February 5, 2021

 2/4/2021 UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD - Officers responded to a report for unemployment fraud as the reporting party stated that they received a document claiming that they claimed unemployment benefits last year. Since the party did not file for any unemployment benefits, they contacted police to report fraudulent claims. 

2/4/2021 BICICYLE THEFT - Officers responded to a bicycle theft on Still St. where the reporting party claimed that they left their bike on the back porch of their apartment building unlocked. Upon returning half an hour later, the bike was missing.

2/4/2021 PACKAGE THEFT - Officers took a report for a package theft on Marion St. where the reporting party stated that when retrieving their packages, they observed the box to be opened but the contents were still there. 

February 4, 2021

 

2/3/2021 FRAUD BY CREDIT CARD – Officers responded to a fraud report where the victim stated that their credit card was used to make unauthorized purchases. They contacted the credit card company to report the charges.

2/3/2021 PACKAGE THEFT – Officers took two reports of package theft on Beacon St. at around noon.

February 3, 2021

 

2/1/2021  BICYCLE THEFT - Officers responded to a bicycle theft where the reporting party stated that they left their bike in a common entryway in their building. The doorway requires a key for entry so the victim suspects the perpetrator to be someone from the building. 

2/1/2021 CREDIT CARD FRAUD - Officers responded to a report of credit card fraud where the victim stated that a person called them stating that their credit card has been compromised and they needed to provide their information in order to cease the fraudulent activity. Shortly after the victim gave their information to the caller, numerous transactions were made to their card in another state. This prompted the victim to contact police. 

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2/2/2021 SCOOTER THEFT - Officers responded to a report for theft of a motorized scooter. The reporting party stated that they parked their scooter at a bike rack on Colchester St. Upon return, they discovered their scooter was missing and contacted police. 

2/2/2021 DAMAGE TO TOWN PROPERTY  - Officers took a damage report where a passerby saw two parking meter tops on lying on the snow. Officers observed the meters missing the tops and are in the process of investigating the damage. 

February 1, 2021

 

Officers responded to three reports of unemployment fraud over the weekend.

 

1/29/2021 FRAUD – Officers responded to a fraud report where the reporting party stated that they were contacted by someone claiming to be a debt collector. They were attempting to collect money for an unpaid service that the victim received. The victim reported to police since they did not receive the reported service and they believed that their personal information had been compromised.

 1/29/2021 BICYCLE THEFT – Officers responded to a bicycle theft on Beaconsfield Rd. where the reporting party claimed that their bike was stolen from the laundry room in the building that they reside in. 

1/29/2021 BURGLARY ATTEMPT – Officers responded to an attempted breaking and entering from the previous night on Washington St. The reporting party claimed that the rear door to their establishment was smashed in. However, nothing in the establishment was missing or out of place. Detectives are currently in the process of a follow up.

 

1/31/2021 BREAK AND ENTER OF MOTOR VEHICLE – Officers responded to a B & E of a motor vehicle on Foster St. where the reporting party stated that they returned to their parked car and stuff was rummaged through.

January 29, 2021

 

1/28/2021 FRAUD -  There were two reports of fraud where victims were contacted by a suspicious party and convinced that they had to transfer money to the party.  In both incidents, the victims suspected the activity to be fraudulent and contacted police.

January 28, 2021

 

1/27/2021 BIKE THEFT – Officers responded to the reporting party stating that they last saw their bike in the bike room on Beacon St. Seeing that their bike was missing, they reported to the police.

1/27/2021 VANDALISM TO A MOTOR VEHICLE – Police responded to a damage to an automobile report on Cypress St. where the reporting party stated that their parked vehicle had been keyed the past night.

January 27, 2021

 

1/26/2021 FRAUD – Officers responded to a report of fraudulent use of a credit card on Washington St. The victim reported that unauthorized charges were made on her credit card. The victim stated never losing possession of their card. Through follow-up investigations of the fraudulent charges, officers were able to access video surveillance of the suspect using the card at retail stores.

