Patch Brookline, MA --
Two men were charged with possession of burglarious tools, including a radio signal jammer and a crowbar on June 13.
Brookline Police were traveling westbound on Beacon Street at about 10:25 p.m. on when they observed a car traveling at a low rate of speed in the right hand lane.
Officers saw two men in the car that appeared to be looking for something. The officer reported that there had been a break-in and entering in a near by home and a vehicle was stolen from the area.
The car turned onto Amory Street and briefly came to a stop in the middle of the turn. The car accelerated at a high rate of speed towards Freeman Street. At the intersection of Amory and Freeman Street, the police reported that the car went through the intersection without stopping at the stop sign before turning onto Freeman Street.
The officer reported that the car was driving erratically from Freeman Street to Powell Street towards Beacon Street and came to a stop for no reason near the rear of 1172/1180 Beacon Street. The vehicle then got in the lane to go straight across Beacon Street.
The car turned onto St. Paul Street to Parkman Street and eventually came back to the area of 1172/1180 Beacon Street and slowed down. At this point, the occupants of the car became aware of the police behind them.
The car sped up at a high rate of sped up, heading towards Powell Street, to Freeman Street and back through the intersection at Amory Street. At this point, the vehicle went through the intersection without stopping, headed towards Dummer Street. At this point the officer hit the sirens and pulled the car over.
The vehicle didn’t pull over for several hundred feet before stopping on Amory Street according to the report. The officer reported that the occupants of the car reaching in the back seats. The vehicle then accelerated and drove around the corner from Amory Street on to Dummer Street. The officer hit the siren again and followed. The officer reported that he could see the passenger window open even through the heavy rain. The officer observed the passenger throw something in the back seat.
The officer called for backup and headed to the car to get their information. The officer reported that the passenger had his left arm extended in the back seat with his right hand reached between his legs. On the rear seat with an open bag with a large crowbar, a large screwdriver a power saw and gloves. The officer asked the passenger to put his hands where he could see them.
The officer took the information of the two men in the car. The driver, Jeffery Lindberg, had a license, but the passenger, Barry Bartel, had no identification on him. Officers noticed a keychain with a knife and a silver cylinder attached under Bartel’s thigh. Officers preformed a pat-frisk after Bartel exited the car and secured the knife on the keychain. Officers ran Bartel’s information and found an extensive criminal history, including several break in and entering offenses.
Lindberg told police that he was coming from Fenway and was looing for someone on Commonwealth Ave. Bartel told police that he was from Weymouth and was going to Quincy. Lindberg said that the two had gone out to eat in Fenway, but he told officers that he couldn’t remember the name of the restaurant.
A fellow officer told the reporting officer that he saw a black radio belt holster in the back seat of the car. Both men reportedly denied any knowledge of this item but acknowledged all the other tools in the back seat. Lindberg also told the officer that he had a knife in the center console.
At this point, the officer asked him to step out of the car. The officer noted that there was a black leather glove on the driver’s seat. Officers would later find the match in Lindberg’s pocket.
Three officers then canvased the area where Lindberg initially stopped the vehicle and found a device with three antennas, later determined to be a “Wolves Fleet” radio signal jammer, in the gutter near the sewer. The device matched the holster clip found in the back seat.
The officer noted that these devices are commonly used to disrupt cell phone, Wi-Fi, and radio signals, including the Police radio. These devices have also been used to jam home security devices.
Officers charged Jeffery Lindberg, 46, of 34 Parnell Street, Weymouth and Barry Bartel, 40, with possession of burglarious tools. Lindberg was also charged with carrying a dangerous weapon after officers found a double edge knife, speeding, and failing to stop at a stop sign. Reported by Patch 1 day ago.
Two men were charged with possession of burglarious tools, including a radio signal jammer and a crowbar on June 13.
Brookline Police were traveling westbound on Beacon Street at about 10:25 p.m. on when they observed a car traveling at a low rate of speed in the right hand lane.
Officers saw two men in the car that appeared to be looking for something. The officer reported that there had been a break-in and entering in a near by home and a vehicle was stolen from the area.
The car turned onto Amory Street and briefly came to a stop in the middle of the turn. The car accelerated at a high rate of speed towards Freeman Street. At the intersection of Amory and Freeman Street, the police reported that the car went through the intersection without stopping at the stop sign before turning onto Freeman Street.
The officer reported that the car was driving erratically from Freeman Street to Powell Street towards Beacon Street and came to a stop for no reason near the rear of 1172/1180 Beacon Street. The vehicle then got in the lane to go straight across Beacon Street.
The car turned onto St. Paul Street to Parkman Street and eventually came back to the area of 1172/1180 Beacon Street and slowed down. At this point, the occupants of the car became aware of the police behind them.
The car sped up at a high rate of sped up, heading towards Powell Street, to Freeman Street and back through the intersection at Amory Street. At this point, the vehicle went through the intersection without stopping, headed towards Dummer Street. At this point the officer hit the sirens and pulled the car over.
The vehicle didn’t pull over for several hundred feet before stopping on Amory Street according to the report. The officer reported that the occupants of the car reaching in the back seats. The vehicle then accelerated and drove around the corner from Amory Street on to Dummer Street. The officer hit the siren again and followed. The officer reported that he could see the passenger window open even through the heavy rain. The officer observed the passenger throw something in the back seat.
The officer called for backup and headed to the car to get their information. The officer reported that the passenger had his left arm extended in the back seat with his right hand reached between his legs. On the rear seat with an open bag with a large crowbar, a large screwdriver a power saw and gloves. The officer asked the passenger to put his hands where he could see them.
The officer took the information of the two men in the car. The driver, Jeffery Lindberg, had a license, but the passenger, Barry Bartel, had no identification on him. Officers noticed a keychain with a knife and a silver cylinder attached under Bartel’s thigh. Officers preformed a pat-frisk after Bartel exited the car and secured the knife on the keychain. Officers ran Bartel’s information and found an extensive criminal history, including several break in and entering offenses.
Lindberg told police that he was coming from Fenway and was looing for someone on Commonwealth Ave. Bartel told police that he was from Weymouth and was going to Quincy. Lindberg said that the two had gone out to eat in Fenway, but he told officers that he couldn’t remember the name of the restaurant.
A fellow officer told the reporting officer that he saw a black radio belt holster in the back seat of the car. Both men reportedly denied any knowledge of this item but acknowledged all the other tools in the back seat. Lindberg also told the officer that he had a knife in the center console.
At this point, the officer asked him to step out of the car. The officer noted that there was a black leather glove on the driver’s seat. Officers would later find the match in Lindberg’s pocket.
Three officers then canvased the area where Lindberg initially stopped the vehicle and found a device with three antennas, later determined to be a “Wolves Fleet” radio signal jammer, in the gutter near the sewer. The device matched the holster clip found in the back seat.
The officer noted that these devices are commonly used to disrupt cell phone, Wi-Fi, and radio signals, including the Police radio. These devices have also been used to jam home security devices.
Officers charged Jeffery Lindberg, 46, of 34 Parnell Street, Weymouth and Barry Bartel, 40, with possession of burglarious tools. Lindberg was also charged with carrying a dangerous weapon after officers found a double edge knife, speeding, and failing to stop at a stop sign. Reported by Patch 1 day ago.