Wednesday, November 7th

8:30PM- A package theft was reported at the Brookline Police Station.  The complainant, residing on Juniper Street stated on 10/23 he placed an order for an electronic device.  The next day he received an email that the package had been shipped.  He received a notification on 10/26 that the package had been delivered at 10:14AM.  When he went to retrieve the package the following morning it was not there.  The apartment building has a locked front vestibule door.  This case is being investigated.

Tuesday, November 8th

1:05PM- Officers were dispatched to Davis Avenue for a report of graffiti on a building.  The property manager of the building told officers that when he left for work Wednesday evening around 5:00PM he didn’t see any damages to the building.  When he arrived at work on Thursday morning around 9:00AM he noticed pink graffiti on the outside wall of the building.  This case is under investigation.

Monday, November 5th

12:30PM- A larceny report was made on Heath Street.  A student reported losing his credit card on 11/1 around 8:00PM.  On Friday 11/2 he received an email that his card was found by another student and had been turned in.  On Saturday 11/3 he found that charges were made to his card.  He contacted one of the companies the items were purchased from.  He was able to find out the name of the people the packages were addressed to.  The name on the package corresponded with the name of the student who turned in the card. The other name on the package was the suspect’s boyfriend.  This case is under investigation. 

5:00PM- Officers were dispatched to Dean Road for a report of a larceny.  The victim stated she and her boyfriend parked her boyfriend’s car on Linden Place around 11:00AM.  She remembers leaving her wallet in the middle console just underneath the gear shift prior to leaving the vehicle.  When they returned to the vehicle around 12:00PM they discovered the wallet was missing.  This case is being investigated.

Sunday, November 4th

11:34AM- An individual reported his motorcycle stolen at the Brookline Police Department.  An officer first checked the system to see if the car had been towed.  The reporting party relayed that his client allows him to park his motorcycle in the buildings rear parking lot located on Vernon Street.  The gray Yamaha Sport motorcycle had been parked there since 10/30 and he last saw it on 11/3 around 4:00PM.  On 11/4 around 10:00AM he discovered the motorcycle was missing.  This case is under investigation. 

1:00PM- Officers were dispatched to Beacon Street for a larceny report.  The complainant reported that on 11/29 around 1:00PM she was getting ready to leave her home and took off her rings.  When she was leaving a maintenance worker arrived to complete a job she requested.  The worker told her she did not have to be present for the job so she left the home.  When she returned around 4:00PM she noticed her rings were gone.  She spent a week looking for them and had assistance going so.  She was unable to find them.  This case is being investigated. 

Saturday, November 3rd

2:28PM- Officers responded to Fisher Avenue for a report of a broken window in a town owned building.  Upon arrival an officer observed a broken window on the southward side of the building.  It appeared to have been lifted a quarter of the way in an attempt to gain entry.  A padlock was observed along with a beer can and shards of broken glass on the floor inside the building.  Blood was observed on the floor where it appears the assailant cut them self on the shattered window while trying to gain access to the building.  This case is case is being investigated.

Friday, November 2nd

6:30AM- An officer was dispatched to Walcott Road for a report of a break, entering and larceny from a motor vehicle.  The reporting party reported that at 1:00AM on 11/2 he parked his vehicle in his driveway.  That same morning at 5:00AM he went to his vehicle and found that his bicycle which was in the back seat was missing.  This case is under investigation. 

9:49AM- A package theft incident was reported on Egmont Street.  The complainant reported to an officer that at 3:00PM when her daughter came home from school she saw two packages in the vestibule addressed to them.  The daughter was unable to pick them up at the time so she left them there for her mother to pick up.  When the mother and daughter arrived home around midnight the packages were gone.  This case is being investigated. 

6:43PM-  A report was made at the station for a stolen motor vehicle from the rear lot of a car company on Commonwealth Avenue.  The reporting party stated her car broke down and she got it towed to a car company.  When she contacted the company to check on her vehicle she was told they did not have her vehicle.  She contacted the tow company who informed her that they put her vehicle in the rear lot of a different car repair company.  The reporting party then called that company who denied having the vehicle.  This case is under investigation. 

Wednesday, October 31st

9:03AM- Officers were dispatched to Carlton Street for a report of an egged house.  The reporting party, owner of the home stated when he woke up in the morning he noticed broken eggs on his front porch and on the front of his house.  He reported arriving home the prior night around 10:00PM and not seeing any eggs or damage at that time.  This case is under investigation.

