Police find 'Jews' graffiti at Park in Brookline

Excerpts from the Brookline Police logs for Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Assault on whom?: A woman walked into the police station a little after 3 a.m. to report an assault between an Uber driver and a passenger. Alcohol may have played a factor in this incident, police noted.

Engraving: The Park Department Operations Manager reported a Graffiti complaint at Fisher Hill Park. The word "JEWS" was engraved into a wooden hand rail. Workers were on scene to remove the damage.

False alarm: Officers responded to an address on Upland Road for an activated smoke detector. Brookline Fire determined it was necessary to use minimal force to enter the house to address the activated smoke detector and used a special tool on a rear window. Turned out it was a faulty alarm.

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If you don't follow the rules you could get arrested: After an officer saw a white Toyota Avalon make an illegal U-Turn in front of 300 Harvard Street and multiple No U-Turn signs posted in the area, they stopped the car. After some questioning and a check through the Registry of Motor Vehicles, the driver was placed under arrest for Operating Without a License.

Stolen: A woman reported having several items taken from under her desk at her office. This location is a rather busy place with lots of foot traffic. Management could not recall anything, or anyone that looked suspicious. Officers checked the surrounding area to see if any items had been discarded, but couldn't find anything.

Internet Fraud: A Harvard Street business reported a case of Internet fraud. The owner said a number of on-line orders for children's shoes had been placed using several different credit cards. All of the orders were credit card transactions, and all orders were denied for insufficient funds. The store transaction system was rechecked for any software glitches and none were found.

Davis Ave car break in: A woman reported her car was broken into after she parked it in her driveway overnight. Later in the day when she looked into her wallet (which she said she left in her vehicle console) she noticed that her credit card, debit card and $25 in cash were missing. The Davis Avenue resident said her cards were used at several locations in Jamaica Plain. Brookline detectives are following up.

Tire gone: A Mason Terrace resident called to report a stolen bicycle tire. He told police that the front tire to his Trek bicycle was stolen sometime in the past day.