Friday, September 14th

1:20 AM- During a building check officers observed a smashed window on Lowell Road.  The damage was inflicted on school property.  The means of the window smashing are unknown.  No additional damage was found to the rest of the building.

9:10 PM- A report was made on an attempted breaking and entering.  Officers reported to Clark Road and met with the homeowner and the reporting party who was taking care of the family at the time of the incident.  The babysitter reported in the earlier evening she turned off all the lights inside and outside of the home and locked the doors.  At approximately 8:45 PM she heard someone attempting to open the rear door of the home.  She believed the home owner was returning home so she walked to the rear door and turned on the outside light.  She then observed a white male with facial hair wearing a black hooded sweatshirt look up at her and quickly turn and run through the backyard toward Sumner Road.  When the home owner arrived home shortly after the altercation, they called the police.  This case is being investigated.

Thursday, September 13th

2:05 PM- Officers responded to the station to speak with an individual regarding damage to his motor vehicle.  The reporting party relayed he parked his vehicle in his driveway on Jordan Road on the night of September 12^th.  He observed damage to the right side mirror the following morning and went to the station shortly after to file a report.  An officer observed the right side mirror was smashed, but intact and only attached by the wire.  The front cover of the mirror was also missing.  The car owner was also a victim of a break, entering and larceny of the same motor vehicle in the past.  This case is under investigation.

3:15 PM- Officers were operating an unmarked police car when they observed a traffic offense.  They had stopped while traveling south on Washington St to make a left turn onto Holden Street.  At that time a pedestrian had walked in front of the vehicle crossing Washington St towards Holden St.  While waiting for both this pedestrian and oncoming traffic to pass, a white Honda that had been stopped two cars behind the officer in traffic suddenly crossed the yellow line.  The Honda went on to pass the car behind the unmarked police car as well as the police car, all while there was oncoming northbound traffic.  This caused the traffic to pull to the side of the road to allow the car to travel in their lane.  After the car passed the police car and the officers observed the traffic infractions, officers activated the vehicles blue lights and pulled the vehicle over at Washington St and Davis Ave.  An officer approached the driver. After questioning and discovering information in the system the driver was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and also cited for operating left of center line and improper passing.

Wednesday, September 12th

12:37 PM- A report of a larceny was made at the Brookline Police Station.  The complainant told officers between 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM that day, she was conducting business at work on Washington Street.  She remembers the last time she utilized her cell phone.  Staff searched the building unsuccessfully.  This case is under investigation.

Tuesday, September 11th

6:40 PM- Officers were dispatched to Naples Road for a dog bite report.  Upon arrival they met the complainant who stated at approximately 6:00 PM he was with his dog in the Lawton St Playground basketball courts.  A male and his dog entered the park.  Both owners agreed to let their dogs interact.  When the complainant’s dog approached the other dog, the other dog bit his in the muzzle area.  Both dog owners pulled their dogs away.  The offending dog’s owner told the victim’s owner that his dog was up to date on her shots but did not give any contact information.  When the victimized dog and her owner arrived at home the owner noticed the wound was bleeding.  Animal Control has been contacted for further investigation.

Monday, September 10th

2:32 PM- A report was made at the front desk of the Brookline Police Department regarding a larceny.  The reporting party stated that on 9/1/18 at about 9:45 PM she had finished her shopping at a store on Harvard Street and called a taxi for a ride home, located on Beacon Street.  She told the officer she completed her purchase at the store and placed her wallet into one of the paper shopping bags, which she rolled out to the taxi in a shopping cart.  While leaving, she passed through a group of four men who were in the doorway of the store.  Two of the men helped her transfer her bags into the trunk of the taxi.  She stated that one of the men may have bumped against her.  When she arrived home, she could not find her wallet.  She stated that she and the driver searched the taxi.  This case is under investigation. 

Officers were dispatched to Chestnut Street for a report of a larceny from a building.  An officer was met by a health care proxy upon arrival.  The health aid relayed the complaint to officers.  The aid explained that her patient would be moving soon and that in anticipation of the move she had been gathering the patient’s belongings and reorganizing them.  The health aid recalls last seeing the item (box) of the patients in June 2018.  August 22^nd, 2018 when she went to locate the box she found the contents inside were missing.  She searched the residence with an unsuccessful outcome.   The patient has around the clock care by multiple aides.  This case is being investigated.

