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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

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

October 28 through November 3, 2024

Monday, October 28

ASSAULT

Officers responded to an assault on Egmont St. The assault resulted from road rage. Neither party wished to pursue charges.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers were dispatched for a shoplifting incident on Commonwealth Av. The suspect was arrested.

BURGLARY ATTEMPT

Officers responded to an attempted burglary on Laurel Rd.

CHECK FRAUD

Officers took a report of check fraud on Beacon St. A check was intercepted and deposited into an account other than the intended recipient's.

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

October 21 through October 27, 2024

Monday, October 21

FRAUD

Officers took a report of check fraud on Beverly Rd.

FRAUD

Officers took a report of check fraud on Shaw Rd.

BURGLARY

Officers responded to a past breaking and entering on Laurel Rd.

PACKAGE THEFT

Officers took a report of a package theft on Berkeley Ct.

LICENSE PLATE THEFT

Officers took a report of a license plate theft on Boylston St.

Friday, October 25, 2024

October 14 through October 20, 2024

Monday, October 14

SHOPLIFTING

Officers were dispatched for a shoplifting incident on Beacon St.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers were dispatched for a shoplifting incident on Commonwealth Av.

SHOPLIFTING

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

Monday, October 21, 2024

October 7 through October 13, 2024

Monday, October 7

CONTRACTOR SCAM

Officers took a report of a contractor scam on Netherlands Rd. The individual offered the victim a free inspection that lasted multiple days. The individual demanded payment, and the victim refused.

SHOPLIFTING

Officers responded to a shoplifting incident on Commonwealth Av.

September 30th through October 6th, 2024

Monday, September 30

MALICIOUS DAMAGE

Officers were dispatched for multiple malicious damage reports of cars parked in a lot on Cypress St. 

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

September 23 through September 29, 2024

Monday, September 23

BURGLARY

Officers responded to a report of a burglary on Pond Av.

PACKAGE THEFT

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

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.