03/28/17
At approximately 2:30am on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, Officers
observed an individual acting suspiciously near an address on Tappan St. The
suspicious activity involved a bicycle and an address on Tappan St. The Officer
observed the subject for awhile then approached to speak with him. The officer
recognized the subject from a recent police flyer, identifying him as a
possible package theft suspect. Upon further investigation it was determined
that the subjects explanation as to what he was doing was proven not to be
true. The subject was subsequently placed under arrest for Larceny of a Bike
over $200.00. During a search of the subject, several INVICTA watches were
located in the subjects pockets. The arresting officer remembered a recent
burglary that occurred the previous night where several watches had been taken from a store on
Washington St. Another Officer on scene, who had taken the report for the
recent burglary reported that INVICTA watches had been taken. The subject reported that he had found the
watches in a grassy area in the Village while he was walking a dog. The
subject, who reports himself to be homeless, was in possession of 3 expensive
Invicta watches. The subject was also
charged with Receiving Stolen Property (Over $250) for the watches.
On Tuesday 03-28-2017 Officers responded to Egmont St. on reports of a stolen car. The owner reports
leaving the car running after AAA had jump started it for him, and leaving it
running, unattended so as to charge the battery. Upon returning the owner found
that his vehicle was gone. The vehciel is described as a black Mazda with NY
plates. Brookline Dispatch has entered
the vehicle information into NCIC.
On Saturday 03-25-2017 Officers on Beacon St. to take a
report for breaking and entering sometime between 21:00 hrs. the night before.
Upon arrival the Officer could clearly see the exterior glass door to the
building shattered. Further
investigation into the building revealed another door had pry marks on frame
area near the knobs/locks. At this time
it was unknown if anything had been taken. A report was filed
On Tuesday 3/28/2017 Officers responded to Harvard St. on
reports of a minor motor vehicle accident. Upon investigating the accident one
operator was issued MA Uniform Citation for a Brookline Town By-Law Article 7
Section 6 for Failure to Use Caution while exiting a parking space into
traffic. No injuries were reported and the operators were advised to contact
their respective insurance companies.
On 03/28/17 Officers responded to Clinton Rd. for a report
of a past residential Breaking and Entering.
The break is estimated to have happened between the hours of 16:30 hrs.
and approximately 21:30 hrs. They did not notice anything suspicious when
they left nor when they arrived back home, but a neighbor described to them
seeing someone walk to their front door, then around to the back. They did not
recognize the person. After hearing this
home owners walked to the rear of their house and observed that the screen to
their glass sliding door to the rear living room had been removed and was
leaning against the home. They observed
that the back door to the rear den was slightly ajar and that a rolled up bath
towel that they had pressed against the bottom of the door to keep out the cold
had been moved forward. At this time it
is unknown if any items had been taken, and a follow-up is being conducted by
the Detective Division.
On March 28, 2017
Officers responded to an address on Winchester Street, for a package
theft report. The victim reports receiving a confirmation via e-mail that her
package was delivered by United States Postal Service at 0948 hours. She
returned home at 1700 hours and could not locate her package. She then called
the post office to confirm if her package was delivered. The post office stated
the package was left inside the front vestibule at 0948 hours. A larceny report was filed.
On 03/28/17 Officers responded to an address on Alberta Rd.
for a past larceny of a cell phone that took place at Brookline High
School. The victim reports that the
phone she had secured in a locker with a pad lock, in the girls locker room had
been stolen. The victim believes someone
must have seen the combination when she opened the locker earlier in the day.
School security was notified and a report was filed.
03/29/17
On Wednesday, March 29, 2017, Officers responded to an
accident at the intersection of Mountfort St. and Carlton St. The road surface was wet and it was raining. Both
operators were able to safely drive away from the scene. They were advised to
file a claim with their insurance companies and complete a Massachusetts DOT
Operator Crash Reports.
On 03/29/17 Officers responded to a business on Harvard St
for a report of shoplifting. Upon arrival we spoke with loss prevention who
stated they observed a male party attempting to leave the store without paying
for items that he previously concealed. He admitted to taking the items and
stated he did so because he is homeless. The subject placed under arrest, transported
to the Brookline Police Station and booked
on the following charge M.G.L. 266:30A Shoplifting.
On 03/29/2017, Officers responded to an address on Amory
Street for the report of suspicious activity.
Upon arrival, the reporting party informed the officer they had received
a telephone call from 781-242-8044 with an opportunity for to receive a free
back brace. The reporting party provided
his social security number, then was placed him on hold and eventually the telephone
call was terminated. No other information was provided to the caller. The reporting party informed me they
attempted to call 781-242-8044 several times and no person would answer his
calls. Officers googled the telephone
number on the internet, and there are several web sites warning people not to
provided information to the callers.
There is no company information attached to the telephone number. The
caller was advised to contact the Fraud Victims Assistance hotline for
additional assistance.
On March 29, 2017 a citizen walked into the front desk of
the Police Department to report a fraud. The victim reports an unauthorized
transaction with RISE Loans. The victim had filed a previous report for a compromised
banking account. The victim was advised and has been provided with the Credit
Bureau Fraud Department phone numbers and informed of the website
www.identitytheft.org to help assist with the process for reporting and
protecting his identity.
On March 29, 2017 Officers responded to an address on Beacon
Street in apartment for a report of Identity Theft. The victim reports they
believe a former roommate had stolen their personal information. In December of
2016, they discovered that someone had fraudulently opened bank accounts using
their personal information along with fraudulent transactions on their credit
cards. Upon investigation with the bank the victim was told they would have to
file a police report in order to receive information. They were provided
information to the three credit reporting agencies, the Federal Trade Commission,
and the FBI web site to report their identities were compromised. At this time
they believe Ping had returned home to Taiwan.
On 3/29/17 Officers responded to an address on Beacon Street
for a report of fraud. The victim reports falling victim to a Western Union scam which resulted
in her sending a large sum of money to
China. The victim placed an ad on Craig’ List. The morning of 3/29/17 the
victim was corresponding with an individual who expressed interest in buying
the furniture. The potential buyer stated in order for them to purchase the
items the seller would have to pay a shipping fee. The victim agreed to Western
Union the money. At that time the victim
received another email asking for additional funds to be wired. She then
became suspicious and contacted Western Union who informed her is a common scam
and that she should contact her local police department. Western Union also
confirmed the money had already been picked up by the recipient. The victim did not give any personal information
and was advised to follow up with Western Unions fraud department. Victim was
provided with this reports number for her claim.
