Police Arrest and Incident Log 11/05/18 to 11/11/18

Arrests

On November 8, 2018 at 6:45 p.m. Officer Keenan was dispatched to Weston Road for a report of an erratic operator.  The reporting party stated the vehicle struck the sidewalk multiple times and turned onto Worcester Street.  Officer Keenan located the erratic operator on Worcester Street near Cedar Street.  He stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street near Dearborn.  Officer Keenan spoke with the operator, and detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from him, his eyes were glassy and bloodshot.  Officers observed empty 1 ounce bottles of alcohol and an open bud light beer in the van.  The operator 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 complete these tests.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later bailed.

On November 10, 2018 at 2:55 p.m. Officer Shore was dispatched to a bank on Linden Street for a report of a male party attempting to cash a fraudulent check.  Upon arrival Officer Shore observed a male party fitting the description provided by the reporting party.  Officer Shore spoke with a bank employee who stated the male party had entered the bank and attempted to cash a check issued by a company in Martinsburg, PA.  The bank employee stated he reviewed the account and noticed that it had been flagged earlier in the day due to another attempt at cashing a fraudulent check at another branch.  Officer Shore spoke with the man, who stated he had completed some work for the owner of the company, but was unable to provide a location for where the work was completed.  Officer Shore then told the man that he didn’t believe he was being honest and that he knew it was a fraudulent check and asked him how much he was being paid to cash the check.  He stated he was being paid $100 to cash the check.  When Officer Shore asked him additional questions he contradicted what he had previously said.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $500 bail.

On November 11, 2018 at 4:13 a.m. Officer Wagner was dispatched to Louis Drive for a report of a suspicious motor vehicle that was running with the driver’s side door open.  Officer Wagner located a male party in the vehicle who had difficulty answering questions when asked.  Officer Wagner detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the man.  He agreed to complete some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine if he was able to safely operate a 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.  During the inventory of the vehicle empty can of Guinness beer were located and an envelope containing Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine tablets. 

On November 11, 2018 at 10:30 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was traveling on Worcester Street near Washington Street when he observed a gray BMW sedan that was traveling in front of him that had difficulty maintaining its lane of travel and was traveling at 65 mph in a 50 mph zone.  Officer DeBernardi stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street near Cedar street and spoke with the operator.  While speaking with the driver, Officer DeBernardi detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage and noticed that his eyes were bloodshot.  He agreed to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine if he was safely able to 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 $200 bail.

Incidents

On November 5, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. Officer D. Popovski spoke with a male reporting party who owns a business on Washington Street.  The reporting party stated an unknown individual used his identity to open a fraudulent account with Square.  He stated he was notified by Square Inc. that his 2^nd account was underfunded so they were transferring funds from his 1^st account to cover a payment made on the 2^nd account.  He contacted them and advised them he only had one account and had never heard of the business name associated with the 2^nd account.  He was advised to file a police report and report it to the Federal Trade Commission and they could not release any additional information to him until he filed these reports. 

On November 5, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. Officer Knapp was dispatched to a residence to assist a contractor with retrieving tools from a former job site.  Officer Knapp responded to the residence and spoke with the homeowner who allowed a representative of the contractor to remove the tools.

On November 6, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. Officer Griffin spoke with a female reporting party about items that were missing from her residence.  She stated that two Boston Red Sox World Series Championship rings and some savings bonds were missing.  She stated she retains the services of a house cleaner and a sprinkler company technician had recently been in the residence.  On November 7, 2018 the reporting party called Officer Griffin and stated she had located the items. [Read more…]

Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 10/29/18 to 11/04/18

Incidents

On October 30, 2018 at 1:31 p.m. Officer Kane was dispatched to a residence on Mulherin Lane for a report of two political signs that had been taken from the property sometime between October 29, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. and October 30, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.  There are no suspects.

