Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 09/10/18 to 09/16/18

Arrests

On September 12, 2018 at 8:15 p.m. Officer Dixon was dispatched to Barton Road to find whether a certain man resided there. The Malden Police requested that WPD attempt to locate him in relation to an incident that had occurred in their town earlier in the day. Officer Dixon took the man into custody, he was transported to the station and later transferred to the custody of the Malden Police Department.

On September 16, 2018 at 5:20 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was conducting traffic enforcement on Washington Street when he observed a Honda sedan and conducted a query of the vehicle’s registration. The query showed that the vehicle did not have a valid inspection sticker. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and requested his license and registration. A query of the driver’s 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 released on bailed.

Incidents

On September 10, 2018 at 8:28 a.m. Officer Kane was dispatched to a business on Washington Street for a report of vandalism to the exterior of the building. The employee had been informed by an employee at a neighboring business that there was spray paint on the exterior of the building. The tagging was a cartoon figure and there are no suspects at this time.

On September 10, 2018 at 2:38 p.m. Officer Cunningham was dispatched to a business on Worcester Street for a report of fraud. The reporting party [Read more…]

The Wellesley Police Department has arrested and charged a Boston man in connection with a firearm and ammunition found on Sept. 5 on a trail along Hunnewell Field.

Matthew Bradley was arrested in Dedham around 9AM on Sept. 12 by Wellesley Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) detectives, Wellesley Police and Dedham Police officers.  He was arraigned at Dedham District Court on the following charge: unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and improper storage of a firearm.

Just prior to midnight on September 4, Wellesley Police Officer Will Griffin stopped a scooter-riding Bradley for motor vehicle violations on Washington Street near the police station.  During the stop, and after being identified, Bradley fled from Officer Griffin and eluded capture.

During the subsequent investigation that followed, Officer Griffin learned that Bradley was wearing a court ordered GPS bracelet as a condition of bail from previous charges in another jurisdiction.  As Officer Griffin continued his investigation the following day, a semi-automatic firearm was found on Hunnewell Field near the Crosstown Trail.  The GPS bracelet that Bradley was wearing would later reveal that he had traveled through the same area where the firearm was found after fleeing from Officer Griffin the previous night.

Officer Griffin, working with Wellesley Police Department BCI detectives, obtained anarrest warrant for Bradley based upon the original motor vehicle charges.  Bradley was located and arrested by the Wellesley and Boston Police in Boston on Sept. 6.  Evidence gathered during that arrest led to a search warrant being obtained by detectives.  As a result of this search warrant, authorities discovered additional evidence that linked Bradley to the firearm found at Hunnewell Field, and he was arrested and charged for the additional alleged offenses on Sept. 12.

Wellesley Police Log 09/03/18 to 09/09/18

Arrests

On September 6, 2018 at 10:40 a.m. Officer Shore was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street near Washington Street and stopped a Honda coupe for an expired inspection sticker.   He spoke with the operator, and asked for 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 transported to Dedham District Court.

On September 4, 2018 at 11:40 p.m. Officer Griffin was conducting traffic enforcement on Central Street near Waban Street when he noticed a motorized scooter that was traveling east on Washington Street.  His attention was drawn to the scooter because it was dark and motorized scooters are prohibited from traveling on public ways before sunrise or after sunset.  Officer Griffin stopped the scooter and made contact with the operator.   While speaking with Officer Griffin the male party fled the area on the scooter.  Officer Griffin attempted to stop the man a second time, but he refused to stop.  Officer Griffin had his identification and requested a warrant for the man’s arrest based on him fleeing from the stop and refusing to stop a second time.  On September 6, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. Officer Griffin accompanied by Officers from the Boston Police Department went to the suspect’s residence where he was taken into custody.  He was transported to the Wellesley Police Department where he was booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and was held without bail. This episode also wound up connecting the suspect to the Hunnwell Field gun mystery from last week.

On September 6, 2018 at 8:40 p.m. Officer Dixon was dispatched to the area of Washington Street and Worcester Street for a report of an erratic operator.  Officer Dixon located the vehicle on Worcester Street west near Cliff Road and observed that the vehicle had difficulty maintaining its lane of travel and nearly collided with the vehicle in front of it.  He stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street near Audubon Road.  He spoke with the operator,  and noticed that her speech was slurred and he could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath.  She agreed to perform some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine if she could safely operate a motor vehicle.  She was unable to successfully complete those tests.  She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $500 bail.

Incidents

On September 3, 2018 at 10:44 a.m. Officer Cunningham spoke with a female reporting party at the police station who stated that she recently noticed a pair of diamond earrings and a necklace missing from her residence.  She stated that she has had many contractors in her home doing work over the past several months and she does not suspect any one of them in particular of taking the items. [Read more…]

Wellesley Police log for the week of 8/27/18 to 9/02/18

Arrests

On August 28, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. Officer Shore was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street near Cliff Road when he observed a Chevrolet pickup truck with no inspection sticker.  He queried the vehicle’s registration which confirmed that the vehicle had not been inspected.  He stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street near Audubon Road and spoke with the operator.  Officer Shore asked the operator for his license and registration. He told Officer Shore he did not have a license and when asked stated it was suspended.   After confirming the license status, the man 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 29, 2018 at 5:50 p.m. Officer Dixon was checking parking lots along Worcester Street looking for a motor vehicle that was involved in a hit and run accident when he observed an SUV approaching his location westbound on Worcester Street at a slow rate of speed.  He also noticed that the operator had both hands off of the steering wheel and was holding a cell phone up in front of her face.    As the vehicle drove past his location he noticed that it appeared that the driver was typing on the phone while driving.  He entered traffic on Worcester Street and activated his police cruiser’s emergency blue lights to signal for the operator to stop.  The vehicle would not stop and attempted to evade Officer Dixon and while doing so the operator committed several moving violations.  Officer Dixon eventually stopped the vehicle as it was driving eastbound on Worcester just after Dearborn.   Officer Dixon approached the operator, and advised her she was under arrest.  She was uncooperative, combative and actively resisting him.  Eventually she was placed in handcuffs and transported to the police station where she was booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.  

On August 30, 2018 at 6:43 p.m. Officer Griffin was on patrol on Grove Street when he observed a Honda coupe that began speeding after passing his location.  After Officer Griffin activated his blue lights at which point the vehicle made an abrupt turn onto Kenilworth Road and began speeding.   The vehicle then turned on to Kenilworth Circle and was stopped by Officer Griffin.  The operator provided Officer Griffin with his information and stated that he did not have a license.  A query of his information revealed there were two active warrants for his arrest issued by Dedham District Court and Concord District Court.  Additionally, his license was suspended.  Officer Griffin placed the driver under arrest; he was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later bailed. [Read more…]