for a new police station, a years-overdue priority for a public safety force that has been operating out of an aging […]

Chief Thomas P. Browne reports that Burlington Police are actively investigating an armed robbery early this morning. On Wednesday, May 8 at approximately 3:30 a.m. Burlington Police were [...]