Wellesley Police log: Aggressive driver allegedly posed as cop; delivery man accused of making sexual request; man falls 6 feet from ladder

Wellesley Police log for the week of 8/26/19-9/1/19

There were no arrests.

Incidents

On August 26, 2019 at 12:05 p.m. Officer DeBernardi spoke with a male reporting party who stated on August 25^th he received a notification from LifeLock that someone had attempted to open a credit card using his information.  The attempt was unsuccessful.  He requested a report to forward to the credit bureaus.

On August 27, 2019 at 4:10 p.m. Officer Wall spoke with a male party who received a letter stating he had an outstanding balance on a Verizon account that he did not open.  The reporting party contacted Verizon and was advised it was a fraudulent account.  He requested a police report to forward to Verizon.

On August 28, 2019 at 12:59 p.m. Officer Kane was dispatched to the area of Worcester Street near Oakland Street for a report of an aggressive driver.  Officer Kane was unable to locate the vehicle involved but was advised the driver of the vehicle had contacted the Emergency Communications Center and wished to speak to an officer.  Officer Kane contacted the male party who stated that he had made a right hand turn from Worcester Street onto Oakland Street and another vehicle was driving behind him flashing its headlights.  He reported that a male party approached his vehicle and demanded his license and registration.  He then advised Officer Kane that he told the male party that he wanted to see his police badge to which he responded “if I have to get my badge, it’s going to be a ticket”.    He stated the male party then made a phone call and provided someone with his vehicle registration and left the area.  Officer Kane contacted the other male party who initially denied having spoken with the other driver.    He then admitted he approached him and denied he posed as a police officer and stated he told the male party if he wanted to speak with an officer he would call one.    The male party will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Impersonating a Police Officer.

On August 29, 2019 at 12:55 a.m. Officer DeBernardi was dispatched to a residence for a report of an issue with a new roommate.  The reporting party stated that she recently got a new roommate through an online posting and that the female party had been acting strangely and entered her room after she had gone to bed for the evening.  Officer DeBernardi spoke to the female party who stated she had taken medication that made her sleepwalk.  The reporting party indicated she would speak to her roommate about the issue the following day.

On August 29, 2019 at 9:36 a.m. Officer Cunningham was dispatched to a residence on Cypress Road for a male party that had fallen approximately 6 feet from a ladder and hurt his leg.  The male party was transported to the hospital for evaluation and the OSHA was notified of the incident and responded.

On August 29, 2019 at 5:36 p.m. Officer Pino spoke to a female party who stated her front license plate to her vehicle was either lost or stolen.  She was unsure when or where it may have gone missing.  She was advised to contact the registry of motor vehicles to request a new license plate.

On August 30, 2019 at 8:32 a.m. Officer Mankavech spoke with a reporting party about identity theft.  The report is incomplete and no further information is available at this time.

On August 31, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. Officer Pino spoke with a female party who stated that she ordered an appliance from a home improvement store that was delivered to her residence by a 3^rd party delivery company.  She stated she asked the male party who delivered the item if he could bring it from the garage into the house for her and he indicated she would need to pay him directly to do that.  She offered to pay him by check and he wanted cash.  When she told him she didn’t have cash he asked for a sexual favor as a form of compensation. The female party then asked him to leave, to which he complied.  The reporting party has reported the incident to the delivery company.

On August 31, 2019 at 9:50 a.m. Officer DiCenso spoke to a female reporting party about identity theft.  The reporting party stated that she received a credit card statement for a retail store that she did not open.  She reported the fraudulent card to the bank that issued the card and was advised to contact the credit reporting bureaus.  The bank is investigating the matter.

On August 31, 2019 at 4:33 p.m. Officer Harris spoke with a female reporting party who stated that her daughter rode her bike to a friend’s house and left it leaning against a tree on Seaward Road and Washington Street at approximately 4:00 p.m. on August 30^th and when she returned at 4:00 p.m. on August 31^st it was gone.  There are no suspects.  The bike was described as a Trek Steph Through Mountain Bike.

On September 1, 2019 at 8:06 a.m. Officer Knapp was dispatched to a vacant residence for a report of damage to the door.  It appeared someone had broken into the residence.  Officers checked the residence and were able to secure the door.

More: Past Wellesley Police logs

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