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The following information is based on initial reviews of incident reports and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all incidents reported. The blog reports do not include sex crimes, domestic abuse, juvenile information, medical reports, and other sensitive police reports. The blog may differ from local news sources as well as trends reported at crimereports.com

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

09/08/2015

On August 8th, officers were dispatched to Harvard Street for a report of a larceny at a supermarket. When officers arrived the store manager followed the suspect and gave the officers a description of the suspect. Officers were able to catch up with the suspect and arrest the individual without incident.

Monday, September 7, 2015

9/4/2015-9/6/2015

On September 4th, an officer was dispatched to a residence on Beacon St. for a past larceny report.  On scene, the victim reported she was shopping at a local grocery store and had placed her wallet under her purse, which was located in her shopping cart. While inside the store she walked away from her cart several times. Upon checking out she noticed that her wallet was missing. This matter is still under investigation.

On September 4th, an officer was dispatched to the intersection of Chapel Street and Longwood Avenue for a report of a larceny of a bicycle. On scene, the victim reported having his bicycle locked to a telephone pole with a cable and padlock. The victim stated he had left his apartment early in the afternoon and on his arrival home in the early evening he noticed the cable was cut and his bicycle was stolen.

On September 5th, an officer conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Harvard Street and Longwood Avenue observe a vehicle travel make a complete stop and noticed only one functional brake light.  The officer pulled the behind the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop at Harvard Street and Thorndike Street.  The officer request the operator’s license and registration.  The driver produced his license but failed to produce the vehicles registration. A query of the operator’s information revealed his license was suspended.  Brookline Dispatch confirmed the status of the subject license was suspended and placed him under arrest.

On September 5th, an officer was dispatched to a residence on Coulbourne Crescent for a report of a stolen bicycle. On scene, the victim reported leaving her bicycle in her garage, which was left open all night.  The next morning she noticed her bicycle was gone. No other items were missing from the garage.

On September 6th, an officer was dispatched to a residence on Thornton Rd. for a report of a past Breaking and Entering.  The victim stated that he and his family had been out a few hours during the evening.  When they arrived home, the victim noticed back door was damaged and it appeared to be kicked in.  The victim reported nothing missing.

On September 6th, an officer was dispatched to the Brookline Police front desk to take a report of a past larceny of a motorcycle. Upon the officer’s arrival, the victim reported living at an apartment on Babcock St. The victim stated she had taken her trash out and noticed her motorcycle was missing for her open air garage.  The victim stated she had the set of keys in her possession. This matter is still under investigation.


On September 6th, officers were dispatched to a local grocery store on Harvard Street. for a report of a shoplifting in progress. At this time Brookline Police Dispatch broadcast that a female suspect had just fled the store being pursued by a loss prevention employee. On scene, officers observed a male and a female appear to be in a verbal altercation. The female was walking away from the stores property and was emptying items out of her handbag and throwing them back towards the male. The officers stopped her from fleeing the scene.  The store employee stated he had noticed the subject putting a number of items into her handbag and proceeded to exit the store.  The employee alerted a co-worker to call the police and confronted the subject, which is when the police arrived.  The subject has been placed under arrest.