Wellesley Police Log for the Week of Feb. 12-18, 2018
Incidents
On February 12, 2018 at 7:22 p.m. officers were dispatched to a residence for a report of a possible drug overdose. Officer D. Popovski administered Narcan to a male party. He was then transported to Newton Wellesley Hospital for evaluation.
On February 13, 2018 at 5:56 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was dispatched to a residence on Wellesley Ave for a report of an elderly male party who was lost. The male party was able to provide Officer DeBernardi with his address in Needham, but could not remember how to get there. Officer DeBernardi observed that there was a lot of damage to his motor vehicle, which the male party stated was old damage. Officer DeBernardi transported him back to his residence and contacted the Needham Police Department’s elder affairs officer.
On February 14, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. Officer Shore was dispatched to a residence on Weston Road for a report of identity fraud. He spoke with a female reporting party who stated that an unknown individual ordered two iPhone X’s to be shipped to an address in San Juan Texas. She received an email notification regarding the order. She contacted her cell phone service provider and advised them she had not placed the order and asked them to cancel the order. They indicated the phones had already been picked up by the shipping company and they could not cancel the order. She contacted the shipping company and they were able to return the phones to the cell phone company. She then contacted the San Juan Texas Police Department and they are looking into the incident.
On February 14, 2018 at 2:50 p.m. Officer Cunningham spoke to a male reporting party at the police station who stated that his company had ordered some parts from a component shop in Hong Kong. He stated he paid for the parts and never received them. The company would not refund his money. He contacted his bank about the transaction and they requested that he file a police report.
On February 14, 2018 at 3:47 p.m. Officer K. Poirier spoke to a female reporting party at the police station who stated at approximately 2:30 p.m. she had parked her vehicle in a parking lot on Linden Street and went into a store for approximately 5 to 10 minutes and when she returned to her vehicle her backpack and groceries she had purchased had been stolen from the vehicle. She stated the doors were locked, but the sunroof was open. There were no signs of forced entry into the vehicle. Officer K. Poirier checked with the businesses to see if they had any video surveillance that may have captured the theft, but none of the businesses had any video surveillance that captured the location of where her vehicle was parked. There are no suspects.
On February 15, 2018 at 8:15 a.m. Officer K. Poirier spoke with a female reporting party at the police station about identity theft. She stated that an unknown party had attempted to file for unemployment benefits using her information. She had already contacted the credit reporting agencies and the social security office. There are no suspects.
On February 15, 2018 at 1:23 p.m. Officer Kane was dispatched to a residence on Forest Street to speak with a resident who wanted to turn in ammunition that was located when they moved into the house. Officer Kane took custody of the ammunition, returned it to the station and marked it for destruction.
On February 15, 2018 at 2:48 p.m. Officer Cunningham was dispatched to the Boston Sports Club for a report of a theft from a locker. The reporting party had placed a bag into an unlocked locker at 11:30 a.m. and when he returned the bag was no longer in the locker. The bag contained a small amount of cash, an Iphone 7, Beats headphones, car keys and other personal items. There are no suspects.
On February 17, 2018 at 4:07 a.m. Officer D’Innocenzo was dispatched to a residence on Bacon Street for a report of an unwanted party in the residence. The reporting party stated that the individual that is known to her came to her residence without invitation or permission at 10:00 p.m. and refused to leave the residence. The male party was cooperative with officers and was transported back to his residence.
On February 17, 2018 at 8:40 p.m. Officer Dixon spoke with a female party about credit card fraud. The female party stated that a male party known to her had used her credit card to order Uber rides costing over $700. She had spoken to her credit card company that had refunded her the money. Officer Dixon is following up with Uber.
On February 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Officer Shore spoke with a female party about mail being stolen from her residence and possible identity theft. She stated her tax return was mailed to her. She said when she received the mail the envelope was torn and the tax return was not in the envelope, but her supporting documentation that contained her personal information was. She contacted her accountant who stated the return should have been in the envelope. She contacted the U.S. Postal Service who is investigating the matter.
Arrests
On February 12, 2018 at 1:25 p.m. Officer Shore was on patrol on Wellesley Ave near Whiting Road when he observed a blue BMW and queried the vehicle’s registration to confirm its status. The query revealed that the registration was active and an active default warrant for the registered owner. Officer Shore stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator and owner and advised him there was an active warrant issued by Dedham District Court for failure to appear in court. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.
On February 15, 2018 at 1:10 p.m. Officer Joseph was on patrol on Worcester Street and conducted a query of a Toyota sedan’s registration. The query showed that the registration was expired and the registered owner’s license was revoked. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator and owner, who was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to Dedham District Court.
On February 15, 2018 at 8:20 p.m. Officer Dixon was on patrol on Worcester Street near Westgate Road when he observed a vehicle traveling west at a high rate of speed. He visually estimated the speed to be approximately 80 mph in a 50 mph zone. He confirmed the speed to be 83 mph and as the vehicle passed his location the speed increased to 88 mph. Officer Dixon stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator. While speaking with her he detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage, noticed that her speech was slurred and her eyes were bloodshot and glassy. She admitted to drinking some wine earlier in the day. The woman took and failed 3 field sobriety tests. She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.
On February 16, 2018 at 11:00 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was dispatched to a residence on Linden Street for a 9-1-1 call where yelling could be heard in the background. When officers arrived they could hear loud music coming from inside and knocked on the door. A youth answered the door and let the officers inside the residence. Officer DeBernardi noticed that there were beer cans on the tables in the residence, the youths that were present did not show signs of intoxication. The resident was located and did show signs of intoxication and admitted to consuming alcohol. The resident was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released to a parent. The parents of the other youths present were notified.
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