3:06PM- Officers responded to a call of an erratic operator in the area of Kent Street and Aspinwall Avenue.  An off duty officer observed a male riding a scooter without a helmet on driving on and off a sidewalk on Kent Street, turn right onto Aspinwall Avenue without stopping at the red light, not yielding to oncoming traffic when crossing the intersection on Saint Paul Street and failing to stop at a stop sign.  The officer dispatched the description of the subject to officers as he followed the subject.  Another officer observed the subject driving on the sidewalk on Harvard Street and exited the car to pursue the subject on foot.   He approached the subject and asked to speak to him.  The subject then drove the scooter off the sidewalk and up Harvard Avenue in the wrong direction.  The direction the suspect was heading was radioed to officers in the area.  The subject was observed driving behind a home on Harvard Street and continuing onto Harvard Place.  He then jumped off the scooter, threw it to the ground and ran through Pierce Playground.  Officers responded to the area to locate the subject.  Officers observed the subject running in a backyard.  Officers surrounded the backyard and called out “if you are back here show us your hands”.  Officers received no response.  The subject was found hiding under a black SUV in a parking lot and arrested.   Officers asked if he was in possession of anything harmful and the subject responded no.  Boston Police and a Boston Police K9 assisted with the investigation. The scooter was found to be stolen.  The subject is being charged with operating to endanger, right on red violation, operating a moped without a helmet, failure to yield to oncoming traffic, failure to stop at a stop sign, failure to stop for a police officer, operating a moped without a driver’s license, and larceny of property.

8:30PM- A report of a stolen package was made on Euston Street.  The victim reported receiving a text from his neighbor that a package was stolen from the front door of their home.  The neighbor stated he arrived home to a package opened with the contents removed.  The victim’s wife received confirmation that a package they ordered was delivered but when the husband arrived home he could not locate a package.  Video surveillance caught the theft.  This case is under investigation.

•          The victim also reported a stolen bicycle.  He stated that he went on vacation on 9/20/18 and returned on 10/2/18.  He reports when he returned home his bicycle was no longer attached to a fence.  The bike had been locked to the fence with a Kryptonite lock.  The fence was cut and the bike and lock were removed and stolen.  The bicycle is described as a silver men’s Trek.  This case is being investigated.

Tuesday, October 30th

5:10PM- An officer was dispatched to the Evelyn Kirrane Aquatic Center on Tappan Street for a report of indecent exposure that occurred earlier in the day.  The director informed the officer that a witness observed another patron who is a Brookline resident inappropriately exposing himself.  The witness reported that around 6:30AM while conducting a morning swim he observed an older white male in the swimming area standing by the pool wall facing the stands.  He later noticed the older male had moved to the other end of the pool and was swimming.  As the witness approached the end of the pool he viewed the older male’s swimming trunks down around his knees and he was inappropriately touching himself.  The reporting party notified the life guard and front desk staff about his observations and when he returned the older male had already exited the pool.  The older male was identified and contacted.  He is being charged with Open and Gross and this matter is still under investigation.

A report was made of an animal bite on Fuller Street.  The reporting party stated he was walking on Fuller Street, approaching Harvard Street.  He crossed paths with a person walking several dogs.  He recalls one of the dogs biting him on the left leg.  Out of the group of dogs he remembers which dog was the aggressor.  He told the dog walker about the biting incident and police are conducting an investigation.

Monday, October 29th

A string of graffiti tags occurred over the weekend and were reported on Monday:

·         An officer was dispatched to Boylston Street for a graffiti complaint.  He observed graffiti in black spray paint on the front of the building.  The owner reported on 10/27/18 that he closed his workshop around 5:00PM and the graffiti was not there. 

·         Another officer responded to a different location on Boylston Street for a graffiti complaint of two black graffiti tags spray painted on garage doors.  The tags were the same as that of the previous complaint. 

·         Three other locations on Boylston Street were observed to be tagged and were photographed by officers.  These cases are under investigation.

Saturday, October 27th

10:04AM- Officers were dispatched to Mason Terrace for a bike theft report.  The reporting party stated sometime between 8:00PM on 10/26/18 and 9:00AM on 10/27/18 someone entered the bulkhead doors in the back of their house that leads to storage space and took one of the bicycles.  The bicycle is described as a red 2018 Santa Cruz 5010 C S 27.5.  This case is being investigated.

