Wellesley, MA police (back) log for the period of Feb. 15- (playing some catch-up here…):

Arrests

On March 3, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. Officer DiCenso was conducting traffic enforcement on Washington Street near Glen Road when she observed a Kia sedan with a broken headlight.  She stopped the vehicle on Washington Street near Pine Street.  She spoke with the operator and requested his license and registration.  A query of his information revealed there was an active warrant issued by the East Brookfield District Court for motor vehicle related offense.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.

On March 4, 2022 at 12:29 p.m. Officer Cunningham was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he observed a Hyundai with an expired inspection sticker and a temporary Texas registration.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and requested her license and registration.  A query of her information showed that her license was suspended and there was an active warrant issued by the Somerville District Court for motor vehicle related offenses.  She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released.

On March 5, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. Officer Dixon was on patrol on Worcester Street when he observed a Chevrolet sedan with heavily tinted windows.  He queried the registration, which revealed that there was an active warrant for the registered owner.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator,  and confirmed she was the registered owner of the vehicle.  She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later bailed.

On March 6, 2022 at 10:45 p.m. Officer Dixon was parked along Washington Street when he observed a vehicle pass his location that did not have a valid inspection sticker.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and requested his license and registration.  The operator stated he did not have a driver’s license.  A query of his information showed that his license was suspended and there was an active warrant for his arrest issued by Boston District Court for motor vehicle related offenses.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $400 bail.

Incidents

On February 15, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. an officer was dispatched to a business on Washington Street in the lower square area for a report of a past breaking and entering.  It appeared entrance had been gained through a rear door.   A small amount of cash was taken from the cash drawers.  Detectives responded to the scene to process it for any potential evidence.  The incident is under investigation.

On February 15, 2022 at 9:47 a.m. an officer was dispatched to a business on Washington Street in the lower square area for a report of a past breaking and entering.  The business owner stated an Apple desktop computer and approximately $2,300 in cash was taken.  Detectives responded to the scene to process it for any potential evidence.  The incident is under investigation.

On February 17, 2022 at 2:19 p.m. an officer spoke to a female party who stated she was parked at a business on Linden Street and an elderly female driver backed into her vehicle twice attempting to move from her parking space.  She stated there was no damage to either vehicle but she was concerned about the woman’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.  The officer will request a Medication Evaluation from the Registry of Motor Vehicles to evaluate the female party’s ability to continue to drive. 

On February 17, 2022 at 3:16 p.m. an officer spoke to a male reporting party stated $1,500 had inadvertently been sent to the wrong cell phone number on February 12^th.  The reporting party stated when they initially contacted Bank of America on February 12^th they were advised that the funds would not go through because the phone number and name did not match.  On February 14^th they were advised that Zelle payments are non-refundable.  They requested that the officer make contact with the individual who the payment was sent to.  The officer left a message for the individual and contacted the Hughson Sheriff’s Department to assist with contacting the individual who received the $1,500.

On February 17, 2022 at 4:15 p.m. an officer was dispatched to the Bacon Street Bridge for a report of offensive graffiti under the bridge.  He located some newly painted graffiti on both sides of the bridge.  The Department of Public Works was notified to remove the graffiti.

On February 18, 2022 at 8:53 a.m. a female reporting party stated that she had agreed to pay a male party $50 each way to a doctor’s appointment in Boston.  The male party drove him a total of 7 times in November and December.  The reporting party noticed the credit card used had several purchases made in November and December totaling over $5,000 in November and December.  The male party will be charged with Larceny over $1,200.  

On February 18, 20222 at 1:50 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party regarding contractors who were doing work at her home that she felt might be attempting to scam her due to the quality of their work and their lack of knowledge.  Officers spoke with the contractors on scene and determined they were not properly licensed.  An Investigator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents responded and issued a stop work order.  

On February 19, 2022 at 1:43 p.m. an officer spoke with a dog walker who stated she found some jewelry laying on the sidewalk.  The items were placed in secure storage until the owner can be identified.

On February 19, 2022 at 2:34 p.m. an officer was dispatched to the area of Worcester Street at Fire Headquarters for a report of a minor motor vehicle crash and road rage incident.  The vehicles continued to travel west into Natick and were stopped by Route 27 by the Natick Police.  An officer spoke with both drivers and learned that the operator of a Toyota sedan thought he had

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The Wellesley Police log is frequently peppered with various incidents of fraud, including check fraud, and residents say things have gotten worse lately.

