Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 03/11/19 to 03/17/19

On March 11, 2019 at 9:27 p.m. Officer Cunningham spoke with a resident on Weston Road about a past larceny.  The reporting party indicated that she had ordered items online and the packages were stolen.  One package was delivered on March 4^th and the other on March 9^th.  The packages are left in a community room by the Post Office.  There are no suspects.

On March 13, 2019 at 3:34 p.m. Officer Cunningham spoke with a female reporting party who stated her credit card had been compromised and the account was closed and new cards were issued.  On March 12, 2019 the reporting party received an email asking for personal information, credit card information from what she believed was Apple Computers.  It was not Apple Computers and the credit card was cancelled.  No suspects

On March 14, 2019 at 5:06 a.m. Officer Barros was conducting building security checks when he observed a Volvo SUV with Rhode Island registration plates that was parked at an odd angle.  He queried the registration which showed it had been reported stolen to the Providence Police Department on March 10^th.  The Providence Police Department notified the owner that the vehicle had been located.  The vehicle was towed by Roadside Rescue and moved to their secure lot.

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On March 14, 2019 at 8:38 a.m. Officer Kane spoke with a male party who stated his unlocked vehicle was broken into overnight and two debit cards were taken from the vehicle.  When he noticed them missing he cancelled both cards and was advised there was no suspicious activity on either account.  There are no suspects at this time.  Several other communities in the area are reporting thefts from motor vehicles.  The Wellesley Police Department would like to remind residents to always lock their vehicles and not to leave any valuable items in their vehicles.

On March 14, 2019 at 10:49 a.m. Officer Cunningham spoke with a male party at the police station who stated upon checking his credit score he learned that a National Grid account and 2 Comcast accounts had been opened using his personal information.  The reporting party stated he was advised the service address for the National Grid account was in Dorchester.  The incident is under investigation.

On March 15, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. Officer Gover spoke to a female reporting party who stated she was missing a pair of 14 karat gold diamond hoop earrings valued at $10,000 and a 3 diamond stone ring valued at $60,000.  She is unsure if they were lost or stolen and has been unable to locate them for some time.  Officer Gover advised her to contact her insurance company and requested the appraisal paperwork for the jewelry.

Arrests

Wellesley drug bust at Lower Falls gas station

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Separately, a Lowell man who ran a red light on Rte. 9 in Natick in 2016 and killed a man named John Gryska whose family lived in Wellesley, has been sentenced, according to a MetroWest Daily News report. The admittedly negligent driver of the car that caused the fatal crash loses his license for 15 years, will be on probation for 5 years, and has to complete 100 hours of community service, according to the report.

 

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Wellesley Police on Wednesday arrested a 44-year-old man at the Washington Street Sunoco gas station, while he was on the job there, on felony drug trafficking charges.

Detectives initiated the investigation following a fatal drug overdose in another community. Detectives learned that the overdose victim may have purchased illegal narcotics from someone at a Wellesley gas station on a regular basis.  While conducting surveillance,  detectives observed conducting hand-to-hand transactions with the suspect, but not buying gas.

Following one such transaction that detectives observed, both the alleged purchaser and seller were stopped.  The alleged seller had some 60 bags of a substance believed to be cocaine amounting to approximately 42 grams.  This amount of cocaine rises to the level of a drug distribution charge as well as a drug trafficking charge.

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The alleged seller was arrested by detectives and held on $12,000 bail.  He was arraigned in Dedham District Court on March 14 for Distribution of a Class B substance (cocaine) as well as Trafficking in Cocaine.  The alleged purchaser also had what was believed to be cocaine on her person.  She was summonsed to Dedham District Court for drug possession and motor vehicle violations and will be arraigned in April.

The owner of the gas station is cooperating fully with the investigation and police said the owner had no idea that this was happening.

Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 03/04/19 to 03/10/19

Arrests

On March 6, 2019 at 10:48 p.m. Officer Griffin was dispatched to Linden Street near the Cottage Restaurant for a report of a disabled motor vehicle. When he arrived he noticed a Land Rover SUV in the middle of the roadway that had crashed into the median and drove over a traffic sign. He spoke with the operator, and observed that she was unsteady on her feet, her speech was slurred and her eyes were bloodshot. When asked, she indicated she had consumed 3 glasses of wine earlier in the evening in Needham. Officer Griffin asked her if she was willing to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine if she was able to safely operate a motor vehicle. She agreed to take these tests and was unable to pass them. She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.

On March 7, 2019 at 10:35 a.m. Officer Shore was on patrol on Worcester Street when he observed a white Dodge van traveling in front of him that still had snow and ice on the roof which had not been removed after the last snow storm on March 4th. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and requested his license and registration. He provided his registration and stated he did not have a driver’s license. A query of the driver’s information showed that his license expired in 2015 and has been non-renewable since that time. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.

