FAQ’s

HOW DO I OBTAIN A COPY OF A CRASH REPORT?

If an officer completed a crash report, it can be obtained from the Records Department at the police station. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 9:00am to 3:00pm with extended hours on Wednesday until 7:00pm. There is a $5 fee for all crash reports.  Crash reports can also be purchased and printed online by clicking here.

HOW DO I OBTAIN A COPY OF A POLICE REPORT?

A copy of an incident report can be obtained from the Records Department at the police station. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 9:00am to 3:00pm with extended hours on Wednesday until 7:00pm. There is a $1 fee for all incident reports.

HOW DO I OBTAIN A FID (FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION CARD) OR LTC (LICENSE TO CARRY)?

You must fill out an application that can be obtained by downloading from our site or from the Records Department at the police station. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 9:00am to 3:00pm with extended hours on Wednesday until 7:00pm. There is a $100 fee for processing the application.

Click to Download Application Here

WHERE CAN I REPORT CARS ARE SPEEDING BY MY HOUSE EVERY DAY?

If you feel speeding traffic is a problem on your street, please call or email. We take all of these complaints very serious and will see to it that an officer is assigned to your area for traffic enforcement. Although we love to spend several days on your street, there are many other streets and calls for service that sometimes prevents us from doing this, however, we will dedicate as much time as we can to your issue.

CAN THE POLICE INSTALL MY CHILD’S CAR SEAT?

One of our certified child passenger safety seat technicians can instruct you on how to properly install the child safety seat. The technicians are available on by appointment only on Wednesday night from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. You can make an appointment by calling 508-897-5208.

HOW DO I GET MY VEHICLE BACK WHEN IT HAS BEEN TOWED?

If your vehicle has been towed by one of the on-call tow companies, you can contact us and we can inform you who that is and where they are located. Have your license plate number and the date of the tow when you make the call.

WHERE DO I PAY A PARKING TICKET FINE OR HOW DO I APPEAL IT?

If you wish to pay the ticket you can do this in a few ways; you can pay online here , make a payment in person at the Brockton City Hall, or you can mail payment by following the instruction on the ticket. To appeal the ticket, please follow the instructions on the ticket.

I CALLED 9-1-1 BY MISTAKE; I WAS THEN TOLD THAT AN OFFICER MUST COME TO MY HOUSE TO CHECK ON ME. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SEND AN OFFICER WHEN I SAID I WAS O.K. AND JUST DIALED THE NUMBER BY MISTAKE?

We do this for your safety. We need to check on the situation to ensure that there is no one forcibly making you say everything is fine while you are on the line with our emergency telephone dispatchers.