1/26/2021 PACKAGE THEFT – Officers took a report for a package theft from Euston St. where the reporting party stated that they discovered their package to be opened and items had been taken. Officers are currently obtaining camera footage to seek out the perpetrator.

January 26, 2021

 

1/25/2021 BIKE THEFT – Officers responded to a bicycle theft on Babcock St. where the reporting party stated that they chained their bike on the porch of their home. They found that the bike was later missing but another bike was put in its place. At this time, officers were able to locate the owner of the second bike and are still investigating the missing bike.

1/25/2021 FRAUD – Officers responded to a report of identity fraud where the reporting party stated that they received letters claiming that they were attempting to open multiple bank accounts. Upon contacting the bank, the victim discovered that their personal information had been compromised. This prompted them to report to police to resolve their case of impersonation.

1/25/2021 FRAUD – Officers responded to an unemployment fraud report where the victim stated that they received mail from the IRS that an unemployment claim was filed under their name. Since the party did not file for unemployment benefits, they contacted police and their employer to resolve the issue. 

January 25, 2021

 

1/22/2021 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT – Officers responded to a report for motor vehicle theft. The reporting party relayed that a subject renting a truck from them never returned the truck. Officers got in contact with the subject and they stated that the truck was left in a parking garage in Boston. Upon not finding the truck, officers notified the subject that they would be charged if they did not find the vehicle.

1/22/2021 HIT & RUN – Officers took report of a hit and run where the victim relayed that while in their parked car, a truck that was turning made contact with their rear passenger door and adjacent driver door. The victim tried to get the driver’s attention but the truck took off from the scene. Officers were able to get in contact with the driver, and they were adamant about not being in Brookline at the time of the incident. Further investigation is in progress.

1/22/2021 FRAUD BY CHECK – Officers took a report where the reporting party stated their family member was a victim of fraud. They discovered that a check written out to another party had been modified. The amount of the check was altered to a greater amount. The bank manager was notified and further investigation is in progress. 

1/22/2021 BREAK AND ENTER AND LARCENY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - Officers responded to two reports of breaking and entering of a motor vehicle on Green St. Both victims had items stolen from their vehicles. 

1/22/2021 THREATS VIA EMAIL – The reporting party came to the station to report that they had received a threatening email where the sender claimed to be a hitman and demanded money. Officers responded by requesting a subpoena for the email address in order to identify the sender.

1/22/2021 BIKE THEFT – Officers responded to a two bicycle thefts on Beacon St.

 

January 22, 2021

 

1/21/2021 FRAUD – Officers took a report for fraudulent activity as the victim reported that a loan was taken out in their name. The loan amount was then deposited to another bank account but the bank could not reveal the name associated with the account to the victim. This prompted the victim to contact police.

1/21/2021 FRAUD – Officers took a report for unemployment fraud as the victim relayed that an unemployment claim had been filed under their name. Since they did not file for the benefits, they contacted the police.

1/21/2021 SIMPLE ASSAULT – Officers responded to a dispute on Brookline Ave. where two subjects were yelling at each other. Officers arrived on scene to deescalate. With evidence from surveillance video, the officers were able to resolve the dispute.

1/21/2021 ASSAULT & BATTERY – Officers responded to Walnut St. for a reported assault. After investigation of the incident, a subject was placed under arrest.

January 21, 2021

 

1/20/2021 SUSPECTED FRAUD – Officers responded to a report from a bank manager on W Roxbury Parkway where they believed that a patron of the bank is the unknowing victim of a scam. The patron has been depositing their money to a bank in another state, believing that they will get the money back soon as part of their investment. This prompted the bank manager to call the police. The patron was reluctant in giving more information and at this time detectives are still investigating.

1/20/2021 PACKAGE THEFT – Officers took report of a package theft on Marion St. where the buyer received an email that their package had been delivered. Seeing that the package was not there, the merchant was contacted. They confirmed that the package was delivered and so the buyer reported to police that their package was stolen.

