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This information is provided by the Brookline Police Department. Look for police dispatch log entries every Monday and Wednesday and arrest reports every Tuesday. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty.The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Aug. 29 through 30. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny Police responded to a motor vehicle breaking-and-entering on Beacon Street, near the 1030 block, on Wednesday at about 8 a.m. Theft recorded on Carlton Street, before noon on Wednesday. About noon Wednesday, a man reported that he was the victim of a credit card fraud after seeing fraudulent charges made to …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Aug. 27 through 28. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny Bike theft reported on Winchester Street, about 2:30 p.m. Monday. Police took a report of a bicycle theft on Monday from the high school, after 2:30 p.m. Two bikes were reportedly taken from 2 St. Paul Street some time between 11 a.m. on Sunday and 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The bikes were left unlocked on the …
The following arrest report is based on Brookline Police Department reports for Aug. 24 through 26. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Friday, Aug. 24 Warrant arrest – Elijah Adamson, 24, of Somerville. Police saw a vehicle parked at Amory Park at around 10:30 p.m., while the park is closed at dusk. As they approached the vehicle, they say the occupants began moving in "a nervous manner." In the center console of the vehicle, the officers noticed a bag of …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Aug. 24 through 26. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny Some time around 1 a.m. Friday, a Beacon Street man reported that a stroller was taken from the tarp from a secluded parking lot behind his home, which is accessable from Lancaster Terrace. Bike reported stolen from 91 Marion Street on Friday, at about 8:30 a.m. Police responded to an attempted breaking-and-…
The following arrest report is based on Brookline Police Department reports for Aug. 20 through 22. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Tuesday, Aug. 21 Shoplifting – Breanna Farrell, 22, of Dorchester. At about 12:45 p.m., police arrested a woman and charged her with shoplifting, after Stop and Shop staff say the woman attempted to leave the store without paying for items. She allegedly used the self-checkout counter and paid for only some of the items. …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Aug. 20 through 23. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny Bike reported stolen from a Dexter Park bike rack on Freeman Street, some time between midnight on Aug. 16 and 12:30 p.m. on Monday. The lock and chain were also taken. 1834 Beacon Street reported a bike theft on Monday, just after 4 p.m. At about 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, police arrested a woman and charged her…
The following arrest report is based on Brookline Police Department reports for Aug. 13 through 19. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Sunday, Aug. 19 Possession of burglarious tools – Remis Andrews, 35, of Boston. Officers saw a black Ford Explorer driving on Harvard Street at about 6:45 p.m., with one plate in the back, and none on the front. The officer pulled the vehicle over, and determined that he had a revoked license and the vehicle was uninsured. …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Aug. 17 through 19. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Police have issued a Citizens Alert following reports of people claiming to be the Fire Department soliciting funds for injured or deceased firefighters. The report says: "At this time, the Brookline Fire Department is NOT holding any funds for donations." Contact the Community Service Division if you have any questions: 617-730-2603. Breaking and …
The following arrest report is based on Brookline Police Department reports for Aug. 13 through 19. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Monday, Aug. 13 Shoplifting – Alexander Macy, 27, of Allston. At TJ maxx at about 1:15 p.m., a loss prevention employee said he saw a man take a belt off their shelf, crouch, and put it into his bag. The employee says the man then stood up, looked around suspiciously, and made his way to the front door, where he was stopped. …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Aug. 13 through 16. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny 40 Carlton Street reported at breaking-and-entering at about 10:15 a.m. on Monday. TJ Maxx, Monday, man arrested after a loss prevention employee said he saw the man take a belt off their shelf, crouch, and put it into his bag. The employee says the man then stood up, looked around suspiciously, and made …
The following arrest report is based on Brookline Police Department reports for Aug. 6 through 12. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Tuesday, Aug. 7 Open and gross lewdness – Yves Joseph, 57, of Everett. At about 5 p.m., a police received a report that a cab driver was masturbating in his vehicle outside of the Holiday Inn. A witness claimed that she saw him moving his hand in his pants, and when she made eye contact with him, he appeared to move his hand …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Aug. 10 through 12. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny Larceny reported at about 11 a.m. on Friday at the High School, 115 Greenough Street. 11:45 a.m. Friday, 429 Harvard Street reported a larceny incident. 66 Tappan Street, a bike was reportedly stolen on Friday, around 12:30 p.m. 51 Franklin Street, about 4 p.m., larceny reported. A Dwight Street woman …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Aug. 6 through 9. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny 308 Harvard Street, about 8 a.m. on Monday, larceny reported. Breaking-and-entering reported at about 11:45 a.m. Monday. Police found a screen removed at the rear of the building, and a window opened. Larceny reported at 60 Tappan Street, about 6 p.m. on Monday. A Larceny incident was reported near the West …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Aug. 3 through 5. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny 2 p.m. on Friday, a bike was reported stolen from 14 Linden Place. The man said that his bike was taken from the garage when the door was open, the victim said that he had never done that before. A neighbor says he saw a white man in gym clothes, about 6-feet tall, ruding down Linden Place at about the same …
The following arrest report is based on Brookline Police Department reports for July 30 through August 5. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Monday, July 30 Operating to endanger – Raymond Arroyo, 20, listed as homeless. Officers were watching Boylston Street at Fisher Avenue, when they saw a vehicle they estimated was going about 70 mph at around 1:45 a.m.--the radar gun showed it was going 87 mph. When police switched on their sirens to pull the car over, …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for July 30 through August 2. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny A Columbus Street man reported that he had bought tickets online through an individual, but never received the tickets. The seller did not respond to any contact attempts. Police received contact information to investigate the case. 5:30 p.m., a Hurd Street woman reported that her scooter had gone …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for July 27 through 29. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny Police took a report of a fraudulent check or card passed, originating from 106 Colburne Crescent on Friday, about 10:15 a.m. 11 a.m. Friday, the property manager of a Boylston Street building approached an officer to report that someone had kicked in a boarded-up window at the front of the building. The …
The following arrest report is based on Brookline Police Department reports for July 23 through 29. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Tuesday, July 24 Graffiti law – 21-year-old Christopher Levett, an East Boston resident on five counts of graffiti tagging. Police spoke with Levett's ex-girlfriend, who said she broke up with Levett about six months ago, because of his fascination with tagging, with spreading his tag to as many places as possible. She told …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for July 23 through 26. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny Larceny reported at 400 Heath Street, at about 12:15 a.m. on Monday. A caller on Clinton road reported that, some time between 10:30 a.m. and noon on Monday, someone broke into her home and targeted her room on the second floor. She says about 50 pairs of earrings, and 10 to 20 necklaces and bracelets were …
The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for July 16 through 19. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Breaking and Entering, Theft and Larceny Larceny reported at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, at 400 Heath Street. Coolidge House on Webster Street reported a theft incident at about 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Identity theft reported at the police station, 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Some time between 7 p.m. last Sunday and 7 p.m. on Monday, a Hackensack Road resident …