Four Alleged Car Prowlers Caught Near Brookline Border

Police arrested four alleged car prowlers on Sunday morning after they were reportedly seen checking door handles and pulling items from unlocked cars on Brainerd Road in Allston.

All four suspects—Andujar Javier, 18, of Mattapan; Jonathan Jean, 28, of Brighton; Desmond Vashawn Joseph, 25, of Brighton; and a 15-year-old girl who was not identified—were charged with breaking and entering a motor vehicle, attempted breaking and entering, larceny, receiving stolen property worth more than $250 and conspiracy. Jean was also charged with furnishing a false name.

Brookline Police were called to Verndale and Harvard streets around 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29 to assist Boston police officers who had stopped four people suspected of breaking into cars on nearby Brainerd Road.

A witness told police he had seen three of the four people walking down the street, which is less than 500 feet from the Brookline border, while checking each door handle along the way. When they rounded the corner at Harvard Street, the suspects allegedly opened the doors and trunk of a blue Honda and pulled out a large plastic bag, which was later determined to be full of drycleaning.

When police stopped the suspects just over the Brookline border, all four of them were reportedly carrying a variety of objects stolen from cars on Harvard Street and Brainerd Road, including a GPS unit, sunglasses, car keys, tuxedo, tire pressure gauge and radio faceplate.

Police reported that Jonathan Jean initially claimed his name was "Junior J. Jean," but later gave his correct name to medical personnel after he was taken to the hospital complaining of chest pains. Police were reportedly able to confirm his identity using fingerprints and planned to charged him with furnishing a false name as well.