1/20/2021 UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD – Officers took a report for unemployment fraud when they were contacted by a citizen stating that their employer received an unemployment claim in their name. Since they did not file for unemployment, a police report has been filed as well as a report with the Department of Unemployment.

1/20/2021 DISPUTE - Officers responded to an altercation on Beacon St. among two citizens. The dispute was over the usage of a parking spot, where a subject accused the other involved person of parking illegally. The accused subject stayed in their car until officers arrived to deescalate and resolve the dispute.

January 20, 2021

1/19/2021 ID FRAUD – Officers responded to an ID fraud report where the victim stated that they received mail in which several banks informed them of accounts opened in their name. Checks as well as debit cards were stated in their name. The victim has now canceled all fraudulent activity under their name.

1/19/2021 BREAKING AND ENTERING – Officers responded to a report for a breaking and entering at a commercial building on Washington St. Owners of the store returned to their property with several items out of place as well as other merchandise missing. Officers suspect that the perpetrator entered through the backdoor in the basement of the store. At this time, the evidence and surveillance is still being examined.

1/19/2021 PACKAGE THEFT – Officers responded to a package theft report on Adams St. where the owner relayed that while away for the weekend, the owner received a notification that their package was delivered and upon returning home, the package was not there.

1/19/2021 UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD – Officers took 3 reports of unemployment fraud where citizens stated that unemployment benefits where claimed under their names but they never filed for benefits.

1/19/2021 ATTEMPTED LARCENY – Officers took report of attempted larceny where the reporting party observed a suspect on a bicycle attempting to open car doors on Naples Rd. The suspect attempted to open several car doors but was unable to gain entry into any vehicle. The suspect was described by the reporting party and officers are currently looking for the suspect. 

January 19, 2021

 

01/14/2021 SHOPLIFTING - Officers responded to Walgreens on Harvard St. for a reported shoplifting.  The employees reported that the suspect had been in the store and was observed placing items into a bag and exited the store without purchasing.  An itemized receipt of the stolen product was provided by the merchant.

01/14/2021 FRAUD – Officers took a report of fraud which entailed several unauthorized withdrawals from several credit card accounts.

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1/15/2021 SIMPLE ASSAULT – Officers took a report of an assault that occurred at a commercial establishment on Beacon St. The argument and simple assault ensued after a shopping cart was left behind a parked car.

1/15/2021 CREDIT CARD FRAUD – Officers took three reports of credit card fraud where the reporting parties located fraudulent charges on their credit card.

1/15/2021 PACKAGE THEFT – Officers took report of a package theft on Harvard St. where the party received a notification that their packages were delivered but upon arriving home, the packages had been opened and gone through and some contents were taken.

1/15/2021 LARCENY – Officers took report of larceny where the reporting party stated that valuable items were stolen from their home a year ago. The party waited to report because they did not want to make false allegations toward any other parties before backtracking where they could have lost the items.

1/15/2021 SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY – Officers took report of suspicious activity occurring at a home where the reporting party observed an individual in the rear of the house carrying what seemed to be a long screwdriver and was looking for another person. This individual walked away when confronted by the resident and then the resident of the home reported the incident.

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1/16/2021 SHOPLIFTING – Officers took report of a shoplifting at Trader Joe’s on Beacon St. The suspect is a regular patron of the store and has shoplifted in the past.

1/16/2021 BREAKING & ENTERING – Officers took a report of a breaking and entering on Ivy St. where the reporting party was alerted by their security system to someone in his backyard. The suspect was not able to enter and the reporting party was not injured.

1/16/2021 FRAUD – Officers took a fraud report where the reporting party received an email that prompted them to purchase numerous Visa gift cards. The party then relayed the gift card information to the email sender. At this time, all the gift cards have been used.

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1/17/2021 VEHICLE THEFT – Officers took a report of a motor vehicle theft where the vehicle owner stated that their van was taken from their driveway.

