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The following information is based on initial reviews of incident reports and should not be considered a comprehensive list of all incidents reported. The blog reports do not include sex crimes, domestic abuse, juvenile information, medical reports, and other sensitive police reports. The blog may differ from local news sources as well as trends reported at crimereports.com

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

September 16 through September 22, 2024

Monday, September 16

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to a shoplifting incident on Harvard St.

FRAUD

Officers took a report of a scam wherein an individual posed as a seller online and pretended to hire the victim. The scammer asked the victim to place money orders.  

SCAM

Officers took a report of a scam incident in which someone posed as a Brookline Police Officer and told the person that they needed to pay money to avoid criminal charges. 

Monday, September 23, 2024

September 9 through September 15, 2024

Monday, September 9

CHECK FRAUD

Officers took a report of two checks being intercepted and deposited into an unknown person's account on Harvard St.

CHECK FRAUD

Officers took a report of an individual attempting to deposit a forged check on Longwood Av.

BURGLARY ATTEMPT

Officers responded to a report of an attempted burglary on Newton St.

CHECK FRAUD

Officers took a report of two checks being intercepted and altered on Dudley St.

WALLET THEFT

Officers took a report of a wallet theft on Grove St.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

September 2 through September 8, 2024

Monday, September 2

REALTY SCAM

Officers took a report of a realty scam on Washington St

Thursday, September 5, 2024

August 26 through September 1, 2024

Monday, August 26

BIKE THEFT

Officers took a report of a bike theft on Linden St.

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft on Clyde St.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers were dispatched for a shoplifting incident on Harvard St.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to a shoplifting incident on Harvard St. The suspect was arrested.

INTERNET FRAUD

Officers took a report of a fraud incident involving fraudulent cryptocurrency platforms.

FRAUD BY EMAIL

Officers took a report of a fraud incident involving the sending of a fraudulent email asking for payment for something that the individuals had planned with a legitimate company.

Thursday, August 29, 2024

August 19 through August 25, 2024

Monday, August 19

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft on High St.

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft on High St.

LARCENY

Officers took a report of a theft on Gerry Rd.

Friday, August 23, 2024

August 12 through August 18, 2024

 Monday, August 12

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft on Egmont St

FRAUD BY PHONE

Officers took a report of a larceny by fraud on Gardner Rd. The scammer posed as a police officer asking for bail money.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers took a report of a shoplifting incident on Commonwealth Av.

Monday, August 19, 2024

August 5 through August 11, 2024

Monday, August 5

BURGLARY

Officers took a report of a burglary on Sewall Av.

REALTY SCAM

Officers took a report of realty listings being posted with a false phone number.

Thursday, August 8, 2024

July 29 through August 4, 2024

 Monday, July 29

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft on Longwood Av.

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

July 22 through July 28, 2024

 Monday, July 22

CAR BREAK ATTEMPT

Officers responded to a report of an attempted break-in of a car on Harvard St.

SCOOTER THEFT

Officers took a report of a scooter theft on Amory St.

ATTEMPTED MV THEFT

Officers responded to a report of an attempted theft of a car on Parkway St.

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

July 15 through July 21, 2024

Monday, July 15

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers responded to a report of a stolen package on Harvard St.

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft on Auburn St.

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

July 8 through July 14, 2024

Monday, July 8

MAIL THEFT

Officers responded to reports of someone attempting to break into a mailbox on West Roxbury Pkwy. The suspect was arrested.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers took a report of shoplifting on Commonwealth Ave.

ASSAULT

Officers responded to an assault on Boylston St.

BURGLARY

Officers were called to Circuit Rd for a report of a past burglary.

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

July 1 through July 7, 2024

 Monday, July 1

INTERNET FRAUD

Officers took a report of an individual ordering and paying for merchandise with a debit card that declined after the order was shipped.

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package being stolen on Clinton Rd.

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

June 24 through June 30, 2024

Monday, June 24

MALICIOUS DAMAGE

Officers took a report of malicious damage done to a building on Harvard St.

FRAUD

Officers took a report of fraud, where the reporting party shared that someone had attempted to open a bank account and enroll in unemployment using their information.

THEFT FROM A BUILDING

Officers took a report of a theft that occurred on Beacon St.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to Commonwealth Av for a report of shoplifting.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to Commonwealth Av for a report of shoplifting.

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

Officers responded to Boylston St for a report of suspicious activity.

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

Officers responded to Warren Field for a report of suspicious activity.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to Commonwealth Av for an incident of shoplifting. The perpetrator was summonsed to court.

Friday, June 28, 2024

June 17 through June 23, 2024

Monday, June 17

FRAUD

Officers took a report of fraud, where the reporting party stated their signature had been forged on documents.

FRAUD

Officers took a report of fraud, where the reporting party stated they were convinced by false pretense to make several crypto transfers.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers were called to Harvard St for a report of a shoplifting.

MALICIOUS DAMAGE

Officers were called to Acron Rd for a report of a broken window.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

June 10 through June 16, 2024

Monday, June 10

TRAILER THEFT

Officers took a report of an open-air motorcycle trailer theft on Boylston St.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to a call regarding a shoplifting on Beacon St.

BURGLARY

Officers responded to a burglary on Sewall Av. 

June 3 to June 9, 2024

Monday, June 3

BIKE THEFT

Officers took a report of a bike theft on Walnut St. The bike was secured with a lock.

CHECK THEFT

Officers took a report of checks being stolen from an individuals backpack on Commonwealth Av. The checks were altered and cashed. 

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

May 27 though June 2, 2024

Monday, May 27

BIKE THEFT

Officers took a report of a bike theft from Fuller St. The bike was locked to a pole.

