Two Arrested for Credit Card Fraud, Scam Phone Call from 'IRS Agent' Reported

Following are excerpts from the Burlington Police Department log. Note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Wednesday, November 13-

• At 9:06 a.m. a Mill Street caller reported that her unlocked vehicle was broken into overnight and loose change was stolen. 
• At 10:04 a.m. police assisted a woman at Market Basket who locked her two-month-old son in her vehicle. 
• At 2:04 p.m. a caller from Burger King reported that a vehicle struck the awning of the drive thru causing minor denting. 
• At 2:31 p.m. there was a report that a woman's purse was taken from a stroller when she was at the food court at the Burlington Mall. 
• At 5:01 p.m. an employee at the Burlington Gulf gas station at 181 Cambridge Street reported an intoxicated male was trying to fight employees. There was a disagreement over a bill for car repair. The issue was resolved and the customer was driven home by his wife. 
• At 7:01 p.m. a caller from the Gap Store reported that an employee was being detained for stealing approximately $500 in merchandise. Store to handle. 
• At 7:29 p.m. a caller reported that at about 2 p.m. that day he was backing out of a parking spot in the student lot at Burlington High School and ran over a female's foot. Police called the female who said she went to the emergency room and would be seeing an orthopedic doctor the next day. Police advised her the incident had been logged. 

• At 7:17 a.m. a student at Burlington High reported the past theft of money from the girl's locker room. 
• At 9:12 a.m. an employee of the Chateau Restaurant reported witnessing a delivery truck strike a light pole and fleeing the area. There was damage to the pole from the incident. The accident happened in August. 
• At 3:37 p.m. police arrested two people after Nordstrom loss prevention reported fraudulent use of a credit card in progress. Police arrested Daijie Chen, 34, of 656 53rd Street, Apartment 3, Brooklyn, NY, on charges of possessing a counterfeit credit card, credit card fraud over $250 (6 counts), uttering false documents (6 counts) and forgery of a document (6 counts). Police also arrested Xia Chen, 26, of 656 53rd Street, Apartment 3, Brooklyn, NY, on charges of possessing a counterfeit credit card, credit card fraud over $250 (3 counts), uttering false documents (3 counts) and forgery of a document (3 counts). 
• At 3:21 p.m. a Hill Circle caller reported he received a phone call from the number "911" and was told by the caller that he needed to contact a "David Cooper" over a warrant. Cooper presented himself as an IRS agent and said the man needed to wire $2459.48 to clear up the warrant. Police advised the man that this was a fraud. 
• At 5:27 p.m. a Gedick Road resident reported someone has stolen packages from her property.