Wellesley Police Log Week of 12/4/17-12/10/17

Arrests

On December 4, 2017 at 8:23 a.m. Officer DeBernardi was dispatched to a business on Worcester Street for a report of a male party on the property who had previously been issued a no trespass order. When officers arrived they encountered a man who indicated he was waiting for a friend to meet him. An employee of the business told officers that the man had been verbally advised on two occasions that he cannot remain on the property if he does not have legitimate business there. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.

On December 6, 2017 at 10:32 a.m. officers were dispatched to a residence on Windemere Road for a report of a male and female party walking around the property attempting to open the doors. The reporting party stated that they had also gone to a residence across the street. Officer Cunningham located the male and female party who indicated they were contractors working at the residence. Officer Cunningham asked them for identification. One of the parties, stated he didn’t have an ID and provided Officer Cunningham with a variation of his information. Officer Cunningham noticed he had a wallet in his pocket and he eventually produced his identification. A query of his information revealed a default warrant issued by Somerville District Court for motor vehicle related charges. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.

Incidents

On December 4, 2017 at 7:47 a.m. Officer Amalfi was dispatched to a residence on Pleasant Street for a well-being check of a resident that the neighbors had not seen in several days. Officer Amalfi was unable to raise anyone at the residence. Due to some mail piling up entry was made into the house. The resident was home and did not require any services.

On December 4, 2017 at 11:50 a.m. Officer Cunningham was dispatched to a residence on Falmouth Road for a report of a worker that fell approximately 20 feet from a ladder or scaffolding to the ground. The male was transported to the hospital for evaluation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration office was contacted and will investigate the incident.

On December 4, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Officer Wall spoke with a resident about a firearm that they wished to have stored at the police department. Officer Wall advised the female party that the we cannot store the firearm for her and if we took possession of the firearm it would be marked for destruction. She stated she understood and that the family no longer wanted the firearm. Officer Wall securely stored the firearm at the station until it can be destroyed.

On December 4, 2017 at 5:52 p.m. Officer Fritts spoke with a male student from the high school who stated that while he was at practice from 2:45 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. someone had gone into his backpack and emptied its contents onto the locker room floor and $400 in cash was missing from his wallet. The student had not locked the locker his stuff was stored in and indicated it did not appear anything else was missing. He indicated there were several students who had been in the locker room from different athletic teams. Officer Fritts will follow up.

On December 4, 2017 at 7:04 p.m. Officer D. Popovski spoke with a male and female resident about concerns they had about some ongoing issues they have been having with various parties. Advice was provided on options available to them through the court.

On December 5, 2017 at 2:16 p.m. Officer K. Poirier spoke with a female party who owns a business on Washington Street. She stated that her credit card had been fraudulently used several times in November and December. The charges totaled over $13,000. Officer Poirier is investigating.

On December 6, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Officer Lindelof spoke with a female party about unwanted messages she was receiving through a social media account from a party she is familiar with. She stated had received multiple messages over the past few months. She was advised of the process of requesting a harassment prevention order through the court system if she desired to do so.

On December 6, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. Detective McLaughlin was dispatched to the parking lot for the Boston Sports Club/Babson Skating Rink to speak with a female party who stated while she was in the gym her vehicle was broken into. The front passenger side window had been smashed and her purse was stolen. She stated she had credit cards in her purse. Det. McLaughlin advised her to cancel the cards immediately and provided her with information about putting a freeze on her credit to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft. While speaking with her he was approached by another female party who stated that her passenger side window had been smashed and her purse was removed from the vehicle. He provided her with the same information as the first reporting party. There are no suspects.

On December 6, 2017 at 3:33 p.m. Officer Kane spoke with a male and female party at the police station about a custody dispute of a minor child. The parties had a probate order indicating a visitation schedule and there was a disagreement about it due to issues that had occurred over the past year. Both parties were advised to adhere to the visitation agreement until it is amended by the court.

On December 7, 2017 at 9:27 a.m. Officer K. Poirier spoke with a male party at the police station. He stated that at some point in the past year his wife’s diamond and sapphire bracelet was lost or stolen. He stated they reside in Wellesley as well as Florida and were unsure when or where it may have gone missing. The bracelet is valued at $29,819. His insurance company requested that he file a police report for their records.

On December 8, 2017 at 3:50 p.m. Officer Joseph spoke with a male party at the police station who stated he had received an email from a former business partner that he has not had contact with in several years and feels it was harassing in nature. He requested that the incident be documented should additional contact be made by his former business partner.

On December 8, 2017 at 3:42 p.m. Officer J. Popovski was dispatched to the area of Overbrook Road and Cedar Brook Road for a report of a transport vehicle with modular homes that had damaged trees and wires as it was traveling. Officer Popovski did not observe any tree damage but observed some lawns and utility pole damage. Information for the transport company and modular home company were collected.

On December 9, 2017 at 2:15 p.m. Officer J. Popovski spoke with a male party at the police station who stated while walking his dog the previous evening in the area of Halsey Ave near Turner Road he located a plastic bag containing both over the counter medication and prescription medication. There was no identifying information contained on the bag. Officer Popovski placed it in the Medication Return Drug Collection Unit in the police station lobby for destruction.

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