On October 30, 2018 at 4:17 p.m. a resident from River Street spoke to Officer DeBernardi about an ongoing neighbor dispute.  The report is incomplete at this time and no further information is available.

On November 1, 2018 at 9:56 p.m. Officer Kane spoke with a resident from Arlington Road about identity theft.  The male party stated he received an email from his own email address stating that he had been hacked and he needed to pay $900 in bitcoin or all of his devices would be locked up and he would not be able to use them.  The reporting party did not respond to the email.  He also had not noticed any suspicious activity on any of his financial accounts.  He has changed all of his user names and passwords as well.  There are no suspects.

On October 31, 2018 Lt. Renzella spoke with an employee from Temple Beth Elohim who stated they received a suspicious letter in the mail that spoke about the importance of believing in Jesus and was postmarked in Texas.  The employee stated they have received similar letters in the past and had disposed of them, but given what had recently occurred in Pittsburgh,  they felt it was best to notify the police.  Lt. Renzella spoke with an analyst at the Commonwealth Fusion Center and learned several other temples had received similar letters and forwarded them to the Fusion Center.  There were no threats in any of the letters received.  The Fusion Center was compiling all of the letters received to investigate. [Read more…]

Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 10/22/18 to 10/28/18

Incidents

On October 22, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. Officer R. Poirier spoke with a female reporting party about a missing Cartier bracelet.  She stated the clasp was broken and she believed it fell off while she was jogging on Washington Street on October 7, 2018.  The bracelet is valued at $7,000. 

On October 22, 2018 at 4:15 p.m. Officer Shore spoke with a male reporting party who is the general contractor working on a residential construction project on Grove Street.  He stated an abutting neighbor damaged the screen in a fence and the windshield of a forklift on October 17^th and that she has yelled at the construction workers.  Officer Shore spoke with the neighbor who denied having any contact with the workers or being responsible for damage to the fence of construction equipment.  She was advised to stay away from the property and that if any further damage is incurred the property owner or contractor may pursue charges.

On October 23, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. Officer Shore spoke with a male party at the police station regarding credit card fraud.  He stated he received a letter from a credit card company for a credit card he did not open and two letters for items he did not purchase from businesses in Wisconsin.  Officer Shore spoke with one of the businesses’ loss prevention departments and learned that the items were ordered via the internet from a public wifi point in California.  Officer Shore provided the reporting party with an Identity Theft brochure and advised him to conduct a review of his credit report to ensure there was no other unusual or unauthorized activity.  There are no suspects.

On October 23, 2018 at 10:52 a.m. Officer J. Popovski spoke with a female reporting party from Croton Street regarding a missing political sign.  The reporting party stated a Ballot Initiative Number 3 sign was placed on her property on October 14^th and was noticed to be missing on October 21^st. 

On October 23, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. Officer R. Poirier spoke with a male reporting party who stated a few weeks ago he responded to an email that requested that he updated is Apple password.  When he clicked on the link he was asked for his social security number and photograph of his driver’s license.  He submitted both and later visited an Apple retail store where an employee informed him that was a scam.   At this point the reporting party has not suffered any financial loss.  He was provided with a copy of the Identity Theft brochure and was advised to monitor his credit reports, contact the Social Security Administration and Registry of Motor Vehicles to advise them of the incident.  There are no suspects at this time.

On October 25, 2018 at 2:54 p.m. Officer Wall was dispatched to a financial institution on Linden Street for an attempt to cash a fraudulent check.  The bank employee stated that a male party had attempted to cash a check and the bank employee noticed some irregularities with the check and did not process it.  Officer Wall is investigating.

On October 25, 2018 at 3:03 p.m. Officer J. Popvoski spoke with employees at the Wellesley Free Library about 2 youths that were causing a disturbance in the library.  The library staff stated that one of the youths has been located in the library after it has closed by custodians on more than one occasion and the odor of marijuana has been detected when the youths are present.  They were issued letters of no trespass and Officer Popovski notified their parents.  [Read more…]