One reader wrote recently of having noticed noticed an unauthorized $10,000 withdrawal from their bank account. “Long story short—after notifying the bank and doing some investigation, I contacted the Wellesley police to report this. I then learned that my loss was one of a number that occurred following theft of mail from post office boxes in town.”

Fortunately for that resident, their bank reversed the withdrawal after receiving a detailed memo from the customer about the theft that included the police report. The customer has emailed friends warning them of the situation as well.

The theft brought back bad memories of the fishing scheme that crooks unleashed on the town back in 2019, in which they would lower sticky mouse traps via wire into mailboxes and snag checks. Then they’d alter the information on the checks and cash them illegally. The U. S. Postal Service responded by retrofitting mailboxes with devices to thwart such theft.

But now we hear thieves have become even more brazen in town.

A reader wrote that a neighbor had their mail stolen out of a mailbox outside the post office in Wellesley Square.

“Rather than the ‘fishing’ that happened in 2019 and led to the new more restrictive mail slots, now the thieves are taking the access doors off the mailboxes, stealing envelopes, altering checks and cashing them,” the reader wrote. “As you can imagine, when this happens it is a lot of work to clear this up with the bank, whoever the check was originally for, etc. So once again the advice is to deposit your mail inside the post office.”

We reached out to the Wellesley Police Department earlier in the week and they said they were planning to issue a public service announcement, which they have. The police say other communities are experiencing similar crime.

Among the advice from the police is to mail checks from within a post office when possible. If using a public mailbox, check that a collection will take place that day. And avoid mailing checks from your home mailbox.

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Wellesley MA police log for the period of Jan. 25-29:

Arrests

On January 27, 2022 at 10:55 p.m. Officer Scopa was dispatched to the area of Worcester Street near Weston Road for a report of an erratic operator.  The vehicle was located exiting Worcester Street onto Weston Road.  Officer Dixon attempted to stop the vehicle on Weston Road at Pilgrim.  The vehicle turned onto Pilgrim Road and stopped near Wilde Road.  Once the vehicle was stopped the operator exited the vehicle and told the officers he was okay.  Officer Scopa noticed there was damage to the right front tire and the rear of the vehicle.  When speaking with the driver, Officer Scopa detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath.  The driver was afforded the opportunity to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination and 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 later released on personal recognizance.

Incidents

On January 25, 2022 at 9:45 a.m. an officer was dispatched to a business on Central Street for a report of fraud.  The officer spoke with the owner of the business who stated two checks had been cashed against the businesses bank account that she did not write.  She did not recognize the names the checks were written out to.  The incident is under investigation.

On January 25, 2022 at 3:40 p.m. an officer was dispatched to a bank on Washington Street for a report of male party who had attempted to cash a fraudulent check at approximately 2:15 p.m.  The male party provided a driver’s license to cash the check.  The bank teller contacted the business and learned they still had the check number presented in their possession.  The male party asked for the check back and left the bank.  The male party identified by his license will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Forgery of a Check and Uttering a False check.

On January 26, 2022 at 6:14 p.m. an officer was dispatched to a residence for an unknown male party who had entered the residence, apologized and stated he thought he was babysitting at that residence and then left.  It was later determined that the male party went to the wrong residence and was babysitting nearby.

On January 27, 2022 at 4:17 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party regarding damage to a window screen at her residence.  The officer observed damage to two exterior window screens that looked as though someone had used a screwdriver or similar type of tool to pry them up.  There was no access gained to the residence.  There are no suspects at this time.

On January 27, 2022 at 8:09 p.m. an officer spoke to two female parties regarding alleged threats to break into a locked room in their apartment.  The reporting party indicated that her roommate threatened to break into her room in the apartment because she refused to pay the cable bill.  The other female party stated she did not make any threats but merely asked the roommate to pay the cable bill.  The officer spoke to both female parties over the phone as neither of them were present at the residence. 

On January 28, 2022 at 11:25 a.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party who noticed two wooden dowels approximately 12’’ long sticking out of a window on her first floor.  She was unsure how long the wooden dowels had been there.   The residence had not been entered, but she wanted to report the incident.

On January 29, 2022 at 5:42 a.m. officers were dispatched to an apartment for an unwanted party.  The female reporting party stated that she had a friend staying over and that after she went to bed for the night the friend became louder and louder and refused to leave the apartment.  The officers spoke with the female party who agreed to leave, but was having difficulty arranging for a ride home.  She was eventually able to arrange for a ride home and left the apartment.

