04/30/20, Officers
responded to Brookline Police
Headquarters, to take a report by telephone of a stolen laptop computer, from an
address on Kent St. The reporting party is unsure how the laptop went missing
and will be changing her locks.
04/30/2020, Officers responded to a CVS on Beacon St for a
shoplifting. Store security observed a
male subject enter the store and he went straight to one aisle, then turned
back around. The subject then wandered about the aisles. After a brief interaction, the subject left
the store. Upon reviewing the security surveillance footage, security observed
the subject select an item and conceal it under his shirt prior to interacting
with him. The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male with facial
hair, wearing a white shirt, black zip-up sweatshirt, grey pants, grey baseball
cap with a 'B' written on it, and carrying a black backpack. Units searched the area but were unable to
locate the suspect.
04/30/20 Officers took a report for a past larceny at the
Brookline Health Department. On April
22, 2020, approximately 15 red tote bags were placed in the unlocked glass
vestibule of the Health Department. These bags were filled with office
supplies, gloves, hand sanitizer and paperwork. On April 23, the tote bags were
no longer in the vestibule. A request
for video footage has been made.
04/30/20 Officers
took a fraud report over the phone. The victim was selling furniture online,
and ended up being scammed out of $2000.
05/01/20 Officers were dispatched to an address on Dwight
Street for a report of a B&E&L of a motor vehicle. The victim reports
parking her vehicle on the street and the next morning she noticed her
passenger side door had been "smashed open" and her car rummaged through. She believes $100.00 in cash was stolen from
the glove compartment. A report has been
filed.
5/1/2020 A citizen reported to the Brookline Police that a
couple weeks ago her vehicle, while parked on Harvard Ave. in Brookline had been broken
into. At the time she didn't report it because mail and an umbrella were the
only things she noticed were missing. The victim now believes fraudulent checks have
been written from information, she believes that was in her mail. Several homes
in the area have exterior security cameras, and a follow-up will be conducted.
5/1/20, Officers were dispatched to the area of Amory Park
for a report of found property. A
citizen had found a set of keys on the ground near the entrance of the parking
lot. A Toyota brand automotive key was
among those in the set, however the FOB unlock button did not work on any of
the Toyotas in the lot at that time. The keys will be placed in evidence for
safe keeping until the owner can be identified.
05/02/20, Officers, along with the Brookline Fire Department
and Fallon Ambulance responded to the intersection of Dummer St. and Amory St.
for a motor vehicle crash. There were no reported injuries, and both vehicles
were towed from the scene.
05/02/20 Officers took a report, over the phone from a resident on Sears St. The report was a
larceny by credit card. The victim reports items were purchased from an online
retailer without his permission/knowledge.
05/02/20 Officers took a report for unauthorized use of his Visa credit card. The victim was
notified by Dell Computers regrading a purchase of three (3) computers. The cards were immediately cancelled and a
report was filed.
05/01/20 Officers responded to an address on Beacon Street
for a past package theft report. The victim received confirmation from Amazon
that her package was delivered at 2:26 pm on 04-29-20. When she went to pick up
the package at the front door, it was
missing. A report has been filed.
05/03/20 Officers responded to a business on Harvard Street
on reports of a shoplifting. Dispatched
informed responding Officers that a store manager was following the subjects. The subjects were located and stopped. After an investigation it was decided that
they would be summonsed into Brookline Court for Shoplifting.
5/3/20 Officers responded to an address on Foster Street Extension
for a larceny report. The victim reports
that sometime between 2:00pm and 6:00pm
today various perennial type flowers and plants were taken from the area in
front and along the side of her address.
Some of these flowers were planted and others were still in their
plastic planters waiting to be planted. Security
footage has been requested and a report was filed.
05/04/20 Officers responded to an address on Beacon St for
suspicious activity. Officers located several people, and after a brief
investigation it was determined that one of the subjects had several
warrants. One subject was arrested.
