Police Log: Shoplifter Takes Off With Goods, Leaves ID

The following incident report is based on Brookline Police Department dispatch logs for Monday, March 7, through Thursday, March 10. Look for weekend incident reports each Monday and arrest logs each Tuesday on Brookline Patch.

• The owner of Bazaar International Gourmet told police that a shoplifter had left his store, supposedly to get money, but left her ID on March 7.

• Someone broken into an apartment on University Road on March 10 and stole a laptop, digital camera and jewelry. Another resident in the same building told police that someone had damaged their door trying to get into the apartment as well.
• At least two laptops were stolen from an Egmont Street apartment after someone climbed in through a window on March 9.
• A man reported on March 8 that his car was broken into while parked on Park Street.

• An Addington Road resident told police that a utility worker had been in her home weeks ago and she now believes some cash is missing.
• A man was reportedly caught shoplifting at the CVS/pharmacy at 900 Commonwealth Ave. on March 10.
• On March 10, a passerby reported that eight feet of copper wire were stripped from a town-owned utility pole at Bellingham Road and Grove Street.
• A car parked on Beacon and Hawes streets was reported stolen late on March 9.
• A leopard-print wallet was stolen from a laundromat on Harvard Street on March 7.

• A bedroom window on Sumner Road was reportedly broken by a rock around March 10.
• Someone slashed the tires of a car parked on Pleasant Street sometime around March 7.

• A dog was struck by a car on Route 9 around 7 p.m. on March 10.
• A bat was found in a basement laundry room on Tappan Street on March 8.
• A Sears Road resident called police on March 8 after her golden doodle and border terrier got loose.
• A coyote was spotted near Corey and Windsor roads on March 8.

• Somone called police on March 7 to report that his 10-year-old brother had been grabbed by a man on Cypress Street who thought the child had hit him with a bottle.
• Two people were spotted throwing bags of trash into a fenced in area off Centre Street.
• Staff at Bournewood Hospital called police on March 9 after two patients were caught having sex in the shower.