Caught On Camera, A Swastika, And A Flickering Light: Brookline Police Logs

Over the weekend there were a couple calls about bats inside, a radio stolen from a car and a suspicious flickering light a la Stranger Things.

All of the following is from Brookline Police log or online blog. They are excerpts taken from the public police log and represent a portion of what kinds of calls the police respond to. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Subscribe to the Brookline Patch for local news alerts and newsletters.

Saturday, June 10

Pills: A Harvard Place resident came to the station to report pills from his prescription medication of Adarall were missing from his pill bottle.

It still happens: A Colchester Street resident called to report his radio was stolen from his car.

Stranger things: An Atherton Road resident called to report flickering light on the front porch nearby and thought it felt suspicious. Police noted it checked out ok.

Pedestrian hit: Someone reported a pedestrian was involved in a traffic accident near the corner of Goddard Avenue and Medowbrook Road. Someone was transported to the hospital.

Sunday, June 11

Found: Someone came into the station with an item they found in front of Kouple's Bagels in the morning. No word on what this found property was.

Graffiti: Someone called to report someone spray painted a swastika on the gate and guest house on Goddard Avenue.

Damage: Someone called to report their car was damaged on Rt.9 because of debris on the road.

Fight: Someone called to report there was a disturbance on Perry Street. One man was arrested at 10:17 p.m.

Bats: Two people called police to report bats in their house.

Monday, June 12

Barking: Someone passing by West Roxbury Parkway called to complain about a dog barking for the past 30 minutes at a home.

Graffiti: A Longwood Avenue resident called to report there was graffiti in the alley between the buildings nearby.

Bike theft?: Someone called to report they thought three men just stole a bike near the corner of High Street and Oakland Road. Police said there wasn't actually a victim or a crime.

Real bike theft: Someone reported their bicycle was stolen from the swimming pool building at Brookline High School.

Caught on camera: Someone called to report seeing a man on their surveillance footage entering a lot on Commonwealth and opening up packages.