Sunday, September 9th

4:00 PM- A report was made for a breaking and entering with a larceny of a motor vehicle.  The reporting party told officers around 11:45 AM he parked his car on Dunster Road while he was on Hammond Street.  He stated when he returned to his motor vehicle around 2:30 PM he observed the contents of his center console were rummaged through.  Numerous items were missing.  This case is under investigation.

Saturday, September 8th

3:35 PM- A breaking and entering and larceny of a motor vehicle was reported in Alton Court.  The caller reported she parked her motor vehicle outside of her residence at approximately 9:00 PM on 9/7/18 and when she entered her motor vehicle the next day at 9:00 AM she noticed her car had been rummaged through.  Various items were also taken from the vehicle.  The caller also told police she left her car unlocked.  This case is under investigation.

7:50 AM- A graffiti complaint was made on St. Mary’s St.  The complainant stated when coming into work on the morning of 9/8/18 around 4:30 AM he observed a new graffiti marking on the side of the building.  He notified officers that the past couple weeks his building has been vandalized with graffiti.  This case is being investigated.

Thursday, September 6th

4:37 PM- An officer was dispatched to Washington Street for a package theft.  The complainant stated he was supposed to receive a package on April 30^th, 2018.  He had been away the week of the delivery and when he returned he did not see the package.  This case is under investigation.

6:28 PM- Officers responded to Beacon Street for a reported shoplifting incident.  An officer met with the store manager on arrival who stated that around 6:15 PM he witnessed a white male approximately 6’1” with a slender build, short haircut, black t-shirt, light-colored pants, and a large camo backpack, enter the store and steal a few items.  The manager stated he noticed this male enter the store a few times in the past week as well as hanging around the area.  This case is being investigated.

Wednesday, September 5th

3:50 PM- Officers were dispatched to a store on Beacon Street for a shoplifting incident.  Dispatched relayed to officers that the suspect was on foot on Harvard Street heading toward Webster Street.  The suspect was described as a black male, wearing a blue shirt, approximately 6’2”, wearing headphones, and had stolen liquor from the store.  While in pursuit, officers observed a tall, black male wearing a blue t-shirt walking on Harvard Street towards Webster Street.  The officers observed the suspect holding two bottles of what appeared to be liquor.  More officers arrived for assistance.  An officer informed the suspect that he was being accused of taking two bottles of alcohol from the store without paying.  The suspect stated “I messed up; I’m an alcoholic and have a drinking problem”. 

Two store employees had been following the suspect on foot and were able to positively ID the suspect.  An employee then informed an officer that while she was stocking shelves she observed the suspect walking away from the cash registers with a bottle of liquor in each hand.  She states they made eye contact and he then began to hurry toward to the store exit.  He then exited without paying.  The employee shouted “Sir” to him and he ignored her.  Based on the positive ID and the suspect’s statement “I messed up”, the suspect was placed under arrest.

Tuesday, September 4th

1:24 PM- Officers were dispatched to Harvard Street for a larceny report.  An officer spoke with a loss prevention officer who had a female on scene who had stolen money from the store.  The suspect had been taking money and various items from the store for months.  The suspect was known to have ties to the store. The loss prevention employee had the suspect fill out a written statement where she admitted to her actions and apologized.  Video surveillance confirms the suspect’s actions.

4:07 PM- A report was made on a larceny of a bicycle.  An officer spoke with the reporting party who stated on the evening of Thursday, August 30^th 2018, his son locked his bicycle to a “No Parking” sign on Parkman Street using a “U-Lock”.  On Friday morning his son went to retrieve his bicycle when he noticed the “No Parking” sign had been knocked over and his bicycle was missing.  The bike was described as a Roadmaster 26 inch Granite Peak men’s bicycle with red trim.  The reporting party also stated this is the second bicycle that has been stolen from this location in the last month.  On an unknown date approximately a month ago, his son locked another bicycle to the same “No Parking” sign using a cable lock which had been cut.  The bicycle stolen this week was exactly the same as the one stolen last week.  This case is under investigation.

