Fowl Calls and Sparklers Spark Concern: Brookline Police Logs

BROOKLINE, MA —Over the weekend police responded to a couple fowl calls, a report of a man running out of someone's back yard and threats by phone. 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 3

Threats: A Kent Street resident came into the station to report someone made threats to her on the phone.

Stolen: A Summit Avenue resident called to report a package theft.

Fall: Someone called to report someone fell on town property near the corner of Beacon and Centre streets.

Turkey down: Someone called to report a turkey in the middle of Borland Street. The person calling said it appeared the turkey had gotten hit by a car.

Sunday, June 4

Found: Someone at the Village Convenience Store in Brookline Village called to report they found something.

Neighbors: A Beacon Street resident called to complain around 8 p.m. about noisy neighbors. Police chatted with both and helped settle what appeared to be an ongoing issue.

Make way: A Beverly Road resident called to report an injured duck on their property. The police contacted Bay State Wildlife, who said they'd come help.

This yours? Someone called to report a gray backpack hanging from a pole in the playground on Westborne Terrace.

Sparklers: A Boston resident called Boston Police to report they could see a group of young people walking in the woods near Longwood and Chapel street with sparklers. The reporting party told Boston Police they were concerned about the kids starting a fire.

Monday, June 5

Tree down: Someone called to report a tree was down near the corner of Newton Street and Hammond Pond Parkway. Turned out a Contractor was cleaning up.

Theft?: Someone at Wingate Assisted Living called to report someone stole money from them.

That was weird: A Hammond Street resident called at 11:16 a.m. to report he looked out the window and saw a man on his property, which apparently surprised the man and he ran away, leaving a bicycle behind.

Really?: A Searle Avenue called to report that four American Flag 'buntings' were stolen from the home run fence at Eliot Playground.

Rocky: A Heath Street resident called to report a raccoon on the second floor porch.