On January 29, 2022 at 5:55 p.m. an officer was dispatched to speak to a resident about a snow plow that had pushed a pile of snow to the end of the street causing one lane of the street to be blocked.  The neighbor who plowed the snow stated he has done so in the past and the snow is then plowed by the town plows.  He was advised that it is against the town bylaws to plow snow into the street and he agreed to move it to another location.

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Wellesley MA police log for the period of Jan. 10-21:

Arrests

A several month long investigation by Officer Misho culminated in the arrest of suspect on January 10, 2022 at 7:20 a.m.  In January 2020 Officer Misho spoke with a female reporting party who had fallen victim to a romance scam.  Over a period of a few months she sent several thousand dollars to an unknown individual who was posing as a male party that she believed she was in a romantic relationship with.   Officer Misho’s investigation revealed that the man had received one of the wire transfers made by the victim, withdrew the funds from his bank account and wired the funds to an individual in Nigeria.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.   

Incidents

On January 10, 2022 at 1:17 a.m. an officer was conducting security checks of businesses on Worcester Street when he observed a moped at a closed gas station.  As he approached the gas station, the moped and driver drove around the back of the building.  The officer was aware of a recent breaking and entering into a gas station in Natick and checked the doors to ensure they were securely locked.  While he was checking the doors the moped came back around to the front of the building and when the officer attempted to engage the driver he evaded the officer and drove westbound in the eastbound lane and then turned onto a side street.  The officer later located the moped in a parking lot but was unable to locate the driver.  The moped was not properly registered and was towed.

On January 11, 2022 at 6:32 p.m. an officer was dispatched to a business on Worcester Street for a report of an unruly customer.  The officer encountered the male party outside who admitted he did yell at a store employee when they did not have an item he wanted but thought it was an overreaction to contact the police.  The store employee stated the male party has become angry at other store employees in the past yelling and swearing at them.  The male party stated he would shop at another location in the future.

On January 13, 2022 at 12:40 p.m. an officer spoke to a female party who claimed someone had hit her vehicle while it was parked overnight.  The officer looked at the vehicle and noticed the damage to the front of the vehicle was consistent with damage to the guardrail it was parked up against.  The officer asked the reporting party if anyone else had keys to the vehicle.  The reporting party indicated she was the only one with keys to the vehicle but was unaware that the guardrail had been struck when parking the vehicle.  She was advised to contact her insurance company to file a claim for repairs to the vehicle.

On January 15, 2022 at 9:22 a.m. an officer spoke with a male reporting party who was the victim of a Craigslist scam.  The male party posted an item for sale on Craigslist and a potential buyer stated they would like to buy the item and sent a check for $1,500 more than the cost of the item and asked that the $1,500 be sent back to them via Venmo.  The male party deposited the check and sent the $1,500 before learning the check was fraudulent.  The bank indicated they would refund him the $1,500.   There are no suspects.

On January 15, 2022 at 6:11 p.m. an officer spoke to a male reporting party who stated he had left his pickup truck running on Central Street when he went into a restaurant to pick up some takeout food.  He stated when he exited the restaurant he noticed someone trying to move his vehicle and he was unable to get to the vehicle in time to stop the unknown individual from taking it.  He stated the vehicle was driven west on Central Street.   A Wellesley College Officer heard the radio transmission and began checking their campus and the area as well.  The Wellesley College Officer noticed a pickup truck running with another vehicle parked next to it in one of the parking lots on their campus.  The officer spoke to a male party that was standing between the pickup truck and another vehicle and asked him what was going on and he indicated he was just leaving and entered a Mazda and left the campus.  A query of that vehicle’s registration revealed it had been stolen in Malden.  

On January 17, 2022 at 12:45 an officer was dispatched to inspect a traffic control box on Washington Street at Seaward Road for a poster that had been pasted on the box.  The officer found a poster for Patriot Front.  Another officer located similar posters on two traffic control boxes on Washington Street.  The posters were removed and any damage to the paint will be repaired by the artists who painted the boxes.  The incident is under investigation.

On January 17, 2022 at 4:05 p.m. an officer was dispatched to the area of Cross Street for an aggressive dog that was unleashed.  The officer spoke to the male reporting party and the dog owner. The reporting party indicated the neighbor’s dog has attacked him by jumping on him on two occasions and he will be hiring an attorney to address the issue of the dog being unleashed.  The dog owner was apologetic and indicated the electric fence to keep the dog on his property malfunctioned and he will get it repaired.  He indicated the dog jumps when he is excited and he did not believe the dog was trying to harm his neighbor.  ACO Smith was notified and will follow up to ensure the fence is repaired.