8:26 PM- An officer was dispatched to Browne Street for a report of a larceny of a bicycle.  The officer spoke with the complainant who stated on Friday, August 31^st he locked his bicycle to a “No Parking” sign at approximately 1:00 PM using a “U-Lock”.  When he went to retrieve his bicycle the following morning he noticed the “No Parking” sign had been knocked over and his bicycle was stolen.  The bicycle was described as a black Trek FX2 men’s bicycle.  A rack is located over the rear tire of the bicycle.  This case is being investigated.

Monday, September 3rd

Eight reports were made for break, entering and larcenies of vehicles on Jordan Rd.  All the vehicles involved were broken into or the owners left them unlocked.  The car doors were left open by the suspect and items were scattered on the seats.  Loose change and various items had been taken from the cars.

Four vehicles had been broken into and rummaged through on Summit Ave.

A vehicle had been broken into on Jenness Road.  The car door was left open and change was stolen.

Saturday, September 1st

1:06 PM- An officer responded to Babcock Street for a larceny report.  The complainant explained that while moving into a building, he had all his belongings to the side of the building in the parking lot.  When he came out of the building he discovered clothing of his was missing.  He noticed three individuals near his belongings and asked them if they took his clothing.  They responded “no” and got in a car and drove away.  The car was described as a gray colored sedan.  The individuals were two males and a female.  Officers were unable to locate a vehicle matching the description in the surrounding area.  This case is being investigated.

A report was made on Freeman Street for a theft from a building.  The caller, a student explained he was in the process of moving out of his apartment between midnight and 1:00 AM.  He was bringing items down to his car.  He said he did not lock his apartment door while moving items.  On one of his returns to the apartment he noticed articles of clothing missing.  This case is under investigation.

Friday, August 31st

1:52 PM- Officers were dispatched to Commonwealth Ave for a report of a larceny from a building.  The reporting party informed officer’s that items had been stolen from his locker while he was working out in the gym.  He stated, he locked his items away around 10:30 AM and around 1:30 PM he returned and noticed his master lock had been pried open and broken in half.  Along with items having been missing, his wallet appeared to have been rummaged through.  This case is under investigation.

Thursday, August 30th

11:50 AM- A report was made on Gibbs Street for a larceny.  The complainant told an officer she was out of town from 7/18/18 to 7/23/18.  She believes her wedding ring was stolen from her bedroom.  She was in a hurry to leave for the trip and forgot the ring.  A friend was tending to her pets while she was away.  There is reason to believe the person tending to the pets is a suspect due to a past larceny on a separate occasion when the same person was pet sitting.  At one point during the trip the pet sitter brought company along with him to the residence.  The complainant reached out to the individual caretaking for the pets and the accompanying girlfriend.  They denied knowledge of the rings whereabouts.  This case is being investigated.

Wednesday, August 29th

6:07 PM- Officers were dispatched to Commonwealth Ave for a shoplifting incident.  Brookline Police Dispatch described the suspect as a white male wearing a red shirt, black pants, and a black bag, who left the store and headed toward Kenmore Square.  An officer spoke to the reporting party who stated he viewed the suspect enter the store around 6:00 PM, go straight to an aisle and place items into his backpack.  He confronted the suspect who then left the store and headed in the direction of Kenmore Square.  This case is under investigation.

Tuesday, August 28th

4:00AM- An officer responded to a possible bat exposure call on Strathmore Road.  The caller stated she woke up to a bat flying around her room.  She did not know if she had contact with it.  She was given contact numbers for animal control companies and the Health Department was notified.

10:40AM- An officer was dispatched to Browne Street for a report of a theft of a bicycle.  The complainant told the officer his blue and gray colored custom men’s Rivendale brand, Homer Hudsen model, road touring bicycle had been stolen from his back porch sometime between 8:00PM on 8/24/18 and 9:00PM on 8/27/18.  A family member of bike owner stated that the bike was a rather large framed bike with a 64 centimeter frame with brown leather handle bars as well as the seat.  The bike also has silver fenders on both front and back tire rims and a gray/silver bike rack with a portable bike bag attached.  This is a sticker underneath the frame of the bike that says “Harris”.  This case is under investigation.

