Wellesley, MA police log for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4:

Arrests

On September 1, 2021 at 10:54 a.m. Officer Cunningham was on patrol when he observed a commercial truck with an uncovered load, broken taillight and no inspection sticker.  He stopped the truck and spoke with the operator, and requested his license and the vehicle registration.  A query of his information indicated there was an active warrant issued by Peabody District Court for motor vehicle related charges and that he did not possess a valid driver’s license.  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 2, 2021 at 11:56 a.m. Officer Rosenberg was dispatched to the lower falls area for a report of a male party who had stolen cigarettes from a gas station and left when confronted by an employee.   The male party was located across the street.  Officers attempted to speak with him about the theft but he was uncooperative and attempted to run away from them.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner and transported to Dedham District Court.

On September 4, 2021 at 5:45 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was dispatched to Worcester Street for a report of an erratic operator.  There were multiple people who called the Emergency Communications Center stating that the gray pickup truck was unable to maintain its lane of travel and had struck the guardrail several times.  Officer DeBernardi encountered the operator, after he pulled into the driveway of a residence on Cliff Road.  He indicated he had been operating the vehicle.  The driver was unsteady on his feet, his speech was slow and slurred.  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 those tests.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and released on personal recognizance.

Incidents

On August 30, 2021 at 6:44 a.m. Officer Fritts was dispatched to Sprague School Field maintenance shed for a report of past vandalism to the shed.  An employee of the Town of Wellesley Facilities and Maintenance Department showed Officer Fritts some new graffiti that appeared to be written in pen on the Francis Road side of the building.  The vandalism occurred sometimes between August 27^th and August 30^th.  There are no suspects at this time.

On August 30, 2021 at 5:09 p.m. Officer Harris spoke to a male party who stated his Range Rover was stolen from his driveway on August 29^th and was recovered in Methuen.  He believed the door was locked when the vehicle was taken.  The garage door opener and vehicle registration were taken from the vehicle.  Officer Harris is investigating.

On August 31, 2021 at 8:41 a.m. Officer Collins spoke with an employee of the Wellesley Recycling and Disposal Facility about a road rage incident that had occurred a short time earlier where the male operator of a white Volkswagen Jetta attempted to throw items at him two times.  He believed the operator may have felt that the trash truck cut him off while he was driving.  Officer Collins was able to identify the vehicle involved and operator.  He did not wish to speak about the incident.  Officer Collins issued him a citation for littering.

On August 31, 2021 at 6:12 p.m. officers were dispatched to a business on Washington Street for a report of a customer causing a disturbance.  The customer and 2 store employees were arguing when officers arrived.   Officers spoke to the parties involved and learned that there was a dispute about payment for items and whether an item previously purchased that was damaged could be returned.  One of the store employees stated during a struggle over the merchandise the customer dug her fingernails into her arms.  There were visible red marks on her arm.  The customer agreed to pay for one of the items and they were advised the dispute about the other item being damaged was a civil matter.  The customer will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Simple Assault and Battery.

On September 1, 2021 at 6:41 p.m. officers were dispatched to a business on Washington Street for an unruly customer who refused to leave the premises.  Upon arrival the officers spoke with the business employees and customer.  The customer had purchased a first time customer discount on Groupon for services despite being a return customer.  The salon told her she could not use the Groupon.  The customer demanded they refund her the money for the services at which point they advised her she had paid Groupon for the services not the salon.  The customer was given a verbal no trespass order by the employee and a pre-existing credit on her account with the salon will be refunded to her.

On September 2, 2021 at 4:25 p.m. officers were dispatched to a residence for a report of a water problem in the residence.  The basement had flooded and while there the officers and fire department personnel observed that the house was in disarray and the gas would need to be shut off due to the water in the basement.  The female party did not wish to leave the residence.  A report was filed with the State Elder Affairs Office who advised the female party should be transported to the hospital and they would find temporary housing for her once she was released from the hospital.

On September 3, 2021 at 2:35 p.m. Officer Shore spoke with a female party regarding identity fraud.  She stated an unknown individual used her personal information to open a credit card account in May of 2020 and she received a notice in the mail in August stating the credit card account was overdue.  She called the credit card company and advised them she did not have an account with them. She had also reported the issue to the credit reporting bureaus and requested a watch be put on her accounts and to dispute the charge.   There are no suspects at this time.

On September 3, 2021 at 10:30 p.m. Officer Dixon was dispatched to a residence on Dunedin Road for a past breaking and entering into the residence.  It appeared someone has forced entry through a basement window and opened several cabinets and drawers.  Detectives responded to process the scene.  The incident is under investigation.