On January 18, 2022 at 12:28 p.m. an officer spoke with a male party who stated his girlfriend’s bicycle had been stolen in Boston in September 2021 and he had been tracking bicycles being sold on the internet and noticed a bicycle that he believed might be his girlfriend’s being sold by an individual in Wellesley.  The officer spoke with the seller and was able to verify that the bicycle was not the one that had been stolen and that the seller buys used bicycles, fixes them up and resells them.

On January 18, 2021 at 2:56 p.m. an officer spoke with a female reporting party who noticed a male party in a vehicle taking photographs of her home.  The reporting party provided a vehicle description to the Emergency Communications Center.  The officer checked the area and was unable to locate the vehicle.  The reporting party stated when she made eye contact with the operator of the vehicle he quickly accelerated away from the area.  The reporting party was concerned because a vehicle was stolen from the residence a year ago and she noticed someone outside of the residence prior to the vehicle being taken.  The officer advised her to lock the car doors and ensure the house was secured as well.  

On January 18, 2022 at 3:50 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party regarding a missing diamond necklace valued at $20,000.  The reporting party stated the necklace had been secured in a lock box while they were away and that there had been several people in the residence while they were gone.  On January 19^th the reporting party called back and stated the necklace had been located damaged in the garage.  

On January 21, 2022 at 2:10 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party that has been receiving unwanted text messages from an unknown person.  She had received six text messages over a period of three months.  She stated she believed the text messages may have come from her ex-boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend or someone else his ex-girlfriend knows.  The incident is under investigation.

On January 21, 2022 at 3:15 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party regarding a bank account being fraudulently opened in her name.  She stated she received a letter from a bank in Ohio confirming overdraft protection on a bank account that she had not opened.  When she contacted the bank the social security number associated with the account was not hers and they would not give her any identifying information on who may have opened the account.  The officer provided her with a copy of the Wellesley Police Department Identity Theft Guide and advised her to review her credit report to ensure there were no other accounts that had been compromised or other suspicious activity.

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Wellesley, MA police log for the weeks of Dec. 21, 2021-Jan. 1, 2022:

On December 21, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. an officer was conducting security checks of commercial buildings on Worcester Street when he noticed two individuals walking eastbound on the grass/curb area of the roadway.  When the two individuals noticed the officer, they attempted to hide from view.  The officer stopped and began checking the area on foot.  He located two youths hiding in a wooded area.  He determined the two youths had run away from a residential treatment center in Natick.  It was determined that the two youths had been reported missing the previous day.   A representative from the treatment center responded and took custody of them.

On December 21, 2021 at 2:48 a.m. officers responded to a business on Linden Street for a report of store employees being harassed by several youths that were in the store.  The reporting party stated that large groups of youths come into the store after school and cause a disturbance, use foul language and act in a rude manner to the store employees.   Officers spoke to a couple of the youths who indicated the store employees used foul language towards them, which caused the disturbance to occur.  The officer asked if the store manager could forward the store security camera footage so it could be reviewed.  The incident is under investigation. 

On December 21, 2021 at 8:35 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party who stated her vehicle was vandalized sometime between 6:00 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.   She stated it appeared the hood of the vehicle had been keyed.  The officer spoke with the businesses nearby to see if there was any security footage that might have captured the damage being done, but was unable to locate any security footage.  There are no suspects at this time.

On December 22, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. an officer spoke with a male reporting party regarding a catalytic converter being stolen from a motor vehicle that was parked in a lot on Worcester Street.  The theft occurred sometime between Monday and Wednesday.  There are no suspects.

On December 22, 2021 at 6:20 p.m. an officer spoke with a female reporting party regarding a purse that was stolen from a business on Linden Street.  The reporting party relayed that her purse had been stolen at one store and she went into another store to meet with her husband and ask for his help in locating the purse.   The officer followed up with both stores and found the purse had been turned in at the second store and was later returned to the reporting party.  She stated there was approximately $410 in cash missing and prescription medication. 