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1/18/2021 BIKE LARCENY – Officers took report of a stolen bike at Brookline Village MBTA Stop. The reporting party locked their bike at the stop and took the train into work. Upon returning, the reporting party saw that their bike and lock were missing.  

1/18/2021 MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO AN AUTOMOBILE ­ - Officers took a malicious damage report that had occurred to a school bus. The reporting party stated that the front window of the school bus had been damaged by a rock while it had been parked.

January 14, 2021

 Officers took 2 unemployment fraud reports overnight. 

01/13/2021- Officers took a bike theft report from resident of Beacon St.  The victim reported that their bike was locked along Beacon St. when they returned the bike was gone.

01/13/2021- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Boylston St. The resident reported that a package was delivered to their address and when they went to retrieve it the package was gone.

January 13, 2021

 Officers took 8 unemployment fraud reports between 1/5/2021 and 1/13/2021

01/05/2021- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Marion St.  The resident reported that they received a delivery notice for a package they were expecting, but had not arrived.  They instead received a note from a neighbor informing them they found an empty box addressed to them in the trach receptacle on Park St.

01/06/2021- Officers took a package theft report from Commonwealth Ave.  The employees reported to the officers that they obsessed an unknown party leaving the loading dock with multiple packages.

01/07/2021- Officers took a stolen bike report from a resident of Beacon St.  The resident reported that they left their bike inside the foyer of the building. When they returned for the bike they found it was gone.

01/08/2021- Officers responded to CVS on Harvard St for a reported shoplifting.  The employees reported that a customer had been in the store and was observed placing items into a bag and exited the store without purchasing.  During the investigation and search for the customer, officers received a similar call from the Booksmith on Harvard St.  Officers were able to locate and identify the customer who was summonsed into court for the shoplifting charges.

01/09/2021- Offices responded to CVS on Harvard St for a report of stolen equipment.  The employees reported to officers that when they arrived at work they found equipment that belongs to the store was missing.

01/09/2021- Officers took report for graffiti on Gardner Path.

01/10/2021- Officers took a report for a break and enter of a vehicle on Mason Terr.  The resident reported that their vehicle was parked in their driveway overnight.  They received notification from their bank that someone had attempted to use their debit card.  The resident went to look for their card and found that their motor vehicle had been entered and their bag was missing that contained the card.

01/11/2021- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of St. Paul St.   The resident reported that multiple packages had been delivered to their address.  Some of the packages were opened and items were stolen, and the entire package was stolen.  Later another resident from the same address reported that their packages were also stolen during the same timeframe.

01/12/2021- Officers took a report for graffiti from a business on Harvard St.

01/12/2021- Officers were called to a residence on Monmouth St for an unknown person who entered the residence without permission. The resident reported to police that they were in their house when an unknown male walked in their front door. The resident was able to get the male to leave the residence without incident, however noticed the same party attempting to gain access to other residences.  Officers were able to identify the male and he was placed under arrest for outstanding warrants.

01/12/2021- Officers took a bicycle theft report from a resident of St. Paul St.  The resident reported that they had two bikes in their garage. When they went to retrieve their bikes they found that their bikes were gone.

 

 

 

January 4, 2021

 Officers took 5 unemployment fraud reports since 12/21/2020

12/22/2020- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Irving St.  The resident reported to officers that they had a packaged delivered and when they went to retrieve it the contents of the package were gone.

12/22/2020- Officers took a Break & Enter of a motor vehicle report from Evans Rd.  The victim reported that their vehicle was parked in the driveway overnight.  When they awoke in the morning they found the car had been rummaged through. Multiple items were taken.

12/22/2020- Officers took a package theft from a resident of Marshall St.  The resident reported that they had a package that was marked as delivered on 12/06/2020 however they had not received the package.

12/22/2020- Officers took a break & enter of a motor vehicle report from a resident of Walnut St.  The resident reported to the officers that their car was parked in the driveway form 12/17/2020 to 12/21/2020. During that time frame someone had entered the vehicle and rummaged through. Unknown items were taken.