On September 3, 2021 at 11:34 p.m. Officer Scopa spoke to a male reporting party regarding a PayPal account that had been hacked.  He stated that an individual he had met on social media had somehow hacked his Facebook account and replaced his account information with his own and then he believed the individual was messaging his contacts requesting money.  He stated he also received an invoice for $28.99 from PayPal.  Officer Harris advised him to notify his contacts that his account had been hacked and to block the account.  The reporting party had already notified PayPal about the fraudulent activity.  He was advised to monitor his credit and contact Officer Scopa if he noticed anything suspicious.

Wellesley MA police logs for the weeks of Aug. 9-22:

On August 12, 2021 at 11:35 a.m. officers served a section 35 warrant for a resident that had been issued on August 10th . A family member of the resident had petitioned the court for the warrant because they were concerned about their alcohol and drug use. The male party was located at their residence and was transported to Dedham District Court.

On August 9, 2021 at 6:07 p.m. Officer Misho spoke with a female party who stated she was the victim of a scam. She stated on August 7th she was communicating with another social media member on FaceBook Messenger who claimed to be selling 2 tickets to the Zac Brown Band concert. The reporting party stated she agreed to pay the unknown female party $300.00 for the tickets. She stated after sending the unknown party $300.00 by Zelle she was advised the funds were not received. She provided the transaction confirmation to the party after which the individual stopped responding to messages. She reported the fraudulent transaction to the FaceBook group administrator and to her bank. The bank requested a police report be filed to investigate the matter. The female party provided Officer Misho with the Zelle user name for the transaction. He is investigating the matter.

On August 9, 2021 at 6:35 p.m. Officer Fritts spoke with a male party who was the victim of fraud. The male party stated at 1:40 p.m. that afternoon he received a phone call from an unknown individual who identified himself as working for the social security administration. The caller advised the reporting party that there was a warrant issued for his arrest and that someone had opened several credit cards using his name with charges totaling $184,000. The caller further stated that he was listed as a property owner of a home and vehicle in Texas and there were drugs found at the home and he was going to be charged with drug trafficking. The caller advised the reporting party that he could either report the issued to the U.S. Treasury Department and they would freeze all of his assets until the situation could be resolved or he could send money to the social security administration today. The caller instructed the reporting party to bring $15,000 to a bitcoin ATM in Framingham. The male party followed these instructions and was then told he needed to send more money at which point he became suspicious. Officer Fritts is investigating the incident.

On August 10, 2021 at 10:55 a.m. Officer Mankavech spoke with a male reporting party who works for the Town of Wellesley Facilities and Maintenance Department. The male party stated that the Sprague School Field storage facility had been vandalized with spray paint. There are no suspects at this time. The Facilities Maintenance Department will look into the possibility of installing security cameras in the
area to deter graffiti in the future.

On August 10, 2021 at 10:45 a.m. Officer Kane spoke with a male reporting party regarding two laptops that were stolen from an office building on Worcester Street. One of the tenants of the office building reported to security that a laptop had been stolen. The security guard began reviewing security footage and believed he identified the suspect of the thefts. Officer Kane is investigating.

On August 10, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Officer Pino spoke with a female reporting party who stated that while her vehicle was parked at Patriot Petroleum for service the catalytic converter was stolen from the vehicle. Officer Pino spoke with an employee from Patriot Petroleum who stated the vehicle had been there for approximately two months. There are no suspects. (More on catalytic converter thefts.)

On August 10, 2021 at 8:27 p.m. Officer Harris spoke with a male and female reporting party that stated while sitting outside at the Cottage Restaurant an unknown individual threw a milkshake in their direction which struck the ground and splattered on them. They stated they observed a black Cadillac SUV on Linden Street with people inside who sounded like they were swearing and then the milkshake was thrown outside the vehicle. Officers looked for a vehicle matching the description in the area and were unable to locate one.

On August 10, 2021 at 9:07 p.m. officers were dispatched to the area of Morses Pond for a complaint of loud music coming from the beach. Officers found a large number of juveniles on the beach when they arrived. Many of the juveniles ran into the wooded area. Officers spoke

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Wellesley, MA Police log for the week of July 26-Aug. 1:

ON July 26, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. Officer Rosenberg was on patrol on Washington Street near Wellesley Ave when he observed a Chevrolet sedan and conducted a query of the registration.  The query showed that the registration was suspended.  The vehicle was towed and the operator was issued a citation.

