Wellesley Police arrest log filled with motor vehicle infractions

The latest Wellesley Police Department arrests:

On September 13, 2025, at 1:21 a.m. Officer Drapkin was on patrol when the Wellesley Emergency Communications Center relayed that there was a motor vehicle travelling eastbound on the westbound side of Worcester Street. Officer Drapkin observed this vehicle at the Natick/Wellesley line and noticed that the vehicle was missing a rear tire and had heavy damage to the rear panel and bumper. The vehicle pulled into the breakdown lane on Worcester Street near Lexington Road. Officer Drapkin spoke with the operator,  and immediately noticed that her eyes were bloodshot and glassy and her speech was slurred and there was a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her person. She was unaware of which town she was in and indicated she was trying to get back to New Hampshire and then stated she was trying to get to Rhode Island. She agreed to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine if she was able to safely operate a motor vehicle and she was unable to successfully pass these. She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.

On September 6, 2025, at 10:14 p.m. Officer Sullivan was dispatched to Worcester Street for a report of an erratic operator who almost struck the guardrail and had difficulty maintaining their lane of travel. Officer Sullivan stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator. The driver’s eyes were bloodshot and glassy and there was an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person. He agreed to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine if he could safely operate a motor vehicle. He was unable to successfully pass 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.

On September 4, 2025, at 6:50 p.m. Officer Garland was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he observed a BMW sedan with heavily tinted windows, and it also appeared the operator of the vehicle was holding his phone in his hand looking at the screen. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator,  and requested his license and registration. A query of his information showed there was an active warrant for his arrest issued by Brockton District Court for Assault and Battery. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $100 bail.

On August 28, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. Officer Carey assisted the Bureau of Criminal Investigation with the service of an arrest warrant. The suspecte was taken into custody for two warrants issued by the Wrentham District Court for shoplifting and motor vehicle related charges and one warrant issued by the Attleboro District Court for motor vehicle related charges. She was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to the Dedham District Court.

On August 26, 2025, at 3:42 a.m. Officer Bean was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he noticed a vehicle with an expired registration. Officer Bean stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and requested his license and registration. A query of his information showed that his license was suspended. He also had a psilocybin mushroom in his possession. He was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.

On August 19, 2025, at 12:51 p.m. Officer Carey was dispatched to a car dealership for a report of a male party who appeared to be intoxicated sitting in a vehicle. The officer made contact with the male party, who had an open container of Budweiser beer he had been drinking in the vehicle. He indicated he had just opened the beer when he parked the car. A query of his information showed that his license was suspended. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner and held without bail.

On August 16, 2025, at 6:38 p.m. Officer Poisson was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Worcester Street at Oakland Street. When speaking with the operators he detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the driver of one of the vehicles. He was also unsteady on his feet and had slurred speech. He agreed to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine if he was able to safely operate a motor vehicle. He was unable to successfully pass 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.

On August 15, 2025, at 12:25 p.m. Officer Carey assisted Officer Gover with a motor vehicle stop where an operator was driving on the wrong side of the road on Washington Street. The officers spoke with the operator, and requested his license and registration. A query of his information showed that his license was suspended. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to Dedham District Court.

On August 14, 2025, at 1:27 p.m. Officer Carr was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he conducted a random query of a Porsche’s registration. The query showed that the registered owner’s license was suspended. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator and owner, and was provided with his license. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and was later released on $100 bail.

On August 11, 2025, at 12:50 p.m. Officer Misho was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he observed a vehicle with an expired registration. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and requested his license. A query of his information showed that his license was suspended. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to Dedham District Court.

On August 9, 2025, at 11:50 a.m. Officer Sullivan was dispatched to a bank on Central Street for a report of a female party utilizing a fraudulent ID and attempting to obtain account information about an account holder. Upon arrival bank employees showed Officer Sullivan a New York State ID card with their customer’s name but it had the female party’s photo on it. The employees indicated that they keep a copy of customer ID’s on file and the woman in the bank was not the same as the account holder. Officer Sullivan spoke with the female party, later identified, and asked if she had another form of identification. She provided a credit card with the account holder’s name on it. She was unable to provide the correct address on the NY State ID and could not properly answer the security questions for the account. She later told the officers that a male party provided her with the fraudulent ID and credit card. She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and was later released on $2,000 bail.

On August 5, 2205, at 2:40 p.m. Officer Shippole assisted Officer Cunningham at a motor vehicle stop on Worcester Street. A query of the operator’s information showed that his license was suspended. A query of the vehicle’s registration indicated that the registration was suspended and was not properly insured. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.

On July 29, 2025, at 6:45 p.m. Officer Sullivan was on patrol on Worcester Street when he observed a Toyota SUV traveling in front of him and conducted a random query of the vehicle’s registration which showed there were two active warrants issued by the South Boston District Court and Waltham District Court for motor vehicle related charges for the registered owner of the vehicle. He stopped the vehicle and confirmed that the operator was the registered owner. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and held without bail.

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