5/11/2018
On 5/11 an officer was dispatched
to Jefferson Rd. for a report of a larceny by false pretenses. The reporting
party stated that he had received a phone call on 5/8 from a female party
claiming to be his granddaughter. The female party stated that she had been
arrested and passed the phone over to a male party who stated he was her
attorney. The male party told the reporting party that he needed to send cash
for his granddaughter to be released on bail. The incident was confirmed as a
scam and detectives are investigating the case.
5/12/2018
Early on 5/12, units responded to
the area of Boylston St. and Eliot St. for a report of a vehicle leaving the
scene of an accident. The reporting party stated that while in Medford, MA her
vehicle had been rear ended by another car. The offending vehicle then pulled
away without exchanging paperwork and struck the initial vehicle a second time,
on the passenger’s side. The reporting party then followed the offending vehicle
to where they were stopped in Brookline. On arrival on scene, officers observed
damage to the reporting party’s rear bumper and passenger side mirror. As an
officer approached the offending vehicle, she observed a female party asleep
behind the wheel. The female party was awoken and attempted to put her vehicle
into drive multiple times before the officer was able to remove her keys from
the ignition. The officer observed the female suspect to be confused with
glassy and bloodshot eyes, and a strong odor of alcohol emanating from her. The
female suspect was placed under arrest for Operating under the Influence of
Alcohol.
In the afternoon of 5/12,
officers were dispatched to the area of Aspinwall Av and St. Paul St. for a
report of a larceny that had just occurred. The reporting party stated that he
had seen a male party walk up a building on Aspinwall St., take a package off
the porch, place it in a trash bag, and walk away. Officers located a man
matching the description who confirmed he had just stolen a package. The man
was will be summoned to court for Receiving Stolen Property under $1200 and
Larceny under $1200.
An officer was dispatched to St.
Paul St. for a past larceny report. The reporting party stated that earlier
that day she had been at a store on Beacon St when she left her purse and
shopping cart unattended. The woman stated that when she went to check-out she
noticed that her wallet was gone. The incident is being investigated.
At approximately 8:05pm, an
officer was dispatched to the Longwood MBTA station for a report of a larceny
in progress. The reporting party stated that she had been standing on the
outbound platform when an unknown female party began shouting for her
attention. The reporting party attempted to ignore the woman who eventually
crossed the tracks to converse with the reporting party. The unknown female
stated that she had been waiting for the train for a couple hours and needed
money for the fare. The reporting party stated that she then opened the front
zipper of her backpack and retrieved money from her wallet for the female
party. While waiting on the platform, the unknown female began moving closer to
the reporting party and ultimately ended up behind her. At this time, the
unknown woman, unzipped the front backpack pocket and removed the reporting
party’s purse before fleeing. The reporting party attempted to follow the
suspect who eventually discarded the purse near the Longwood Ave. Bridge. The
reporting party stated that money had been taken from her purse. The case is
under investigation.
On May 12, officers responded to
a residence on Beacon St. for a past Breaking and Entering and Burglary from an
apartment. The reporting party stated that when he returned home that evening
he found the door to his apartment slightly open. The reporting party and his
roommates reported numerous items stolen including laptops, money, and watches.
The incident is being investigated.
5/13/2018
Early on May 13, an officer was
monitoring traffic when he observed a vehicle cross over the double yellow
lines while attempting to overtake another vehicle at the intersection of
Harvard and Fuller Streets. The officer activated his emergency lights in an
attempt to initiate a motor vehicle stop at which point the vehicle turned off
their head and tail lights and made a quick turn onto Thorndike St. The officer
radioed dispatch and continued the pursuit, observing the vehicle fail to
safely stop at multiple stop signs, travel through a red light, and travel in
the wrong direction up Station St. towards Washington St. Due to the
increasingly dangerous situation, it was decided the pursuit would be halted.
Dispatch notified the surrounding cities and towns of the incident and
vehicle’s license plate. Shortly after, Boston Police notified Brookline PD
that they had stopped the vehicle in question in Jamaica Plain. Brookline
officers arrived on scene and placed the driver under arrest for Failure to
Stop for a Police Officer, Operating to Endanger, Use of a Motor Vehicle
without Authority, Speeding, and Marked Lanes Violations.
In the afternoon of 5/13, a woman
came into the police station to report a larceny. The woman stated that
sometime between 5/6 and 5/11 a laptop computer and router went missing from a
church on Beacon St. The incident is being investigated.
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