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Brookline Police Log: Samaritan Driver Follows Hit-and-Run

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The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for August 31 through September 2. Look for weekday incident reports twice a week, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. Suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Some details in this blotter were provided by the Brookline Police Blog. For questions about this blotter, email Grahame.Turner@Patch.com .

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Brookline Police Log: Shoplifters, Knives and Stalkers

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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. Some details in this blotter were provided by the Brookline Police Blog. For questions about this blotter, email Grahame.Turner@Patch.com.

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Brookline Police Log: Razor Blade Theft and a Smashed Mirror

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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. Some details in this blotter were provided by the Brookline Police Blog. For questions about this blotter, email Grahame.Turner@Patch.com .

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Brookline Arrest Log: Aug. 20 - 23

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  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. Some details in this blotter were provided by the Brookline Police Blog. For questions about this blotter, email Grahame.Turner@Patch.com.

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OMGPD: Fleeing Burglar Cornered & Gun Found in Wall of Convicted Murderer's Former Home

Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Who, me? A Newton man is charged with pulling a number of fire alarm boxes near Washington Street: http://patch.com/A-xd5B   If these walls could talk ... ... they might reveal how a gun and ammo ended up hidden behind them. The new owners of a long-vacant home in Wayland were doing some remodeling when they pulled down a wall and found a gun, ammo and gun oil in a military ammunition box hanging from a hidden rafter. As it turns out, the home was once occupied by a man convicted in a 1990 murder: http://patch.com/A-xkqG   This one sounds like the plotline for a Rizzoli & Isles episode A couple accused of burglaries. A car chase. One of the alleged burglars, a Waltham man, escapes and flees. Residents, K-9 police units and air cover are …

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Brookline Police Log: Aug. 13 - 16

The following information was supplied by Brookline Police Dept. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

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.   Some details in this blotter were provided by the Brookline Police Blog. For questions about this blotter, email Grahame.Turner@Patch.com.

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OMGPD: Tied-up Chipmunks, Lost Bongs and Who Let the Dogs Out (on the Roof)?

A weekly compilation of some of the more, ahem, unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Embezzlement on auto-pay? The ex-treasurer of two Acton Cub Scout Packs, has been accused of stealing thousands of dollars from both Packs along with a separate accusation of stealing from an Acton nonprofit. Police claim Kimberly Clark, 37, of Acton, even had her family's electric bills on auto-pay: http://patch.com/A-vy0N   "I'm sorry, he's tied up at the moment" Wellesley police liberated what they initially thought was a kitten, but turned out to be a chipmunk: http://patch.com/A-vspN   Up on the roof Last Saturday, Lexington police responded to a report of a dog running loose on the roof of the Dunkin' Donuts and adjacent businesses on Woburn Street. Officers believe the dog was a long jumper, possibly from its window onto the plaza's…

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Police Log: April 29 - May 1

Police are still on the lookout for a suspect charged with "Open and Gross behavior."

The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Friday, April 29, through Sunday, May 1. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. This is the police log which was delayed from Monday, May 2. Sexual assault reported around 1:30 p.m. Saturday when a man in a dark coat entered the Main Library, reportedly masturbated to something on his laptop and then ejaculated onto a neighboring female patron. When she screamed, the man fled the library. Police are still looking for the man, pictured to the right, so contact them with any information: 617-730-2222.

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Police Log: April 15-17

Reported number of break-ins seems to be higher than usual.

The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Monday, April 15, through Thursday, April 17. Today's Police Log was delayed because of yesterday's Marathon coverage. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch.

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Police Log: April 11-14

A robbery, as well as a number of larceny and break-ins reported this week.

The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Monday, April 11, through Thursday, April 14. Look for weekday incident reports each Saturday, weekend reports each Monday, and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch. 1016 Beacon Street bank robbery occurred at 2:40 p.m. The suspect is described as a shorty white man, around 5' 5" tall, with a thick build. He walks with a sway from side to side. He was wearing a black baseball cap, yellow long-sleeved hoodie with two dark stripes, and a blue recycling bag. He was last seen heading toward the city.

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