12/23/2020- Offices responded to CVS on Commonwealth Ave for a reported shoplifter.  The employees reported to officers that three customers had just left the store without paying for multiple items. 

12/24/2020- Officers responded to CVS on Harvard St for a reported shoplifter.  The employees reported to officers that a customer had just left the store without purchasing multiple items.

12/24/2020- Officers took a report of a stolen license plate from a resident of Prince St.  The resident reported to officers that their vehicle had been parked in the driveway since 12/17/2020.  Within this time frame someone had removed the rear license plate from their vehicle.

12/28/2020- Officers took a package theft report form a resident of Bowker St.  The resident reported to officers that they had multiple packages delivered between 12/24 and 12/28.  The packages had been opened and the contents were all taken.

12/28/2020- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Longwood Ave.  The resident reported to officers that they received a delivered notification for a package. When they went to retrieve it they found that the package was not at their door.

12/30/2020- Officers responded to a store on Harvard St for a report of a customer who pulled a knife on the employees. It was reported to officers that a customer came in and pulled a knife out and left the store with the item. The subject was located nearby and placed under arrest.

12/30/2020- Officers made an arrest on Harvard St for package thefts. The subject was found with packages addressed to the residents.

12/30/2020- Officers took a package theft from a resident of High St.  The resident reported that they had three packages delivered.  When they went to retrieve the packages they found that they were gone.

 12/31/2020- Officers took a shoplifting report from a business on Harvard St.  The employees reported that a customer had left the store without purchasing items.

12/31/2020- Officers responded to Essex St and Dummer St for a report of a traffic crash.  During the investigation of the accident the operator was placed under arrest of operation under the influence of alcohol and operation after a suspended license.

01/01/2021- Officers responded to Washington St for a report of an operation passed out at the wheel. During the investigation, the operator began to drive away, striking a police vehicle.  The vehicle became disabled and stopped further down Washington St.  The operator was placed under arrest for operation under the influence of alcohol, failure to stop for a police officer, operation to endanger, leaving the scene of an accident and open container of alcohol.

01/01/2021- Officers took a bike theft report from a resident of Worthington Rd.  The resident reported that while in the back yard they noticed that the lock securing their garage door was missing.  Upon investigation they noticed that their bike was missing from the garage as well.

01/01/2021- Officers took a shoplifting report from CVS on Harvard St.  The employees informed officers that a customer came into the store, placed multiple items into a bag and left the sore without purchasing.

01/03/2021- Officers took a larceny report form a resident of Linden St.  The resident reported to the officers they found a hanging planter and a metal planter was missing from their property.

 

 

 

December 22, 2020

 Officers took 7 reports of Unemployment Fraud since 12/6

12/16/2020- Officers conducted a traffic stop for the vehicle failing to stop for a pedestrian in the crosswalk.  The operator was placed under arrest for operation after suspension.

12/16/2020- Officers took a larceny from a motor vehicle report from a resident of Aspinwall Ave. The resident informed officers that the vehicle was parked on the street in front of their residence.  They returned to their car to find multiple items missing.

12/18/2020- Officers took a larceny from a motor vehicle report from a resident of Stearns Rd.  The victim reported that sometime since 12/9 their car had been entered.  They found that multiple items had been taken from the vehicle.

12/20/2020- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Welland Rd.  A neighbor had found a package addressed to the victim along Tappan St.   The package had been torn apart and was empty.  Due to the increase of package thefts, it was brought to the victim’s attention.  The victim reported that the package had not yet been received and the items were stolen.

12/21/2020- Officers took a bike theft report from a resident of Washington St.  The victim reported that they went to check on their bike that was kept in the shared basement of their building and found it had been stolen.

12/21/2020- Officers took a Larceny from a motor vehicle from a resident of Elm St.  The resident reported that their vehicle was parked in their driveway overnight and in the morning when they went to get in they noticed that it had been rummaged through.

