Brookline Select Board Terminates Police Chief Ashley Gonzalez

BROOKLINE, MA —The Brookline Select Board unanimously voted Friday morning to terminate Police Chief Ashley Gonzalez, effective immediately.

Gonzalez, who was hired earlier this year, was accused of breaking the town's policy against discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation and placed on paid administrative leave in early August.

“A couple weeks ago we were in the same room to welcome Chief Gonzalez and we had high hopes,” Select Board Chair Heather Hamilton said.

“It is with a very heavy heart that we conclude our business today,” she added.

Leading up to the decision to terminate Gonzalez, the town conducted an initial review of "multiple allegations" and hired Comprehensive Investigations and Consulting, a firm based in Quincy, to further investigate the claims.

Former Massachusetts State Police Col. Kerry Gilpin and Daniel Bennett, former secretary of public safety and Worcester County assistant district attorney, led the investigation.

Read more about the claims against Gonzalez here.