Crime & Safety

Help ID Suspected Wallet Thief: Brookline PD

The person is accused of stealing a wallet from a person.

The man was captured on camera recently.
The man was captured on camera recently. (Brookline Police Department)

BROOKLINE, MA — The police department is looking to identify a person it believes was involved in a theft incident stolen from a victim’s shopping cart at a local grocery store recently.

According to the department, the man is described as being a white male with gray hair. He was recently caught on surveillance footage wearing a baseball cap, glasses, a blue face mask, a red t-shirt, blue pants, and black shoes. He reportedly stole the wallet of another store customer and then used it to purchase $400 worth of Visa gift cards.

Community members with relevant information can contact Brookline detectives at 617-730-2613.

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