May 20 through May 26, 2024

Monday, May 20

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

Officers responded to a call regarding a burglary in progress. Officers arrested the suspects before they could enter into the house.

ANIMAL BITE

Officers responded to a call where the reporting party had been bitten by a dog on Babcock St.

BIKE THEFT

Officers took a report of a bike stolen from Commonwealth Ave. The bike was locked to a bike rack and the lock was stolen with the bike.

May 13 through May 19, 2024

Tuesday, May 14

THEFT FROM VEHICLE

Officers took a report of a car being broken into and spare change being stolen. The car was left unlocked and on Griggs Rd.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to a call for a shoplifting incident on Harvard St.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to a call regarding a shoplifting incident on Commonwealth Ave.

May 6 through May 12, 2024

Monday, May 6

ASSAULT

Officers took a report of an assault on Chapel St.

VEHICLE THEFT

Officers responded to a report of a vehicle theft on Rawson Rd. The vehicle was locked and the key was not in the vehicle.

BURGLARY

Officers took a report of a burglary on Beacon St. The front door was possibly unlocked.

April 29 through May 5, 2024

Monday, April 29

BIKE THEFT

Officers took a report of a bike theft from Coolidge St. The bike was locked to a pole when it was stolen.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to a call for a shoplifting on Commonwealth Ave.

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT

Officers took a report of a car that was stolen from Brington Rd. The car was unlocked with the key left in the console.

Thursday, May 2, 2024

April 22 though April 28, 2024

Monday, April 22

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft from Toxteth St.

CAR BREAK

Officers took a report of cash being stolen from a possibly unlocked car on Linden St.

Thursday, April 25, 2024

April 15 through April 21, 2024

Tuesday, April 16

MOTORCYCLE THEFT

Officers took a report of a motorcycle theft from Pleasant St. The motorcycle did not have the key in it.

ASSAULT

Officers responded to a report of an assault on Ivy St.

April 8 through April 14, 2024

Monday, April 8

THEFT FROM A CAR

Officers took a report of a pair of binoculars and spare change being stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Allerton Rd.

April 1 through April 7, 2024

Monday, April 1

THEFT

Officers responded to a call where the reporting party's headphones were stolen off their head on Thorndike St.

Thursday, April 4, 2024

March 25 though March 31

Monday, March 25

FRAUD

Officers took a report of an internet scam where the reporting party was contacted by someone claiming to be from Apple and requesting money.

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft from Babcock St.

March 18 through March 24, 2024

Monday, March 18

CAR BREAK

Officers took a report of a winter jacket being stolen from a vehicle on Glen Rd. The car's passenger window was smashed.

March 11 through March 17, 2024

Monday, March 11

CAR BREAK

Officers took a report of a car being broken into by smashing the passenger side window on Chestnut St.

THEFT FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE

Officers took a report of a wallet theft from a car on Parkway Rd. The car's passenger side window had been smashed.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

March 4 through March 10, 2024

Monday, March 4

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft on Beacon St.

IDENTITY THEFT

Officers took a report of identity theft where the suspect filed an unemployment claim under the reported party's name.

Friday, March 22, 2024

February 26 through March 3, 2024

Monday, February 26

THEFT FROM VEHICLE

Officers took a report of a wallet theft from a possibly unlocked vehicle on Coolidge St.

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft from Fisher Av.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

February 19 through February 25, 2024

Monday, February 19

GRAFFITI

Officers took a report of graffiti on Heath St.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to a call for shoplifting on Harvard St.

ASSAULT

Officers responded to a call about an assault on Egmont St.

February 12 through February 18, 2024

Monday, February 12

SHOPLIFTING

Officers took a report of a shoplifting on Harvard St.

February 5 through 11, 2024

Monday, February 5

SCAM

Officers took a report of an unemployment scam on Beacon St.

ASSAULT

Officers took a report of an assault on Washington St.

January 29 through February 4, 2024

Tuesday, January 30

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to a report of shoplifting on Commonwealth Av.

Thursday, February 1, 2024

January 22 through January 28, 2024

 Monday, January 22

LARCENY

Officers took a report of stolen signs from Beacon St.

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft on Beacon St.

January 15 through January 21, 2024

Monday, January 15

PACKAGE THEFT   

Officers responded to a report of a package theft on Monmouth St.

ASSAULT

Officers took a report of an assault on Park St.

ARMED ROBBERY

Officers responded to a call of an armed robbery on Harvard St. 

Monday, January 22, 2024

January 8 through January 14, 2024

Monday, January 8

ANIMAL BITE

Officers responded to a call on Beacon St regarding a bite resulting from the victim's aggressive cat.

TIRE DAMAGE

Officers took a report of a damaged car tire, believed to be struck with an ice pick, on Harvard St.

BIKE THEFT

Officers took a report of a bike theft on Addington Rd. The suspect posed as someone attempting to buy the bike, but ran off with it while test-riding. 

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

January 1 through January 7, 2024

 Monday, January 1

ASSAULT

Officers responded to a report of an assault on Harvard St.

MALICIOUS DAMAGE

Officers took a report of a defaced sign in a front yard on Summit Ave.

December 25 through December 31, 2023

Monday, December  25

DISTURBANCE

Officers responded to a disturbance on Juniper St.

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

December 18 through December 24, 2023

Monday, December 18

MASONRY SCAM

Officers took a report of a scam that occurred on Wallis Rd. The suspects entered into a contract to complete construction work but never delivered on the work. The case was cleared by court action.

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers were called to Euston St for a report of a package theft.

CHECK FRAUD

Officers took a report, where the reporting party shared that they mailed a check and later discovered that it had been intercepted, altered and then cashed.