11:20AM- Officers responded to Egmont Street for a break and entering and larceny that had occurred between 10:45PM on 10/26/18 and 2:00AM on 10/27/18.  The residents reported leaving their apartment around 10:45PM on 10/26/18 with locked doors and windows.  One resident stated they all noticed their things were missing the morning of 10/27/18 when they woke up.  Each of the three residents reported items missing.  This case is under investigation.

11:47AM- Brookline Police received a report of shoplifting.  The suspect was described as black female, older, glasses, blonde tips on her hair, wearing brown coat, carrying a big green shopping bag and walking with a cane.  When officers arrived a short time later the suspect had already left the store in an unknown direction.  The reporting employee stated when the women entered the store she recognized her from previous shoplifting incidents.  She went to notify the supervisor and when she returned she witnessed the suspect place items into her green bag.  She confronted the suspect and received no response.  The suspect then exited the store.  This case is under investigation. 

Thursday, October 25th

12:14PM- A dog bite complaint was made for an incident that occurred on 10/24/18 around 10:30AM.  The reporting party reported walking her dog through Harry Downs Field when she saw another individual with her dog playing fetch with a ball.  The Reporting party walked over to the person and greeted her.  The other dog owner petted the reporting party’s dog.  She reported observing the other dog charge back towards their direction with the ball and attack her dog.  She tried to separate the two and claimed her hand was bitten in the process.  An officer spoke with the other individual who claimed while she was playing fetch with her dog the reporting party’s dog ran over to her dog and tried to grab the ball out of her dog’s mouth.  The reporting party tried to separate the two and claimed she was bitten but put her hand in her pocket and denied assistance.  The officer was unable to determine which dog was the aggressor.  Both dog owners were advised their dogs will be subject to a 10 day quarantine.

An officer was conducting a follow up for the graffiti incidents that took place in the Brookline Village area on 10/19/18.  While trying to retrace the suspect’s path the officer discovered the same tag spray painted on three other locations.  This case is under investigation.

Tuesday, October 23rd

10:46AM- An officer was dispatched to Winthrop Road for a bike theft report.  The officer was met by the father of the victim on arrival.  He states his son’s bike was stolen off their property.  The son was contacted by phone by the officer.  The son stated on 10/22/18 around 5:00PM he left his Ultegra black bike unsecured outside of his garage door.  On 10/23/18 around 7:00AM he noticed the bike was missing.  This case is being investigated.

11:57AM- The reporting party stated on 10/23/18 around 12:00AM a package was delivered and left in the foyer of the building he lived in on Naples Road.  He reported arriving home at 8:00PM and discovering the package was missing.  This case is under investigation.

4:50PM- Officers responded to Boylston Street for a shoplifting incident.  The owner of the store targeted told an officer he was in the store when a male entered around 4:40PM.  The male looks at several items and asked questions about the merchandise while wearing a hood covering his head and looking down.  The owner recognized him as he had come by the store several times this year to sell merchandise.  The owner described that this time the subject appeared suspicious with his face hidden by the hood and the lack of eye contact.  A few minutes later the subject grabbed several items and ran out of the store.  The owner ran after him and observed the suspect running west on Boylston Street and enter a black vehicle and drive west on Boylston Street.  The suspect is described as a dark skinned black male, approximately 6’1”-6’2”, around 17 or 18 years of age, thin build, light facial hair on the chin and lip, braces, wearing a black Adidas track/windbreaker with white stripes on the arms, black/blue/white Air Jordan sneakers and skinny jeans with torn front pant legs.  This case is being investigated.

Sunday, October 21st

11:22AM- Police received a call for a possible attempted break and entering on Arlington Road.  The reporting party stated on Thursday 10/18/18 his wife noticed that one of the screens on their screened in porch appeared to be ripped.  They had just had all their screens replaced this summer.  The husband noticed the screen door was latched from the outside which they never do unless they are in the yard.  He also noticed a door in the basement was ajar and sandbags placed in front of the door were slightly moved.  An officer confirmed the attempted entry by the visual damage and moved sandbags. 

Saturday, October 20th

Three graffiti reports were made. 

An officer was dispatched to Station Street where he observed a graffiti tag in pink spray paint.  Another officer was dispatched to White Place where she observed graffiti in pink spray paint on the side of a building.  An officer responded to Harvard Street where a word spray painted in black on a green generator on the side of a building was observed.  All of these cases are under investigation. 

