Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 2/11/19 to 2/17/19

Incidents

On February 11, 2019 at 2:07 p.m. Officer Cunningham was dispatched to a call for a contractor who had fallen approximately 10 feet from scaffolding.  The male party was complaining about pain in his head and had suffered a laceration on his head.  He was transported to the hospital for evaluation and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Office was contacted to investigate.

On February 13, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. Officer Cunningham was dispatched to a residence for a well-being check on a resident that had been called in by a 3^rd party.  Officer Cunningham spoke with the homeowner and determined the individual was okay.

On February 13, 2019 at 3:49 p.m. Officer Shore spoke with a reporting party about checks being fraudulently cashed.  The report is incomplete at this time and no further information is available.

On February 14, 2019 at 10:01 a.m. Officer Cunningham was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he queried the registration of a GMC utility vehicle and learned the registration was revoked for lack of insurance.  Officer Cunningham stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator who provided his license.  While speaking with him he noticed that the inspection sticker had expired in June.  Officer Cunningham advised the operator that the registration was revoked and the vehicle would need to be towed.  Officer Cunningham returned to his police cruiser to complete paperwork and then noticed that the operator was aggressively driving away from the motor vehicle stop, continuing east on Worcester Street.  As the vehicle approached a red light at 93 Worcester Street it attempted to pass between two vehicles stopped for the light, striking both vehicles.  The GMC utility vehicle then exited Route 9 east and began traveling on Route 128 South.  Officer Cunningham followed the vehicle a short distance and when it became apparent that the GMC was not going to stop again for Officer Cunningham he stopped following the vehicle.  Officer Cunningham has petitioned the Dedham District Court for a warrant for the operator’s arrest for Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident, Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Revoked Registration, Speeding, Refusal to Stop for Police, Unsafe Lane Change, Failure to Stop for a Red Light, Operating of An Uninsured Motor Vehicle and Operating an Uninspected Motor Vehicle.

On February 14, 2019 at 12:46 p.m. Officer J. Popovski was dispatched to the Lower Falls area to speak with a parent who stated her 15-year-old daughter had exited her vehicle and she could not locate her.  The two had been arguing prior to the teen exiting the vehicle.  Officers checked the area and were unable to locate the teen.  At 2:30 p.m. the reporting party called the police department to inform them that the teen had returned home.

On February 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Officer Lindelof spoke with a female party who stated that someone had stolen her mother’s credit card and charged over $600 at two grocery stores in August 2018.  She stated she had contacted the credit card company and was advised she needed to file a police report to dispute the charges.

On February 15, 2019 at 3:26 p.m. Officer J. Popovski spoke with a female reporting party regarding vandalism that had occurred to her vehicle sometime between February 12^th and February 14^th while parked in her driveway.  Upon starting her vehicle several warning lights illuminated.  The reporting party brought the vehicle to the dealership and learned that two tire sensors had been cut and it was going to cost approximately $687 to fix.  Officer Popovski is investigating.

On February 16, 2019 at 9:09 a.m. Officer Cunningham was dispatched to a residence for a well-being check.  Upon arrival Officer Cunningham located the individual and verified the individual was okay.  While at the residence he noticed it appeared very dirty and there was a large amount of garbage in the apartment as well as broken appliances.  He has notified the Wellesley Housing Authority to follow up.

On February 17, 2019 at 12:21 p.m. Officer Cunningham spoke to a male reporting party about identity fraud.  The reporting party stated he had received an email from his credit card company verifying his address change.  He called the credit card company and advised them he had not requested an address change.  The reporting party was informed that a replacement credit card was requested and was to be mailed to the new address.  He was able to cancel the new card and was provided with the IP address used to change the mailing address.  The incident is under investigation.

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Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 2/4/19 to 2/10/19

Incidents

On February 4, 2019 at 11:41 a.m. Officer Kane spoke with a female party regarding a stolen license plate.  The reporting party stated she was not sure when the vehicle’s front license plate was taken.  There are no suspects.

On February 5, 2019 at 9:34 a.m. Officer Cunningham was at the Wellesley Square Commuter Rail Station attempting to assist over 300 passengers board the train for the Patriots Super Bowl Rally in Boston.  Officer Cunningham noticed a group of youths gathered around a barrel and noticed that one of the youths had beer.  He spoke with the youth and asked him for identification.  The youth had a fraudulent ID from the State of Connecticut in his wallet which was seized.  His parents were contacted to pick him up and Officer Cunningham gave the youth’s father two cans of beer that had not been opened.  The youth will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for possessing a forged registry of motor vehicle’s document and possession of alcoholic beverage by an underage person.

On February 5, 2019 Officer Rosenberg was informed by a school administrator at the high school that a teacher had observed a student vaping in the bathroom and believed the vape pen contained Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).  The teacher seized the vape pen and turned it over to the school administrator.  A field test of the contents of the vape pen determined that it did contain THC.  Officer Rosenberg relayed this information to the school administrator and the school will address the incident.

On February 5, 2019 at 5:12 p.m. Officer Griffin was assisting a disabled motor vehicle on Worcester Street when he was advised that there were two vehicles involved in a road rage incident that had been called in by a witness.  The Emergency Communications Center relayed that those vehicles were traveling westbound on Worcester Street.  The witness saw Officer Griffin and pulled over to tell him that the vehicles were traveling behind her.  Officer Griffin directed the operator of a black Ford sedan to pull over.  He spoke with the operator who admitted he had been involved in a road rage incident and kicked the tire of the other operator’s vehicle.  Officer Rosenberg had stopped the other vehicle on Worcester Street by Westminister Circle.  That other operator stated that the 1^st operator kicked the front bumper of his vehicle causing damage to the license plate and plate holder.   Officer Griffin asked that the operator of the 2^nd motor vehicle come to the police station to speak with him and allow him to inspect the damage to the vehicle.  His version of the events differed from the 1^st operator.  Officer Griffin spoke with the witness who stated both operators were driving aggressively and erratically, but that the 1^st operator had cut off the 2^nd operator’s vehicle, exited his vehicle and kicked the front bumper of the vehicle and yelled at him.  The 1^st operator will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Malicious Damage of Property.

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On February 7, 2019 at 4:06 p.m. Officer J. Popovski was dispatched to the area of Worcester Street and Roberts Road for a struck dog.  The motorist stopped and spoke with Officer Popovski.  The motorist stated that a small white dog ran from the eastbound side of Worcester Street onto the Westbound side of Worcester Street.  While waiting for Officer Popovski to arrive the owner of the dog came and took the dog from the scene.  The motorist did not know who the owner of the dog was.  Officer Popovski forwarded the information to ACO Webb.

On February 7, 2019 at 4:40 p.m. Officer Fritts spoke with a female party at the police station who had been the victim of a phone scam the previous day.  The reporting party stated while at work she received a phone call from someone who stated his name was Officer Roy, he told her that her personal information had been compromised and she was suspected of money laundering.  The male party advised her someone from the Framingham Police Department would be calling her to assist her in protecting her assets so they would not be frozen during the investigation.  The female party followed the caller’s directions, left work, withdrew $10,500 from her bank account and drove to several locations to make deposits to bitcoin machines.  She had been provided with the locations of the machines and deposit codes by the caller.  The reporting party later realized this was likely a scam and reported it.  Officer Fritts is investigating.

On February 8, 2019 at 11:30 p.m. Officer Fritts was dispatched to a residence for a female party who had consumed alcohol and was unconscious.   The parent of the female party had arrived and she was transported to the hospital for treatment.  Officer Fritts spoke with the

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