Crime & Safety
Brookline Police Urge Public To Avoid Area With Downed Wires
Brookline police are telling the public to avoid Heath Street after several wires came crashing down into the road.

BROOKLINE, MA — A utility pole appears to be snapped in half, leaving wires and debris scattered across Heath Street in Brookline.
People are being told to avoid Heath Street between Hammond and Warren streets as well as Randolph Road after witnesses say a moving truck pulled down wires and multiple utility poles.
No additional information has been released.
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Wires down- red alert! pic.twitter.com/PoZVHKNVKu
— Brookline PD (@BrooklineMAPD) August 9, 2021
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