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Possible gift card scam at Harvard Street store

Heard on: Brookline Police / Fire
00:19
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The manager of Walgreens, (number withheld) Harvard Street just called.
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Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446
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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report from a pharmacy on Harvard Street where an elderly man appeared to be the target of a possible gift card scam. Store staff said the man attempted to purchase multiple gift cards and expressed concern he was being deceived. The man was later found in the parking lot in a Honda CRV.

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