Summer arrests in Wellesley: Alleged OUIs; sketchy dent repair; stolen vehicles & packages
Wellesley Police log of arrests for July and August, 2024:
On Saturday, July 6 th at 1:00 p.m. Officer Misho was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he observed a BMW sedan and conducted a random query of the vehicle’s registration. The query showed that the registered owner’s license was suspended and the vehicle was not properly inspected. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator and registered owner, and advised him that his license was suspended. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.
On Saturday, July 13 th at 12:25 p.m. Officer Lucenta was on patrol on Worcester Street when she was alerted to a potential stolen motor vehicle. Officer Lucenta attempted to stop the vehicle on Worcester Street at Overbrook, however the vehicle continued to travel west on Worcester Street, eventually stopping near Byron Road in Natick. Officer Lucenta confirmed that the vehicle had been reported stolen to the Boston Police the previous night. The driver of the vehicle was identified. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $1,000 bail.
On Sunday, July 14 th at 11:30 a.m. Officer Misho was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he observed a Toyota pickup truck that he was aware was wanted for a crime that had occurred in Brookline. Officer Misho stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator. He was taken into custody for an active warrant issued by Brookline District Court for Larceny Over $1,200 by False Pretense and Conspiracy. He was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $1,000 bail.
On June 27, 2024 at 3:50 p.m. a resident notified the Wellesley Police Department that a package containing an iPhone and iPad had been stolen from their porch the previous day. The homeowner had video surveillance cameras that captured a male party steal the package. Detectives utilized the surveillance video to identify the motor vehicle the male party was operating. On July 16th detectives conducted surveillance of the male party and observed him steal a package in Boston. Later, as he was traveling through Wellesley on I-95 at Route 9 detectives made a motor vehicle stop. The operator was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and released on $1,000 bail.
On July 31, 2024 at 1:10 a.m. Officer Bean was dispatched to Worcester Street for an erratic operator. The reporting party stated the operator was swerving in and out both travel lanes. Officer Bean located the vehicle and observed that it could not properly maintain its lane of travel. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, who had bloodshot eyes and noticed there was an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from him. The operator agreed to take some reasonable tests of
balance and coordination to determine if he could safely operate a motor vehicle. He was unsteady on his feet when he exited the vehicle and was unable to successfully
complete the tests. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and was later released on personal recognizance.
On August 1, 2024 at 1:05 a.m. Officer Bean was conducting traffic enforcement on Washington Street when he observed a Toyota Corolla stopped in the roadway without reason. A vehicle behind the Toyota sounded their horn to gain the motorist’s attention. The Toyota sped up and then abruptly stopped again at a green traffic signal on Washington Street at Kingsbury Street. Officer Bean followed the vehicle into a close by parking lot where it stopped sideways across the line markings. He spoke with the operator, and observed that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy and there was a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person. The operator agreed to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine if he was able to safely operate his motor vehicle. He was unable to successfully complete these tests. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance. The passenger in the vehicle appeared to be intoxicated and was unable to make arrangements for a ride home. He was taken into protective custody and later released when he was able to make contact with someone to transport him home.
On August 14, 2024 at 3:23 p.m. officers were dispatched to a bank on Linden Street for a report of a male party attempting to cash two fraudulent checks. The male party indicated that he did not have any identification on him and identified himself with the name on the checks. A query of the name he provided came back to a male party who was much older than the male party in the bank. The male party insisted the checks were his but was not able to explain where they came from or what they were payment for. The bank manager stated that she immediately knew the checks were fraudulent due to several inconsistencies on the checks. The male party was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner and later released on $250 bail.
On August 15, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. Officer Misho was conducting traffic enforcement Worcester Street at Bancroft Road when he observed a GMC Envoy and conducted a random query of the vehicle’s registration. The query revealed that there was an active warrant for the registered owner. Officer Misho stopped the vehicle on Washington Street and verified that the operator was the registered owner of the vehicle. Officer Misho asked the operator for her license and registration. She indicated that she did not have her license with her. She was taken into custody for the active warrant issued by Newburyport District Court for motor vehicle related offenses. She was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to Dedham District Court.
On August 21, 2024 at 6:11 p.m. officers were dispatched to a business on Central Street for a report of a shoplifting. It was reported that the individuals left the store in a Honda sedan traveling eastbound. Officer Collins located a vehicle matching the description on Central Street at Grove Street and stopped it. One of the occupants in the vehicle indicated that two items of clothing belonged to him and he was trying to return them to the store. An employee of the store provided a description of a male party who had taken items from the store that matched the description of the male party who indicated the clothing items in the car belonged to him. He was identified, taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.
On August 20, 2024 at 11:45 a.m. detectives were on Forest Street when they observed a vehicle with a Tennessee registration that had advertising on the vehicle for dent repair. The detectives were aware that some individuals solicit motor vehicle owners for cheap, on the spot repairs and often scam the owners. The detectives followed the vehicle into the parking lot of Whole Foods and observed the operator attempt to speak with two motor vehicle owners and then left the parking lot making an illegal left hand turn onto Washington Street. They then observed the operator signal to another motorist to roll their window down and engage them in conversation. The operator then made a prohibited right turn on red onto the Kingsbury Street bridge. They stopped the vehicle on Linden Street and spoke with the operator, whose license was suspended. The detectives advised him the vehicle would have to be towed due to his license status. As they began to conduct an inventory search of the motor vehicle’s contents per departmental policy he advised them there was a firearm in the center console of the vehicle. The operator did not possess a valid license to carry a firearm. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $2,500 bail.
On August 27, 2024 at 9:00 p.m. Detective Mankavech was on patrol when he observed a Toyota Camry with a broken driver’s side window and missing front registration plate. He conducted a query of the registration displayed on the rear of the vehicle which showed it was expired since July 2022 on a different vehicle. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, who was aware the vehicle registration did not belong on the vehicle he was driving. A query of his information showed that his license was suspended and there was an active warrant for his arrest issued by the Lowell District Court for motor vehicle related offenses. While speaking to the officers, the operator kept moving around in his seat and appeared as though he was reaching for something. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance. Once he exited the vehicle an officer located items containing narcotics and paraphernalia used to ingest narcotics directly under the driver’s seat.