Archives for December 2019

Wellesley Police log for the week of 12/9/19-12/15/19:

Arrests

On December 10, 2019 at 9:59 a.m. Officer Cunningham observed a man he recognized walking on Grove Street.  He was aware there was an active warrant for the man issued by the Salem District Court for Larceny by check over $1,200.  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 10, 2019 at 10:18 p.m. Officer Dixon was on patrol on Washington Street near Ledyard Road when he observed a grey Toyota Avalon sedan that drove past his location and conducted a random query of the vehicle’s registration.  The registration came back to a red Toyota Camry.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator and noticed the passengers were not wearing their seatbelts.  He obtained information from the passengers and a query of one showed an active warrant issued by Taunton District Court and a query of another’s information showed an active warrant issued by Milford District Court.  They were both taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner and afforded all rights. The male suspect was later released on $150 bail and the female was released on personal recognizance.   The vehicle was not properly registered and was towed by Roadside Rescue.  The operator of the vehicle will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Attaching Number Plates and Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle. 

On December 11, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Officer Mankavech was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street near Bancroft Road when he observed a Hyundai sedan with a defective headlight.  He queried the vehicle’s registration and found it came back to a Ford van.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, for his license and registration.  He told Officer Mankavech that he did not have a license.  A query of his information showed that his license was revoked.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.  When conducting an inventory of the vehicle’s contents an open bottle of beer was found under the seat.

On December 12, 2019 at 5:21 p.m. Officer Griffin was patroling Washington Street near Wellesley Avenue when he randomly queried the vehicle registration of a Chrysler sedan.  The query revealed that the vehicle’s owner had a suspended driver’s license for failure to pay child support.  Officer Griffin stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator.  After confirming the suspended status of his license, he was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, and afforded all rights. The suspect was held on $300 cash bail until being transported to Dedham District Court. He was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License.

Incidents

On December 9, 2019 at 6:49 p.m. Officer Dennehy spoke with a resident about a possible computer scam.  The reporting party said that her mother had popups that appeared on her computer that said she needed to contact Fastsupport.com or she would lose the files on her computer.  Her mother contacted the phone number and allowed them access to her computer but

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