Wednesday, October 17th

3:30AM- Officers were dispatched to Brookline Place for a larceny.  They were met by a security officer who reported seeing through surveillance footage a white male coming out of the garage and dropping two duffel bags full of copper near the construction site.  He then walked away from the garage near Brookline Avenue.  Due to several thefts of construction equipment Police have been patrolling the area.  It appears the suspect saw the police car when he exited the garage and dropped the bags.  An officer saw an individual matching the suspect’s description on Kent Street and pursed him unsuccessfully.  The officer recognized him as a known individual.  His description was radioed to other officers.  Boston Police and a K-9 were involved in the pursuit on the MBTA Green Line.  At 5:00AM a State Trooper responded to the area around the suspected individuals address to see if he was in the area and if he matched the description of the suspect.  The suspect spotted a state police officer and ran into his home.  After trying to make contact with him by knocking and calling his name for about 40 minutes the suspect attempted to flee through a rear window where he was detained.  He was asked if he had stolen copper from a construction site in which he responded yes.  During questioning at the Police Station the subject admitted to the theft.  The follow up investigation resulted in a search warrant being executed at the subject’s residence.  The search resulted in the recovery of construction tools.  Any construction workers in the area who may have missing tools should stop by the station to see if we’ve recovered any of yours.  The suspect is being charged with breaking and entering at night to commit a felony, larceny from a building and trespassing.

7:38AM- An officer was dispatched to Winthrop Road for a burglary.  The reporting party and her mother reported being away from home for a while.  When they returned they found items were missing.  Maintenance, cleaning staff and health aides has had access to the home.  This case is under investigation.

5:00PM- A report of a larceny was made on Harvard Street.  The store manager relayed to officers that around 3:57PM she was on the sales floor and recognized a female individual from a previous shoplifting incident.  She asked the individual if she needed assistance in which the response “no” was given.  The manager then observed the individual being approached by another female who placed several items into the recognized female’s hands.  The two females stayed in the store for about ten more minutes and then exited without paying.  They were observed taking a specific bus route.  The manager described both females to officers.  This case is being investigated.

6:29PM- Officers were dispatched to Chapel Street for a report of an animal bite.  The complainant reported leaving her building from a rear exit when her neighbor’s dog came toward her and bit her right leg just above her ankle.  Officers observed a two inch scratch that had penetrated the skin.  At the time, the dog was being walked by a dog walker who refused to give her name and left the scene.  The dog was described as a small black and white dog that she knows belongs to her neighbor.  An officer tried to speak with the neighbor but she was not home.  This case is under investigation. 

11:42- Officers responded to Harvard Street for a shoplifting incident.  The reporting party stated while he was in the back of the store around 11:40 two males and a female entered the store.  He viewed one male putting an unknown amount of candy in his jacket pocket and the other male putting candy down his pants.  The female exited the store.  The employee confronted the males and they denied taking items and exited the store toward Commonwealth Avenue.  This case is being investigated.

Tuesday, October 16th

5:11PM- Officers were dispatched to Hancock Road for a break and entering and larceny of property.  When officers arrived on scene they were met by two victims who reported upon their return from being away they found their home had been broken into.  Since 10/2/18 around 8:00AM their home had been unoccupied.  Officers determined after processing the scene that the lock of the front door had been broken and force was used to open the door.  An attempt to gain entry was made through two windows which displayed damage.  Three bedrooms were targeted having shown dresser drawers and shelves rummaged through and items strewn around the rooms.  This case is under investigation.

5:45PM- Officers responded to Harvard Street for a shoplifting incident.  An officer spoke with the store manager who relayed that he observed the suspect placing items in their bag.  He confronted the suspect and requested they pay for the items they took.  The suspect then exited the store without paying.  The suspect then fled on foot northbound on Harvard Street.  The suspect was described as a black individual, possibly female, with long black hair, black facial hair appearing to have been shaved recently, wearing a black suit with red stripes, carrying a denim messenger bag and weighing about 150lbs.  The manager believed the individual was transgender.  A customer in the store approached officers and notified them that he witnessed the suspect run back into the store’s parking lot and entered a car of which he took a picture of and the license plate.  The vehicles description and license plate was broadcasted to responding units.  After, running the license plate officers found the car was owned by a rental company.  By contacting the company, the renters name was provided, which was a traditional female name.  The name yielded negative results for any matching individual or driver’s license.  An officer then searched the address on the license in which a person with a different first name and sex but same last name appeared also having the same date of birth.  This license showed a black male with long straight hair and black facial hair.  Officers believed that the person in the photo was possibly transgender.  The difference in sexes and name change describes a transitioning male and explains why the vehicle was rented to a female.  A photo array was compiled for the store manager.  The officers conducting the array had no knowledge of the appearance of the suspected individual.  The manager chose the suspect out of the array.  The suspect will be summonsed to court.

