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Sept. 1
12:02 p.m. — An Overlook Road resident came to the police station lobby to report an alleged attempted scam involving a holiday craft fair she is running at the Gerry 5, where a vendor table costs $50. The resident told Officer Brandon Boutilier she had been contacted by someone who received a message containing a link to a vendor application on jotform.com. The message, allegedly sent under a name with which the resident said she has no association, urged the recipient to fill out the form as soon as possible because spots were limited. The resident said she does not send virtual sign-up links and that all vendor sign-ups are done on paper and in person at the venue. After the recipient showed her the message, she decided to report what she described as a false link. She told Boutilier she planned to post a warning on Facebook that the name and the online link are not legitimate, and she said neither she nor the recipient had lost any money. Boutilier documented the complaint, and the report notes no crime was involved.
1:01 p.m. — A Clifton Heights Lane resident reported that someone allegedly tried to withdraw money from his TD Bank checking account. Officer Adam Mastrangelo was dispatched to the station lobby to take the fraud report, and the resident told him the attempt was made at 11:34 a.m. the previous day, Aug. 31, at a TD Bank branch in Burlington County, New Jersey. The resident said the person had a copy of his driver's license and the last four digits of his Social Security number. That branch did not allow the request to go through, the resident said, but the person then went to a different TD Bank branch, which he could not identify, and withdrew $5,400. The account has since been closed, and the resident was told to contact credit agencies for monitoring. Mastrangelo referred the case to the department's Criminal Investigation Division, and it remains open.
10:20 p.m. — A Village Street resident reported that someone allegedly attempted to use the credit cards saved on his iPhone after he lost the phone in Boston on Aug. 30. Officer Jason McDonald met with the man at the police station, where the resident said he did not know where he lost the phone but was in a stranger's car when he realized it was missing. He told McDonald he has been locked out of his Google and Apple accounts since then. The resident could not show McDonald a list of the transactions, so McDonald advised him to print one out for the report. The resident said he had already notified his credit card companies and banks, and McDonald also advised him to report the incident to the Boston Police Department. The report lists an Apple Pay card valued at $1,400 as stolen and classifies the matter as credit card fraud over $1,200. The case remains open.
Sept. 2
2:08 p.m. — An Auburndale Road resident reported that someone allegedly opened a Verizon account in her name, leaving her with a past-due bill of $6,568. Officer Adam Mastrangelo was dispatched to the station lobby to take the fraud report. The resident told Mastrangelo she recently checked her credit score and found it had dropped from 800 to 600, and she then learned the account had been opened Jan. 22. The account lists a post office box in Dallas as its address. At the resident's request, Mastrangelo documented the information, and the case, classified as identity fraud, remains open.
Sept. 3
9:35 a.m. — A Redstone Lane woman and a man who said they both work for the United Nations in Ethiopia reported losing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs identification cards they need to return to that country. Officer Christian Hennigar met the pair in the main lobby of the police station, where the woman said she is originally from town, has been home on maternity leave since January and is scheduled to leave in two weeks. She told Hennigar the cards were mailed to them Aug. 13, which was also the last time either of them saw the cards, and that the pair had been searching for them since Aug. 28. The two said they now need police documentation to get new identification cards. Hennigar told them he would document the lost items and that a police report would be available to them when needed. The report lists the two cards as lost property valued at $100 and notes no crime was involved.
6:08 p.m. — A Knights Hill Road resident reported that the residents of a Dunns Lane home were allegedly placing items in the right of way, making it difficult to drive through, and that something they had in the roadway damaged his vehicle as he tried to get by. Officer Robert Picariello was dispatched to Knights Hill Road to take the report. Picariello attempted to drive down Knights Hill Road to see the problem for himself, but the road narrowed until it was impassable by vehicle, and he backed out. He then went to the start of Dunns Lane at Elm Street and tried again, but that road was also far too narrow to get a vehicle through. Picariello reported finding nothing in the roadway near the Dunns Lane home besides natural ledge coming out of the ground, and he determined the complaint was unfounded. The report notes no crime was involved.
Sept. 5
10:39 a.m. — A Glendale Road resident reported that her American Airlines AAdvantage miles were allegedly used without her authorization, telling police she had fallen for an online Costco scam in April in which she provided her credit card information. Officer Jason McDonald spoke with the woman at the station, where she said she did not realize until recently that someone had been taking her miles during April and May. American Airlines requested a police report to assist with its investigation, and the resident gave McDonald a list of five disputed redemptions by an unknown suspect. According to the list, 71,420 miles apiece were redeemed for Sephora gift cards on April 25 and 26 and for Lululemon gift cards on May 3 and 4, and another 46,570 miles were redeemed for Amazon gift cards on May 12, a total of 332,250 miles. The report lists the miles as stolen property valued at $3,571 and classifies the matter as credit card fraud and larceny, each over $1,200. The case remains open.
Sept. 7
1:19 p.m. — A Barnard Hawkes Court resident reported that her ex-boyfriend allegedly told her he was going to buy a car in her name. Officer Brandon Boutilier responded to Barnard Hawkes Court, where the woman met him at the door and explained that her ex-boyfriend's car had recently been taken away and that he had asked her to see whether she could be preapproved for a car loan for him. She said she told him not to buy a car in her name, and he allegedly replied in a text message, "I can actually go get the car using your name," before saying he would not do that. The resident showed Boutilier an image of the text exchange and said she wanted a report on record in case he does get one. Boutilier told her he would document what she reported, and she said she would call again if anything else happens with the car. The report notes no crime was involved.