On July 26, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. Officer Mankavech spoke with a female party regarding a Porta-Potty that had been tipped over.  The reporting party had captured two male parties on her home security camera system.  Officer Mankavech is investigating. (More on Wellesley’s porta potty problems)

On July 26, 2021 at 11:24 a.m. Officer Kane spoke with a female reporting party who stated a family member attempted to renew their TSA known traveler information online on the website tsaprogram.ttp.us.com which was flagged by their credit card company as being a fraudulent charge.  She cancelled her credit card but was concerned the family member’s personal information was compromised.  Officer Kane advised her to monitor her credit and credit cards for any suspicious activity.

On July 26, 2021 at 3:40 p.m. Officer Pino spoke with a female reporting party regarding a bicycle that had been left unlocked at Morses Pond since June 24^th that had been taken.  She stated that she noticed a photo on What’s Up Wellesley of her bicycle at Morses Pond and went to retrieve it but found it was no longer there.  There are no suspects.

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On July 26, 2021 at 5:05 p.m. Officer Misho spoke with a female party who stated she received a credit card statement in the mail on July 22^nd for an account she did not open.  She contacted the credit card company and advised them she had not opened the account and was advised she would not be responsible for the charges.  Officer Misho advised her to notify her existing credit card companies of the attempted fraud and provided her with a resource guide for victims of identity theft.

On July 26, 2021 at 6:20 p.m. Officer Dixon was on patrol on Worcester Street when the license plate reader in his police vehicle alerted him that the registration was revoked on a gray Mercedes that was traveling in front of him.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator and confirmed that the registration was revoked in June.  The operator will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Revoked Registration and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle.

On July 27, 2021 at 12:14 p.m. Officer Kane spoke with a male party regarding Porta-Potties that were knocked over at some point over the weekend.  He stated he contacted the company he rented them from on July 26^th to put them back in place and clean them and they did not show up as promised.  He contacted them again on the 27^th to request that they be cleaned and uprighted.

On July 28, 2021 at 4:45 p.m. Officer Dixon spoke with a female party about her garden being vandalized.  She believed another resident in the apartment building was responsible for the vandalism.  She indicated she would be installing a security camera.

On July 28, 2021 at 5:15 p.m. Officer Dixon spoke with a male party who reported receiving harassing emails and phone calls from an unknown male party.  The male party did not wish to pursue the matter at this time but wished to documents the incidents should the unwanted emails and phone calls continue.

On July 29, 2021 at 1:41 p.m. Officer Cunningham spoke with a female employee of the Wellesley Public School system regarding a package that was stolen.  She stated the items were delivered on July 9^th and were stolen.  There are no suspects.

On July 29, 2021 at 4:55 p.m. Officer Scopa spoke with a female party regarding a possible scam.  She stated she had googled the phone number for a local locksmith and left a message.  She received a call back from what she thought was the local locksmith and made an appointment for

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Wellesley, MA police log for rhe week of July 19-23:

Incidents in this report are unrelated to one another unless specifically noted.

On July 19, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Officer DeBernardi spoke with an adult male reporting party who stated he was a victim of an internet scam where he was chatting with an unknown female party on Instagram and SnapChat.  He stated they agreed to exchange naked photos to each other and when he sent photos to her she demanded money and threatened to send the photos to his friends and family.  He sent a small amount of money initially and refused to send more money.  The unknown female party sent the photos to some of his contacts when he didn’t pay additional money.  The Wellesley Police Department is investigating similar incidents that have occurred recently.

On July 19, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Officer DeBernardi spoke with a juvenile and their parents about an incident that had occurred around 5:00 p.m. where the juvenile was tricked into going into a wooded area with another juvenile and then several juveniles known to the juvenile chased, punched and kicked the juvenile.  The juvenile was treated at a local hospital for cuts and bruising sustained as a result of the incident.  Officer DeBernardi spoke with all of the juveniles involved and their parents.  The juveniles recounted similar versions of the event.  Four juveniles will be summonsed to Dedham Juvenile Court for Assault and Battery and Conspiracy. 

On July 21, 2021 at 9:24 p.m. officers were dispatched to a residence for a dispute between two parties regarding the rental of a room in an apartment.  The two parties had signed an agreement indicating the rented space would be available beginning July 21^st.  Upon moving items into the apartment the renter was unhappy that the party moving in had guests parked in her parking space and that they were there late at night.  The renter attempted to void their signed agreement.  The officers advised both parties that this was a civil matter and if the renter wanted to terminate the agreement she would need to do so through a court proceeding.   Officers spoke with the same individuals on July 25^th.  The renter indicated she believed the tenant had taken some of her belongings.  The tenant admitted she moved the belongings because the renter had taken one of her belongings.  They were advised to speak to the civil division at the Dedham District Court.