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On March 9, 2019 at 3:20 a.m. Officer Gerard was on patrol on Worcester Street when he observed a white Mercedes make an unsafe lane change from the left travel lane to the right travel lane directly in front of his marked police car. Officer Gerard began observing the operation of the Mercedes and noticed that the vehicle had difficulty maintaining its lane of travel. The vehicle made several abrupt lane changes, was straddling the left and right lanes, speeding and was weaving in its lane of travel. Officer Gerard stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street at Westminster Circle and spoke with the operator, and observed that her eyes were bloodshot and he noticed an odor of freshly burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle. When asked she indicated she had consumed a beer in Boston earlier in the evening. She agreed to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine if she was able to safely operate a motor vehicle. While Officer Gerard was attempting to explain the tests she became argumentative and uncooperative. She was unable to successfully complete the tests and was taken into custody. She was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $500 bail.

Incidents

On March 4, 2019 at 7:58 a.m. Officer Gerard was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Washington Street in the Lower Falls area. The operator of a black Acura sedan indicated that he was exiting a driveway onto Washington Street and attempted to stop but was unable to due to the snow covered roads. He stated a truck hit him and the driver provided him with a business card and left. Officer Gerard asked the Emergency Communications Center to contact the company and have the driver return. The owner of the company arrived and indicated that the driver of the vehicle did not have a license. A short time later the driver returned and he indicated he has been living in Massachusetts for 14 years and has a license in El Salvador but not in Massachusetts. He was advised he should not be driving without being properly licensed. Officer Gerard will summons the

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Wellesley Police log for 2/25/19-3/0/19

On February 26, 2019 at 2:10 p.m. Officer Dennehy spoke with a male reporting party who stated someone used his PayPal account on February 12^th to pay for a MacBook Pro and also made a credit card payment.  He learned the MacBook Pro was delivered to an address in Boston on February 15^th.  The incident is under investigation.

On February 26, 2019 at 2:16 p.m. Officer Dennehy spoke with a male reporting party regarding a fraudulent Verizon Wireless account that was opened using his information.  The reporting party stated that Verizon would not cancel the fraudulent account without a police report.  The reporting party did not wish to pursue the matter further.

On February 27, 2019 at 7:50 a.m. Officer Rosenberg spoke with a school administrator about a suspicious email that was received by a teacher the previous night.  The email was not threatening in nature but spoke about the teacher’s style of grading not being liked.  The incident is under investigation.

On February 27, 2019 at 10:49 a.m. Officer Cunningham spoke with a female party at the police station who stated she received a call from a package delivery company who stated a package that was delivered to China from California was refused by the police in China and the police wanted to speak to her about the package.  The caller then allegedly transferred the call to the police in China and they asked for her banking information and her Chinese identification number.  She provided the information and then hung up and contacted the package delivery company that stated they had no package and did not call her.

On February 27, 2019 at 3:40 p.m. Officer Cunningham spoke with a female party regarding larceny from her business.  She stated she noticed the funds in an account seemed low and when she reviewed the account she noticed $26,700 in fraudulent checks had been passed on the account.  On February 28, 2019 Officer Cunningham contacted the reporting party for the documentation regarding the fraudulent checks and she indicated the fraudulent transactions were greater than she had reported the previous day and she was still gathering all of the information together.  Officer Cunningham suggested she consult with a forensic accountant to check her accounts.

On February 28, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Officer Cunningham spoke with a male reporting party who stated there were approximately $20,000 of fraudulent charges on his business credit card that were made in 2018.  The reporting party had already spoken with the bank and they were not going to reverse the charges because he had already paid the bill.  Officer Cunningham spoke with the bank and was advised that they had contacted the reporting party in the past and advised him there were some suspicious charges on the account and he indicated to the bank that the charges were not fraudulent at the time.  The reporting party resides in Boston and his business is located in Boston.  He was advised he needs to report the fraudulent activity to the Boston Police Department.

On February 28, 2019 at 7:13 p.m. Officer Keenan was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Washington Street in Wellesley Square.  A male party was crossing the street outside of the crosswalk and was struck by a motor vehicle.  The operator of the motor vehicle stopped and the male party was transported to a hospital in Boston for treatment.  The female party stated she did not see the male party crossing the street as he was dressed in dark clothing without any reflective qualities.   Witnesses indicated that the male party was dressed in dark clothing and was difficult to see. 

On March 1, 2019 at 9:10 p.m. Officer Griffin spoke with a female party at the police station who stated her Canada Goose winter coat, valued at $580 was stolen on February 26, 2019 between 8:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.  The reporting party stated she put the coat in her locker in the band room at Wellesley High School and locked the locker.  At 2:30 p.m. when she returned the locker was still secured but the coat was gone.  There are no suspects at this time.

On March 3, 2019 at 2:24 p.m. Officer Lindelof spoke with a reporting party from Thomas Road about credit card fraud.  The report is incomplete at this time and no further information is available.

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