Monday, October 15th

12:30PM- Officers were dispatched to Brookline Place for a report of a larceny.  An officer was met by the company manager who stated in the past few weeks employees in the office had reported items missing including money.  He had spoken with employees of other offices in the building who stated the same things had been occurring there.  This case is under investigation.

3:30PM- A report of a package theft was made on Hamilton Road.  The reporting party reported to an officer that she ordered an item.  The item had a tracking number and was delivered at approximately 1:00PM on 10/5/18.  She returned home at 6:00PM and the package was not there.  This case is being investigated.

5:33PM- A malicious damage report was made on Parkman Street.  An officer spoke with the complainant who stated he parked his vehicle in the rear of an apartment complex on Parkman Street on 10/13/18 at 2:00AM.  When he returned to his vehicle on 10/15/18 he noticed the passenger side door had been keyed.  An officer observed the scratch to be a deliberate marking made with a key.  This case is under investigation.

10:19PM- A call was received from Greenough Street for a report of a break and entering.  The home owners relayed to officers that they were out of town since 10/11/18.  When they arrived home they noticed dresser drawers in the bedroom opened and contents strewn about.  They immediately exited the house and called police.  Officers arrived and noticed a window was forced open and the lock was broken.  Drawers were open, bags were gone through and items were scattered on the floor.  This case is being investigated.

Sunday, October 14th

1:15 AM- Officers responded to Weybridge Road for a report of a break and entering.  The reporting party reported leaving the residence at 6:05 PM on 10/13/18.  He and his wife returned home at 11:30 PM.  He noticed items were missing, moved, and a window sustained damage.  Officers determined the burglar made entry through a window and fled through a door.  This case is being investigated.

8:47 AM- Officers were dispatched to Beacon Street to investigate a theft of a bicycle.  The reporting party led an officer to a location opposite an apartment of Strathmore Road where the bicycle had been locked.  It had been locked to a town line pole.  He reported locking the bike to the pole on 10/12/18 around 5:00 PM.  He was away over the weekend and discovered the bike missing on the morning of 10/14/18.  After taking a look at the title officers determined the theft was of a motorcycle.  A multi-tool was found on the ground.  This case is under investigation.

A larceny report was made at the station.  The complainant stated approximately two weeks ago he and his family put an inflatable pumpkin on their lawn.  Sometime between 10:00 PM on 10/13/18 and 8:00 AM on 10/14/18 the pumpkin was stolen. 

Friday, October 12th

7:28 PM- A report of a larceny was made at an establishment on Commonwealth Avenue.  An officer spoke with the manager who stated he was approached by an individual in regards to money that went missing on 10/10/18.  An officer then spoke to the complainant who reported entering the establishment on 10/10/18 around 2:20 PM to work out.  She reported placing her items in a locker room but did not lock it because the business was “empty”.  When she finished her work out and left around 4:00 PM she noticed money was missing.  This case is under investigation.

Thursday, October 11th

A report of a larceny of a scooter was made on Fairbanks Street.  An officer met with the reporting party who stated he parked his scooter across the street from his building and used a chain to secure it to a small tree.  He last saw it on 10/9/18 around 7:00 PM.  He noticed it was gone on 10/10/18 around 9:00 AM.  The scooter is described as a Genuine Scooter, roughhouse model that is red with an MIT faculty sticker on the rear.  This case is under investigation. 

3:50 PM- Officers were dispatched to Harvard Street for a shoplifting incident.  The store manager relayed to officers that an employee notified him that a female was placing items into her bag.  The suspect attempted to exit the store after passing the registers.  The manager stopped the suspect and asked if she was going to pay for the items in her bag in which she responded she didn’t have anything to pay with.  The manager asked the suspect to empty her bag of the items she stole and she complied.  Police placed her under arrest for shoplifting.  Some of the items in the bag were not identified by the store manager as their products.  Officers went to surrounding stores that could possibly sell the items unaccounted for and asked the managers if they could identify the items as theirs and if an individual matching the suspect had been in their stores.  One store was able to confirm the suspect’s presence and the items.  The other store confirmed their store sells the items but could not determine if the suspect had been in the store.  The suspect is being criminally charged.