Monday, August 28th

A package theft report was made on Dean Road.  The reporting party stated he had a package delivered on Saturday, 8/18/18 sometime between 10:00AM and 3:00PM.  He believes the package was removed from the foyer area of the building.  This case is under investigation.

2:50PM- Officers were dispatched to Harvard Street for a shoplifting incident at TJ MAXX.  Dispatch described the suspect to officers.  The female suspect was monitored on camera taking numerous items and concealing them in her shoulder purse.  The suspect attempted to exit the store before the police arrived and was stopped by store employees.  When the officers arrived on scene, they were informed by a store employee that she observed the suspect on the store security surveillance cameras taking items.  Officers met with the suspect at the entrance of the store.  They informed her why they were speaking with her.  The suspect had been arrested previously on multiple occasions many of which were larcenies from this same store.  The suspect admitted to stealing items before an officer had the chance to read her Miranda Rights.  She agreed to officers having a look in her bag where they then found the observed stolen items.  The suspect was placed under arrest and informed that she was being charged with shoplifting.

A report was made at the station regarding a break and entering of a vehicle and larceny.  The complainant stated she parked her car in her assigned spot on the night of 8/26/18 around 10:30PM.  She left it unlocked.  This morning at 7:30AM she returned to her car and observed the interior lights on.  She also observed the interior had been rummaged through and items were taken from the trunk.  This case is being investigated.

Sunday, August 26th

12:36 AM- A larceny report was made on Freeman Street.  The caller relayed to the officer on Sunday August 5, 2018 she traveled to California and returned August 26 ^,2018.  Upon her return she found that some items had been moved from the floor to her bed.  Items were also missing from her desk.  The caller has roommates but they have moved back home.  She searched the apartment in an attempt to locate the missing items.  The officer also conducted a walk through with the resident to attempt to locate the items but they were unsuccessful.  The officer discovered a notice on the caller’s door when he arrived stating someone from the building maintenance was in the apartment but did not provide any further information.  This case is under investigation.

 5:40 PM- An officer responded to Beaconsfield Road for a report of a larceny of a cell phone.  The caller stated he was playing tennis in Waldstein Park on 8/26/18.  His cellphone was lying on the side of the court area with his belongings.  Around 12:45 PM he checked his phone and when he went to check it again around 1:30 PM he discovered it was missing.  He found that his phone was turned off at 1:00 PM.  The phone is a Motorola Droid Z Play, and black.  This case is being investigated.

Friday, August 24th

An officer was dispatched to Alton Place for a package theft report.  The reporting party stated she purchased two items from a store online.  The items were scheduled to be delivered by 8/17/18.  She called the company she purchased the items from on 8/24/18 and the employee told her she should have received the items by now.  This case is being investigated.

8:30 PM- Officers were dispatched to CVS on Commonwealth Ave. for a shoplifting report.  Dispatch gave a description of the suspect involved to the responding officers.  Approximately two minutes after the broadcasted description, the officers located a suspect matching the description given.  The suspect was read his Miranda Rights by an officer.  He stated he understood and was compliant.  He told officers he attempted to take an item from the store but returned it to the store manager when he was confronted.  The store manager confirmed the story.  The suspect was advised he would be summonsed to court for shoplifting. 

Thursday, August 23rd

7:58 AM- An officer was dispatched to Pearl Street for a report of a larceny.  The caller told police upon arrival that two separate 100 ft, long copper heavy welding cable had been stolen from the work site.  He last observed the cable on 8/22/18 around 3:00 PM.  Two weeks prior the same copper welding cable had been stolen from the site.  This case is being investigated.

2:05 PM- A report was made at the police station on a larceny of a bicycle at the Brookline Hills T Station on 8/21/18 around 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM.  The bike was locked with an Ottolock.  The lock was taken as well.  This case is under investigation.