Reward For Missing Drum, Don't Fall For The Gift Card Scam And Other Brookline Police logs

BROOKLINE, MA —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.

Monday, June 26
Mystery: A Winthrop Road woman called police at 1:35 a.m. to report that there were four teenage boys were across the street knocking over yard debris. When police arrived another resident approached the officer and said she awoke to the sound of breaking glass, saw that her storm door was shattered. This resident had yard debris bags in front of her house. Police said they couldn't figure out what caused the window to shatter and advised the resident to notify her landlord. Police said the boys appeared to be telling the truth about simply walking down the street and were told they could leave.

Attempted bike theft: A woman told police she saw someone using a tool to remove the rear wheel from her coworker’s bicycle, which was locked to a sign outside the business on Harvard Street. The woman said she banged on the window in an attempt to scare off the person. It apparently worked, and he left. He was described as having short black hair, wearing a black t-shirt, grey shorts, and a black backpack. Police couldn't find anyone with that description but they're looking into requesting surveillance video of the area.

Drugs: Police were tipped off to some drug activity at a resident on Beacon Street and placed someone under arrest for Possession of a Class B Substance with the intent to Distribute and Possession of a Class E Substance.

Finders keepers?: Someone called to report a red Razor scooter leaning against a fence on Beverly Road since the day before. The woman said she assumed a child would return to the area for it, but found it was in the same location the next day. The scooter was taken into custody and secured at the police station for safekeeping.

Check on your bikes: Someone came into the police station to report that two bikes were taken from the bicycle room at his building. He said he last noticed the bikes about a year ago and they'd been locked with combination locks but those were gone, too. The bicycle room is shared by the building and only accessible from inside the building.

Is this yours? Someone turned in a wallet to the front desk of the station. The wallet contained a driver’s license and officers attempted to contact the owner, but were unsuccessful.

Tuesday, June 27
Shoplifting: Two reports of shoplifting came in one at the CVS on Commonwealth Ave and the other at the Game Stop on Beacon Street.

Dead bat: A Washington Street resident called police about a bat in their home at around 8:20 a.m. The Animal Control Unit captured and transported the little guy to Angell Memorial Animal Hospital where it was euthanized and then transported to the State Lab for testing to see if it had rabies.

Break in? A Spooner Road resident called police to report he felt as though someone might have been trying to break into his house. The man showed the officer the pole in front of his house where there were cable wires that appeared to have been cut and stated his alarm system is connected to the wires. The system had malfunctioned earlier in June. The resident was advised to contact the police and request special attention for his house. There did not appear to be any other damage to the pole or any other suspicious activity.

Reward for drums: A Hyslop Road resident called to report his drums, which he tucked away in the Parkman Street parking lot were stolen from the cart they were in. He told police he left a note with his contact information stating he needed the drums and there would be a reward if they are returned, but has not heard from anyone. Police are looking into checking whether security cameras caught anything.

Mighty suspicious: Police said while officers were travelling on Harvard Street toward Beacon Street, they saw a man sprinting on Harvard Street. He looked behind him several times and exchanged his red t-shirt with a white one. Police stopped him on Beacon Street and found he had several items from a business on Harvard Street and had drugs. Officers also spoke to an employee at the business who said he observed a man place unpaid merchandise into his bag. The employee approached the subject and asked for the merchandise back. The subject handed back several items and quickly left the store. All stolen items were returned to the business. Police said they would summons the man to court for Shoplifting and Possession of a Class C Drug.

Not smooth: The manager of a business on Commonwealth Avenue told police a man had walked down two of the store aisles and then quickly walked out. Surveillance footage shows a man enter the store at 6:42 p.m. and proceed to the end of one of the aisles where he appeared to be placing various items into his bag. He then removed his sweatshirt and carried it over his shoulder covering the bag and exited the store without paying. He was wearing glasses, a black hooded sweatshirt (later removed) with a white shirt underneath and a white bag in his pocket, white sweatpants, and white shoes. Investigation ongoing.

Wednesday, June 28

Ruff play: Someone called reporting a dog bite incident that occurred at Waldstein Park. The owner of the dog that was bitten said his dog was playing with other dogs in the park, one dog in particular. As he was preparing to leave, he noticed an injury to his dog’s chest, but at that point the other dog and respective owner had left. The other owner was contacted and was advised her dog be quarantined for 10 days. The two owners agreed the incident did not appear to be the result of aggressive behavior between the dogs and there is insufficient evidence to support negligence between the two parties. No citations were issued.

Thursday, June 29

No Left Turn: An officer saw a car take a left turn onto Allerton Street. This turn is prohibited between 6 a.m and 9 a.m. Monday through Friday. Police pulled the driver over, found that the the driver had no insurance and the status of the car's registration was revoked. The operator was issued citations for Improper Left Turn, Revoked Registration, Uninsured Motor Vehicle, and Unregistered Motor Vehicle. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

'Stolen' car found: Someone called police to report they'd found a car that was earlier reported stolen in Boston earlier that morning. It turned out he'd actually parked his car on Washington Street the night before and taken an Uber home; he'd just forgotten. It was never stolen in the first place.

Don't fall for this scam: A Walcott Road resident called to report an incident of fraud. The residents said someone called them claiming to be their nephew. He told them he had been placed under arrest in another state and convinced them to provide bail money in the form of gift cards. Police called the number that had called them and the person answering the phone claimed to be from the Brookline Police. He hung up when the real Brookline police officer identified himself. It turned out to be a scam.

Click it or ticket?: Police were driving down Park Drive, when they saw a man open the passenger back door of a car and partially getting out and then getting back in. It happened again a little while later. Police stopped the car near Mountfort and Carlton street and saw that the passenger was not wearing a seatbelt and he had two warrants out for his arrest. They arrested him and cited him for not wearing his seatbelt. They cited the driver for unsafe opening of a car door.

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