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Wellesley Police log: Driver waving a blue-and-white baseball bat is called out; drunk contractor sent home; youths busted for allegedly breaking into school

October 17, 2018 by Bob Brown

Wellesley police stationWellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 10/08/18 to 10/14/18

Arrests

On October 10, 2018 at 4:42 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was dispatched to the area of Worcester Street at School Street for a reported road rage incident.  The reporting party stated that a female party had been tailgating her in a BMW sedan and that motorist then pulled up next to her and began waving a blue and white baseball bat out of the car window.  Officer DeBernardi located the vehicle on Worcester Street near I95.  He approached the car and spoke with the operator,  who indicated that her license was revoked.  Officer DeBernardi asked if she was aware of why she was being stopped.  She recounted a similar story to the reporting party but stated she waved the bat at her in response to the reporting party “brake checking” her and making an obscene gesture towards her.  Officer DeBernardi confirmed that the woman’s license was revoked.  She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $100 bail.

On October 12, 2018 at 11:28 a.m. Officer Shore along with detectives served an arrest warrant for a man that was issued by Dedham District Court for Larceny Over $1,200 by a Single Scheme.  There was also another warrant for the man’s arrest issued by Brookline District Court for 2 counts of Assault and Battery on a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest and Shoplifting by Concealment.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to Dedham District Court.

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On October 8, 2018 at 12:13 p.m. Officer Kane was dispatched to a business on Worcester Street for a report of a contractor who was intoxicated and would not leave the building.  The male party had been asked to leave for the day by a supervisor and refused to do so.  He had exited the building and then entered the building again.  Officers located him in the building and spoke with him.  He agreed to leave and have a family pick him up.  He was issued a verbal no trespass order and advised he was not welcome to come back to the building.

On October 9, 2018 at 10:26 a.m. Officer Shore spoke to a male reporting party about an internet scam.  The report is incomplete at this time and no further information is available.

On October 10, 2018 Lt. Renzella filed a report about a dog bite that had occurred on October 4th.  The report is incomplete at this time.

On October 10, 2018 at 9:13 a.m. Officer J. Popovski was dispatched to Shirley Road for a report of an injured deer on the reporting party’s property.  The reporting party stated he had contacted several wildlife organizations that were unable to respond to assist.  Officers were able to contact a veterinarian who indicated they could not do anything to assist the dear as it was too severely injured.  Officer Popovski euthanized the deer with her firearm and the Department of Public Works was contacted to remove the deer.

On October 11, 2018 at 1:41 p.m. Officer Cunningham observed a male party on Kingsbury Street consuming a bottle of beer.  Officer Cunningham spoke with the male party and advised him it was against the town by laws to consume alcohol in public.  Officer Cunningham issued the male party a Wellesley Town Bylaw violation.

On October 10, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. Officer K. Poirier was contacted by a school employee who informed her that some high school students had broken into the school the day before and took some electronic equipment from the school.  Officer K. Poirier and E. Rosenberg worked with school officials to investigate the incident and identified the youths involved.  Officer Rosenberg interviewed the youths involved with their parents present and they admitted to breaking into the school to take the items.  The items were returned to Officer Rosenberg so they could be returned to the school.  Officer Rosenberg advised the youths and parents that they would be summonsed to Dedham Juvenile Court for the theft.

On October 11, 2018 at 2:38 p.m. Officer J. Popovski spoke with a female reporting party who stated she believed her Rolex watch, valued at $4,000 was stolen while she was at the Boston Sports Club on September 27, 2018 between 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.  The female party stated that she had left her watch in her purse on a bench while she was exercising at the club.  She had contacted the Boston Sports Club and was advised nobody had turned the watch in.  There are no suspects.

On October 12, 2018 at 9:02 p.m. Officer Keenan spoke with the parents of a high school student about potentially threatening messages he was receiving over social media from another high school student.  A short time after receiving the message an item was thrown at the residence.  Officer Keenan is investigating.

MORE: Past Wellesley Police logs

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  1. Didi Arietes says

    October 17, 2018 at 5:48 pm

    I cannot believe the headline this week is not “Wellesley Police Execute a Deer With a Single Shot to the Head”…

     

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