On December 23, 2021 at 3:50 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party who stated she felt someone had been entering her apartment and moving things or taking them.  She stated she could not locate her car keys and was concerned someone had broken into the apartment and taken them.  There did not appear to be any signs of forced entry into the apartment.  The officer asked if the female party had potentially misplaced the keys and asked if she wanted assistance looking for them.  She declined the offer to help look for the keys.

On December 26, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. an officer spoke to a female party who stated that while attending a hockey game at the Wellesley Sports Center her Louis Vuitton bag valued at $7,000 had been stolen.  She was advised to cancel her credit cards as soon as possible to avoid any fraudulent charges.  The officer advised the reporting party that he would attempt to review any security footage and get back to her.  Before the officer cleared the call the female party walked over to his police vehicle and advised him that she had located the purse inside her vehicle.

On December 27, 2021 at 10:45 a.m. an officer spoke to a reporting party regarding damaged Christmas lawn decorations.  The reporting party had two large inflatable decorations and one of them had been damaged with multiple tears along the seam.  There are no suspects.

On December 27, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party who had received a check from the Department of Unemployment Assistance and had not filed a claim.  She stated she needed a police report to file the claim with the Department of Unemployment Assistance.

On December 27, 2021 at 7:45 a.m. an officer spoke to a female party regarding an email fraud.  She had received an email from an unknown individual that was posing as a neighbor and requested assistance in purchasing Google Play gift cards as a gift for a friend.  The unknown party indicated they would reimburse her for the money when they returned.  The female party purchased a total of $500 worth of Google Play gift cards and provided the codes on the cards to the unknown individual.  The incident is under investigation

On December 30, 2021 at 4:24 p.m. an officer spoke with a female reporting party who stated she had parked her vehicle in a neighbor’s parking spot in the garage of their apartment building on December 25^th.  She stated there was a bag in the car with some jewelry in it and later on realized that the jewelry was missing.  The incident is under investigation.

On December 30, 2021 at 8:13 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party regarding a PayPal scam.  The reporting party had sold an item on Facebook marketplace for $125 to a buyer.  The buyer requested to pay via PayPal and then overpaid for the item by $325 saying that she would have to make an overpayment to make the payment work because the seller’s PayPal account needed to be upgraded.  The $450 payment was showing as pending in the seller’s PayPal account.  Due to the pending status the reporting party was unable to send back the overpayment.  The reporting party sent $325 of her own money via Zelle.  The officer advised her to see if she could stop that payment.  The incident is under investigation.

On January 1, 2022 an officer was dispatched to a residence for a possible past breaking and entering.   The reporting party stated that it appeared there was a black substance on the door trim leading from the garage door to the mudroom of the house that they did not notice before.  The black substance appeared to be grease.  It did not appear there was any forced entry into the garage and there was nothing missing from the residence.  There are no suspects.

On January 1, 2022 at 12:50 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party who stated some packages were delivered to her house while she was away and when she returned home the packages were gone.   She stated a neighbor indicated the packages were there on the 29^th and her house cleaner indicated they were there on the 31^st.  There are no suspects at this time.

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This log is supplied by the Wellesley Police Department and includes a selection of arrests and incidents. The entire log is available by visiting the department. The Swellesley Report withholds names of those involved, with some exceptions for incidents or arrests that gain widespread attention.

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Wellesley, Mass., police log for the period of Nov. 22-Dec. 11:

Arrests

On November 24, 2021 at 11:43 a.m. Officer DiCenso was on Weston Road near Central Street when she observed a white Honda CRV appear to have a collision with another motor vehicle, back up and then attempt to leave the scene.   Officer DiCenso attempted to stop the vehicle 3 times and it attempted to evade being stopped by stopping and then starting again, turning onto Linden Street and stopping and then starting again, turning into a residential parking area and attempting to turn around.  Officer DiCenso noticed the driver side air bag had deployed.  Officer DiCenso spoke with the male operator, and requested his license and registration.  The operator provided his license and the vehicle inspection report, he then provided an expired vehicle registration.  She noticed that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his speech was slurred and she could detect an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person.  He denied consuming any alcohol. There was an open bottle of beer in the vehicle. He was aware he had been involved in an accident and denied trying to leave the scene of the accident. He was unable to successfully pass reasonable tests to determine if he was able to safely operate a motor vehicle. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and released on personal recognizance.

On November 29, 2021 at 6:42 p.m. Officer Gaffney was on patrol on Worcester Street when he observed a Honda Accord with an expired registration. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and requested her license and registration. A query of her information revealed there was an active Straight Warrant issued by Framingham District Court. She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.

