Crime & Safety

Brookline Police Looking For Possible Shoplifter

The man was seen in the store earlier this month.

The man was captured on camera recently.
The man was captured on camera recently. (Brookline Police Department)

BROOKLINE, MA — The police department is looking to identify a person it believes was involved in a shoplifting incident that took place earlier this month at a retail store on Commonwealth Avenue.

According to police, the man was captured on surveillance footage at approximately 10:23 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, blue pants, a black sweater with a zipper, and white sneakers. He brought a small white and brown-colored dog into the store with him on the day the reported shoplifting took place.

Community members with relevant information are being asked to contact detectives at 617-730-2711. The name of the business the man is believed to have stolen from has not been made public.

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