On July 23, 2021 at 12:01 p.m. officers spoke with a male party who came into the police station and indicated that he no longer wanted to live.  The male party indicated earlier in the day he attempted to jump into traffic in hopes of being struck by a vehicle.  He was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

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Wellesley MA police log for the week of May 25-30:

Arrests

On April 22, 2021 Officer Cunningham received notification that a known suspect was in custody in New Hampshire.  He was aware that there were four default warrants for her issued by the Dedham District Court.  On May 25, 2021 he went to Dover, New Hampshire and took the woman into custody.  She was transported to the Wellesley Police Department where she was booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.

On May 28, 2021 at 9:50 a.m. Officer Mankavech was conducting a security check of parking lots in the Lower Falls area.  The License Plate Reader in his marked cruiser altered him to the fact that there were two active warrants for a woman issued by Brookline District Court for Larceny from a Building and Credit Card Fraud.  She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to Dedham District Court.

Incidents

On May 26, 2021 at 2:10 a.m. Officer Knapp was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed.  He confirmed the Honda sedan’s speed to be 85 mph in a 50 mph zone.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the female party, who stated her driver’s license was suspended.  He confirmed the license suspension with the registry of motor vehicles.  The operator will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License and Speeding.

On May 27, 2021 at 1:50 p.m. Officer J. Popovski spoke with a female party who stated she was being harassed by two former business partners.  The female party stated that she dissolved the partnership and they are now threatening to harm her reputation.  Officer Popovski advised the reporting party that it is a civil dispute and suggested she speak with an attorney. 

On May 27, 2021 at 2:27 p.m. Officer J. Popovski spoke with a male reporting party regarding a stolen cellular phone.  The reporting party stated that he must had inadvertently left his cell phone on his vehicle when he parked in the Municipal Parking Lot near Church Street.   He attempted to call the number and the phone was answered by an unknown individual.  He activated his find my phone app and found the phone resting on a trash barrel on Washington Street near State Street.  There are no suspects.

On May 29, 2021 at 4:52 p.m. Officer Harris was dispatched to the Sprague School Fields for a report of an elderly female party who appeared confused.  The female party was able to provide officers with her name, but was unable to provide them with any additional information.   Officers were able to locate family members who resided nearby who stated the female party suffers from memory issues.  They responded to pick up the female party and return her home.  Officer Harris advised them our Elder Resource Officers would be advised of the incident and would reach out to them with some information about resources potentially available to assist them.

On May 29, 2021 at 11:27 p.m. Officer Harris was dispatched to a residence for an unknown male party attempting to gain access to the residence with a key.  A juvenile party was located around the side of the house and appeared to be intoxicated.  He was able to communicate his address to the officers and an adult was contacted to take custody of the juvenile.  The parent indicated they had previously lived at this address and had moved a few years ago.   The parent refused medical treatment for the juvenile. 

On May 30, 2021 at 3:37 a.m. Officer Dennehy was dispatched to Worcester Street near Oakland Street for a report of a single car crash.  Upon his arrival he observed a Nissan sedan against a tree.  He spoke with the male operator who indicated he was traveling from Framingham to Brockton, but was unsure how the crash occurred and stated he was just following his GPS.  The male party was transported to the hospital for evaluation.  Officer Dennehy spoke further with him at the hospital regarding a license restriction that indicated he could only operate a motor vehicle during daylight hours.  The male party stated that he needs glasses and he was aware that he should not be operating a motor vehicle at night.  He will be summonsed to Dedham District Court Operating a Motor Vehicle in Violation of a License Restriction and Marked Lanes Violation.

On May 30, 2021 at 9:50 a.m. Officer Dennehy responded to a motor vehicle crash on Worcester Street at Washington Street.  He spoke with the female operator of the vehicle who stated she was driving straight ahead when her vehicle suddenly spun out and struck the retaining wall.   The female party was transported to the hospital for evaluation.  She will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Marked Lanes Violation and Equipment Violation (bald tires).

On May 30, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. an officer spoke with a male party who stated there is a group of teens that keep entering a building on Linden Street and leaving behind trash and attempting to open packages left for other businesses in the building.  He was advised to contact us in the future should the teens return so we could speak directly with them.

On May 30, 2021 at 1:01 p.m. Officer Kane spoke to a male party who stated he took a ride share home the previous evening and inadvertently left his wallet in the car.  He contacted the ride share company and was advised that the wallet was not located in the vehicle, but there was another fare after his and they were dropped off in Wellesley.  He has an air tag installed in his wallet and it appeared that the wallet was in Wellesley.  Officer Kane responded to that address and the residents indicated they were home the previous evening and did not take a ride share.  There are no suspects.