Sept. 8
3:27 p.m. — A Bubier Road resident reported that her debit card from a local bank had allegedly been hacked and used for multiple fraudulent charges. Officer Douglas Mills was dispatched to the station lobby to take the report, and the resident told him she had just discovered the charges and was not yet sure of the total amount taken from her account. She provided information on 11 of the transactions, totaling $499.89: eight charges from Gopuff, two from Uber and one from Uber Eats. She said there were many more fraudulent transactions beyond those. The resident told Mills she was working with her bank to be reimbursed and knows not much can be done, but she wanted police to be aware and to have the incident documented. Mills told her he could attach the rest of the charges to his report if she brought them in, and he advised her to check her credit report and other accounts for additional fraudulent activity. The report classifies the matter as improper use of a credit card under $1,200, and the case remains open.
Sept. 9
3:55 p.m. — Officer Tyler Bates was dispatched to Village Plaza on Pleasant Street for a report of a possible vehicle break-in. A woman told Bates she parked her vehicle in the lot outside Village Pharmacy at about 3:45 p.m. and went into the pharmacy for about 10 minutes. When she came back out, she said, the front driver's side door and the front passenger side door were open. She told Bates nothing was taken from the vehicle and that she did not see anyone inside it. Bates documented her account, and the report notes no crime was involved.
4:19 p.m. — Officer Dennis DeFelice ran speed enforcement on Rockcliff Road after the department received complaints alleging that drivers were speeding along the road because of a detour for a nearby traffic detail. DeFelice reported that traffic was moderate to light while he monitored the road and that he did not witness any traffic violations. He put the average speed at about 15 mph. The report notes no crime was involved.
6:29 p.m. — A West Shore Drive resident called police to report what she described as suspicious events involving her mail. Officer Robert Picariello took the report over the phone. The resident told Picariello that earlier in the day she noticed her mailbox was open, which she found odd because the mail inside would not have kept the door open. She removed her mail and went back inside. Later, she went back outside and found papers lying on the walking bridge in front of her unit, and among them were her bank statements and a debit card that had been mailed to her, still inside its envelope. The resident told Picariello she finds the events extremely unsettling and believes she is being targeted, though she does not believe anything was stolen or is missing. She planned to contact her bank the next day to have another card sent and to contact the U.S. Postal Service, and she said she would call back if she notices anything else missing or suspicious. The report notes no crime was involved.
8:56 p.m. — A vehicle allegedly struck a parked, unoccupied car on West Shore Drive and left the scene. According to the report by Officer Tyler Bates, the car's owner heard a loud crash outside at about 8:45 p.m. and went out to find damage to the left side of the vehicle. The owner immediately called police. Bates reported possible white paint transfer on the car. The owner found a piece of a fender and a possible mirror cover, which were placed in an evidence locker, and the owner's son was able to match the fender piece to what may be a 2018 Subaru Impreza. The case, listed as leaving the scene of property damage, remains open.
Sept. 10
5:31 p.m. — A Pleasant Street resident reported that someone is allegedly using a registration plate from a vehicle he donated nearly a year ago. The resident told Officer Jason McDonald in the station lobby that he donated his 2008 Ford Explorer to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation on Sept. 22, 2025, but was unable to remove one of the vehicle's registration plates, and the foundation never returned it to him. He recently received an E-ZPass bill in the mail for $142.84 from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which suggests someone is fraudulently using the plate on an unknown vehicle, according to the report. The plate's status with the state Registry of Motor Vehicles is revoked for lack of insurance, and McDonald advised the resident to call the registry to cancel the plate. The report lists the plate as stolen property valued at $40, and the case remains open.
Sept. 11
2:54 p.m. — Officers Charles Sweeney and Brandon Boutilier were dispatched to Essex Street to speak with a man about an interaction he had just had. The man, who gave only a first name, told Sweeney he had been holding a sign and panhandling for money throughout the day when he was allegedly confronted by another person, leading to a heated exchange of words. He acknowledged to Sweeney that people have a First Amendment right to call him what he had been called. When Sweeney asked where he was from and whether he would provide identification, the man declined to identify himself and said he travels the country trying to get people to violate his rights and then sues them. He told Sweeney he has won multiple lawsuits after being attacked over his sign. The report, portions of which were redacted, notes no crime was involved.
Sept. 13
2:20 p.m. — An Arnold Terrace resident reported that an Amazon package delivered to his home the day before arrived with the Bible verse "John 3:16" written on it in permanent marker. The resident told Officer Brandon Boutilier at the station that he found the message concerning because he was celebrating Rosh Hashanah the day the package arrived. He said he had reported the matter to Amazon and wanted to do the same with police. He told Boutilier he was concerned that if the delivery driver wrote the message, the driver knows the resident's address, while the resident does not know where the driver lives. The resident showed Boutilier a delivery confirmation photo in which the message was already visible on the package as it was dropped off at his door, and he said he would email Boutilier any updates he receives from Amazon. The report notes no crime was involved.