 

December 16, 2020

 Officers took 4 unemployment fraud reports between 12/14/2020 and 12/15/2020

12/15/2020- Officers took a bicycle theft report from a resident of Greenway Ct.  The resident reported that their bikes were kept in a shared basement of the building. When they went to check on the bikes they found two of their bikes were gone.

 

December 14, 2020

 Officers took 19 reports of Unemployment Fraud between 12/07 and 12/14

12/07/2020- Officers responded to a radio call for a residential alarm on Woodland Road.  Our Public Safety Dispatchers informed responding units that multiple alarms were activated, and that they were monitoring a subject on camera. Dispatch updated police units upon their arrival that the subject was now in the basement, sitting on a couch. Responding units were given the access code and were able to gain access to the property. Officers immediately went to the basement and located the subject, who was lying on the couch in the middle of the room. Officers arrested the individual who is being charged with Breaking and Entering in the Nighttime with Intent to Commit a Felony, Attempted Larceny and Trespassing as well as several active warrants

12/07/2020- Officers took a report for Graffiti on Brookline Ave.

12/07/2020- Officers took a report from a resident of Newton St who reported that they were informed their catalytic converter and oxygen sensor had been taken from their motor vehicle. The vehicle had been parked in their driveway of the Newton St residence.

12/08/2020- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Stearns Rd.  The resident reported to the officers that they had multiple packages delivered.  When they went to retrieve the packages they found that they were opened and rifled through.  Multiple items were missing from the deliveries.  A second resident of the building also reported having packages opened and rifled through as well.

 12/08/2020- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Park St.  The resident informed officers that they had a package delivered to their building.  The resident reported when they went to the lobby to retrieve the package was gone.

 12/08/2020- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Dwight St.  The resident reported that a package was delivered to their residence, and when they went to the foyer, the package was gone.

12/08/2020- Officers took a report from a resident of Evans Rd. The resident reported to officers that they had ordered groceries to be delivered.  The packages were left on the porch, when they went to retrieve the order, the packages were gone.

12/09/2020- Officers were called to CVS on Beacon St. for a reported shoplifter.  The employees informed the officers that a customer had been in the store and was observed placing items into a bag and leaving the store without purchasing.

12/10/2020- Officers took a bike theft report from a resident of Edgehill Rd.  The resident reported that their bike was taken from the rear of the house some time since November 18, 2020.

12/11/2020- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of New Terrace Rd.  The resident reported that they received a delivery notification for a package, when they went to retrieve it the package was gone.

12/12/2020- Offices took a package theft report from a resident of Beacon St.  The resident reported that they received a delivery notification for a package they were expecting when they went to retrieve the package it was gone.

12/12/2020- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Marion St.  The resident reported that on 12/09 they revived a delivered notification regarding a package.  When they went to retrieve it they found that the package was gone.

December 7, 2020

 Officers took 18 unemployment fraud reports since 12/02/2020

12/02/2020- Officers made an arrest on Harvard St for multiple warrants. 

12/03/2020- Officers took a larceny report from a resident of Newton St.  The resident reported that they had taken their vehicle to the mechanic after it was making strange sounds.  The mechanic found someone had taken the catalytic converter from the vehicle.

12/05/2020- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Harvard St.  The resident reported that they had received notification that two packages had been delivered.  When they went to retrieve the packages they found that the packages were gone.

12/05/2020- Officers took a larceny report from a business on Commonwealth Ave.  The employees reported that when they arrived for work in the morning they found that multiple items were missing from the property.

12/05/2020- Officers took a package theft from a resident of Harvard St.  The resident reported that on 12/03/2020 they received a notification that a package had been delivered. When they went to retrieve it the package was gone.

12/06/2020- Officers took a package theft report from a resident of Harvard St.  The resident reported that a package had arrived on 12/3 in their vestibule. When the resident went to retrieve the package they found it was gone.