12/11/2017-12/12/2017

12/11/2017

On December 11 at approximately 12:44hrs officers were dispatched for a an incident of shoplifting that had just occurred on Commonwealth Ave. The store manager stated that he had observed a woman come into the store and browse for almost two hours. The manager stated that the woman put on a shawl and attempted to leave the store without paying at which point he confronted her and she fled. Officers located a woman matching the description and the store manager was able to confirm her identity. The woman is being summoned to court for Shoplifting under $50.

12/12/2017

On December 12, officers responded to a residence on Prince St for a past breaking and entering report. The resident stated they had left the apartment at 745hrs in the morning and returned at 1315hrs finding the backdoor ajar. The resident reported a laptop and jewelry missing. The incident is under investigation. Officers were later dispatched to another residence on Prince St. for another breaking and entering report. The resident stated she had been gone from 1000hrs to 1900hrs and when she returned, her top lock was damaged and the apartment was in disarray. Nothing was reported missing at the time.

At approximately 1455hrs officers were dispatched to Brook St. for a past breaking and entering report. The reporting party stated that she had left her apartment at 1100hrs and returned at 1450hrs and found the apartment in disarray. The woman reported several items missing. Officers located a possible marking from a pry tool on the inside foyer door. The incident is under investigation. At approximately 2330hrs, officers responded to another residence on Brook St for a breaking and entering report. The resident stated she had been gone from approximately 1000hrs on 12/8 until 2030hrs 12/12. Several items including jewelry and a computer monitor were reported stolen. Pry marks were located on the buildings outside door and foyer door.

Officers were dispatched to Washington St. for a past breaking and entering report. The residents stated that they had been gone from 0700hrs to 1815hrs and noticed the front door ajar when they returned. The back door was also found slightly open and the apartment front door had damage around the lock. Multiple items were reported missing. The incident is being investigated. Officers were later dispatched to another residence on Washington St. for a breaking and entering report. The residents stated that they had been gone from 0800-1915hrs and when they returned they found the back door to the balcony open. Multiple items were reported missing. There was no clear indication of the point of entry.

At approximately 1945hrs, officers responded to Harvard St for a report of a shoplifter. The employee stated she had seen an elderly female enter the store with multiple bags and try to leave with items concealed in them. The employee stated she confronted the woman and asked her to pay for the items at which point she set down the bags and left the store. Inside the bags, officers found several shoplifted items from the business as well as numerous items that did not come from that store, including other items with tags still on. The business was advised to contact police if the suspect enters the store again.

At approximately 2243hrs an officer was dispatched to Sewall Av for a report of package thefts. The reporting party stated that three packages had been confirmed as delivered that day yet when he went to retrieve them they were gone.