The “Brighton Tree Ninja,’’ a man who wears a ninja costume and uses various weapons to kill trees around Brighton Center, is reportedly back and as bad as ever. Police are aware of the man ...

BOSTON (CBS) - -Once again, police say they've nabbed the Brighton "Tree Ninja" who won't stop vandalizing trees in the neighborhood. Joe Rizza, 66, was seen by detectives snapping branches off a ...

BRIGHTON -- A unique new gym in Brighton offers a chance to become a ninja. Opening a gym during the pandemic would take some ninja skills. But that's what three friends and personal trainers ...

A man known to police as the Brighton “tree ninja” was arraigned Wednesday in District Court for allegedly damaging a tree using a hammer. Joseph Rizza, 65, of Brighton, was charged with five ...

during a weeks-long surveillance operation to identify and arrest the so-called “Brighton Tree Ninja.’’ That individual or individuals — police continue to investigate — have been ...

But he never expected that a “tree ninja” would be a nemesis so vicious that he would just give up fighting back. In Brighton, the alleged “tree ninja” has been documented chopping away at ...