8/12/2015

On August 12^th officers where on patrol in a marked cruiser and observed a vehicle traveling on St. Paul Street. A random query of the vehicle’s registration revealed the owner of the vehicle had a warrant out for their arrest. Officers proceeded to pull over the vehicle. Once it was determined that the driver was indeed the owner of the vehicle they were placed under arrest.

On August 12^th officers were dispatched to Kent Street for a larceny report. Upon arrival officers spoke with the victim who stated the bike had been taken from underneath the rear porch. The bike was left unsecured underneath the porch.

On August 12^th officers were on patrol in the area of Harvard Street. Officers observed a vehicle traveling southbound. Officers proceeded to run a random query of the vehicle’s registration. The query revealed that the registered owner of the vehicle had two active warrants. The query also revealed the vehicle did not have a valid inspection sticker. Officers proceeded to pull over the vehicle. Officers identified the driver as the registered owner of the vehicle and placed him under arrest without incident. 

8/11/2015

August 11^th blog

On August 11^th officers were dispatched to Commonwealth Avenue for a report of suspicious activity outside of a Pharmacy. The Pharmacy store owner recognized these individuals from past incidents and relayed there description to the police. Upon arrival noticed two individuals matching the description and stopped them for questioning. After questioning one of the individuals was placed under arrest for shoplifting from the Pharmacy. This individual was placed under arrest for shoplifting.

On August 11^th officers were patrolling the area around Kendall Street. Officers noticed two individuals who appeared to be soliciting door to door. The officers stopped these two individuals who stated they were preparing to solicit but did not start yet. After explain the towns by law the officers asked for identification. One of the individuals produced an out of state license while the other did not have any identification but told the officers there name. After dispatch ran queries for both individuals, dispatched informed the officers that the individual with no identification had an outstanding out of state warrant for their arrest. Officers placed the individual under arrest. The warrant was for Failure to Appear and Trespassing on Private Property and called for Full Extradition.

8/7/2015-8/10/2015

On August 7^th, officers were dispatch to Babcock Street for report of a patient being release who had an active warrant out for her arrest.  Upon arrival to the scene, the officers located the individual on the 2^nd floor and the individual was placed under arrest without incident.

On August 7^th, officers were dispatched to St. Mary’s street for a past breaking & entering & larceny of a residential building. Upon arrival, the officers spoke with the victims who stated they were both out of the apartment for several hours. The residents also reported locking the doors and the windows before leaving the apartment. When the two arrived home, they noticed the rear door was unlocked. After further inspecting the apartment, the two noticed several items missing including pieces of jewelry, a Bluetooth speaker, and a cellphone.

On August 7^th, an officer was dispatched to Harvard Street for a past report of breaking & entering & larceny of a residence. On scene, the victim reported arriving to her apartment and noticed the front door was kicked in.  The victim also reported that drawers and boxes were placed on the floor. The victim reported missing several electronic devices and several pieces of jewelry.

On August 7^th, an officer was dispatched to St. Paul St. for a report of a larceny of a bicycle. On scene, the victim stated his bicycle was attached to a pole outside his apartment the day before. The next morning he noticed the bicycle was missing and immediately reported the crime to the Brookline Police Department.

On August 7^th, an officer was dispatched to a local hotel on Beacon St. for a report of a larceny.  On scene, the victim reported placing her purse on the bench near the pool deck. After twenty minutes of watching her son in the pool, the victim noticed her purse was missing from the bench. The victim immediately approached the front desk and asked if anyone had taken the purse and turned it in. The reception desk had confirmed the purse was returned and gave it to the victim. On further inspection of the purse, the victim noticed a large sum of money was missing.

On August 7^th, an officer while on patrol traveling on Harvard St. observed a vehicle without a valid inspection sticker.  The officer activated his overhead emergency lights and safely initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Longwood Ave and Sewall Ave. The officer then advised the operator as to the reason for the stop and asked him for his license and registration. The driver stated he did not have a valid driver’s license on him and gave the officer his Social Security Number. A query of the operator’s information revealed the operator had two warrants out for his arrest.  The warrants were confirmed by Brookline Dispatch and the individual was placed under arrest.

On August 7^th, officers were dispatched to area of Chestnut Hill Ave. at Clinton Rd. for a report of an SUV traveling erratically at a high rate of speed.  An officer stopped at the intersection of Chestnut Hill Ave. observed a SUV matching the description of the reported vehicle. The officer activated his overhead emergency lights in an attempt to stop initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle continued down the street until finally coming to a complete stop at Boylston St. The officer informed the operator as to the reason for the stop and asked for her license and registration. The individual became emotional and started to cry when she could not find her wallet. The officer could also smell an order of intoxicating liquor coming from the driver.  The officer then asked for the individual to step out of the vehicle to perform a Field Sobriety Test.  After completing the tests, the officer concluded the subject was intoxicated. The officer then asked the individual if individual was willing to summit to a chemical breath test.  The subject refused and officer explained to the subject that a refusal could lead to her immediate arrest.  The subject stated she understood and still refused to take a chemical breath test. The subject was placed under arrest.

On August 9^th, an officer while assigned to the front desk was approached by a Brookline resident who wanted to report that someone had stolen his mother’s wallet.  The resident stated that his mother was shopping alone at a local grocery store. When the victim was going to pay for the items she could not find her wallet in her purse. The victim stated to her son she had left her bag unattended several times while shopping.  This matter is still under investigation.

On August 10^th, several officers were dispatched to the area of Boylston St. for a reported hit and run that had just recently taken place. Brookline dispatchers put out the description of the vehicle and within minutes an officer successfully initiated a traffic stop. The driver was advised as to the reason for the stop and was asked to produce a driver’s license and registration. The driver stated he did not have a driver’s license on him. The officer noticed the order of intoxicating liquor emanating from the driver .  When asked about if he had made contact with any vehicles while driving, the subject stated “Oh that White car?” but did not deny or admit to hitting any motor vehicle. The officer asked the subject to step out of the vehicle to perform a Field Sobriety Test.  The officer advised the subject to his right to a chemical breath test.  The subject agreed to take the test.   The subject was placed under arrest.

On August 10^th, an officer was traveling Eastbound on Beacon Street and observed a vehicle with a piece of cardboard over the rear license plate mount.  The officer activated his overhead emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop.  The driver was advised as to the reason for the stop and was asked to produce a driver’s license and registration. A query of the driver’s information revealed the driver had a warrant out for his arrest.  The warrant was confirmed by Brookline Dispatch confirmed and the subject was placed under arrest.

On August 10^th, an officer was dispatched to Beacon Street for a report of a stolen motor vehicle.  On scene, the victims stated that he and his partner worked as cable installers. The victims stated their work van had the keys inside and the vehicle was unlocked. When they came out to retrieve some equipment they realized the van was gone and immediately reported the vehicle stolen.