Tuesday, October 23rd

10:46AM- An officer was dispatched to Winthrop Road for a bike theft report.  The officer was met by the father of the victim on arrival.  He states his son’s bike was stolen off their property.  The son was contacted by phone by the officer.  The son stated on 10/22/18 around 5:00PM he left his Ultegra black bike unsecured outside of his garage door.  On 10/23/18 around 7:00AM he noticed the bike was missing.  This case is being investigated.

11:57AM- The reporting party stated on 10/23/18 around 12:00AM a package was delivered and left in the foyer of the building he lived in on Naples Road.  He reported arriving home at 8:00PM and discovering the package was missing.  This case is under investigation.

4:50PM- Officers responded to Boylston Street for a shoplifting incident.  The owner of the store targeted told an officer he was in the store when a male entered around 4:40PM.  The male looks at several items and asked questions about the merchandise while wearing a hood covering his head and looking down.  The owner recognized him as he had come by the store several times this year to sell merchandise.  The owner described that this time the subject appeared suspicious with his face hidden by the hood and the lack of eye contact.  A few minutes later the subject grabbed several items and ran out of the store.  The owner ran after him and observed the suspect running west on Boylston Street and enter a black vehicle and drive west on Boylston Street.  The suspect is described as a dark skinned black male, approximately 6’1”-6’2”, around 17 or 18 years of age, thin build, light facial hair on the chin and lip, braces, wearing a black Adidas track/windbreaker with white stripes on the arms, black/blue/white Air Jordan sneakers and skinny jeans with torn front pant legs.  This case is being investigated.

Sunday, October 21st

11:22AM- Police received a call for a possible attempted break and entering on Arlington Road.  The reporting party stated on Thursday 10/18/18 his wife noticed that one of the screens on their screened in porch appeared to be ripped.  They had just had all their screens replaced this summer.  The husband noticed the screen door was latched from the outside which they never do unless they are in the yard.  He also noticed a door in the basement was ajar and sandbags placed in front of the door were slightly moved.  An officer confirmed the attempted entry by the visual damage and moved sandbags. 

Saturday, October 20th

Three graffiti reports were made. 

An officer was dispatched to Station Street where he observed a graffiti tag in pink spray paint.  Another officer was dispatched to White Place where she observed graffiti in pink spray paint on the side of a building.  An officer responded to Harvard Street where a word spray painted in black on a green generator on the side of a building was observed.  All of these cases are under investigation.