Incidents

On November 22, 2021 at 6:56 a.m. an officer was dispatched to the area of the Bacon Street bridge for a report of new graffiti on the bridge.  There were several items of graffiti that appeared to be new.  The MBTA was contacted to request the graffiti be removed. 

On November 22, 2021 at 12:46 p.m. an officer spoke with a resident on Carver Road about a past breaking and entering into two unlocked motor vehicles.  The reporting party stated both vehicles had been entered and a wallet was missing from one vehicle.  The wallet contained personal documents and credit cards.  One of the credit cards had been used at a gas station in Ashland, MA.  The incident is under investigation.

On November 22, 2021 at 12:55 p.m. an officer spoke with a female reporting party from Wareland Road who stated her unlocked vehicle was entered overnight and her wallet was taken.  The wallet contained approximately $200 in cash, personal documents and credit cards.  The incident is under investigation.

On November 22, 2021 at 3:38 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party regarding a past breaking and entering into three unlocked motor vehicles.  The reporting party stated the contents of the vehicles had been gone through and approximately $10 in change had been taken from one vehicle.  The incident is under investigation.

On November 23, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. an officer spoke to a female party about a lost purse.  She stated she was running late for the train and walked down Weston Road and Central Street to get to the train station.  She stated when she arrived at the train station she realized her backpack was open and some of her personal belongings had fallen out.  She retraced her steps but was unable to find her purse.  The officer also checked the route she indicated she had walked and was unable to locate the missing purse.

On November 26, 2021 at 12:20 p.m. an officer spoke with a male reporting party who stated that he had been communicating with a female party over the summer and eventually they stopped talking with each other.  He stated in September he started receiving several phone calls and text messages from the female party and an unknown male party.  Some of the messages were threatening in nature.  He stated he stopped responding to the messages and then started receiving messages through his social media account.  He stated he just wished for the text messages to stop.  The officer spoke with the female party on the phone and advised her to stop contacting the reporting party and if there were continued communications she could be charged criminally for harassment.  She stated she understood and no further contact would be made. 

On November 28, 2021 at 10:14 a.m. an officer spoke to a male reporting party regarding fraud.  He stated he thought he had contacted Apple online for computer repairs and had provided his credit card information and part of his social security number to the fraudulent online site.  There were 3 attempts to charge $500 to his credit card that were unsuccessful.  He was advised to contact the credit reporting bureau to make them aware of the fraud.

On November 29, 2021 at 4:20 a.m. an officer was dispatched to a residence on Bobolink Road for a report of a suspicious male party that was on the property of the reporting party and then ran from the area.  The reporting party stated his security camera system notified him that there was motion near his side door.  He opened his door and called out into the back yard and then observed what appeared to be a male party in a red hooded sweatshirt running along Bobolink Road towards Cedar Street.  Officers checked the area and were unable to find anyone matching that description.

On November 30, 2021 at 12:43 p.m. an officer was dispatched to Windsor Road for a report of a stolen motor vehicle.  The reporting party had parked her AudiQ7 in the driveway of a client and left the keys and her wallet in the vehicle.  She stated sometime between 11:00 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. the vehicle was taken from the driveway.  On December 1, 2021 the officer learned that an Audi employee was supposed to pick up an Audi from the residence next door and inadvertently took the reporting party’s vehicle.

On December 1, 2021 at 12:15 p.m. an officer spoke with an elderly female reporting party who stated her debit card was utilized to withdraw money from her account without her authorization and a purchase she did not authorize was made.  The reporting party stated she had contacted the bank about the fraud.  The officer followed up with the bank and learned that the withdrawal and purchase did not occur and that the reporting party has made several claims to the bank that funds have been withdrawn that have not been.  

On December 3, 2021 at 3:25 a.m. while conducting security checks of the Sprague Field an officer noticed new graffiti on the Facilities Maintenance Department maintenance shop building.  The officer notified the Facilities Director of the vandalism so it could be removed.  

On December 3, 2021 at 6:45 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party who indicated she was the victim of a computer scam.  The reporting party stated on December 2^nd she was on her computer when a message popped up stating she should call Microsoft because her URL had been compromised.  She contacted the number that appeared on the message and was advised that anything on her computer had been breached to include her telephone and Wi-Fi and that she needed to provide her debit card information so they could secure her bank account.  She did not provide that information.  The caller then instructed her to purchase vouchers to make her bank account whole again.  She purchased $3,500 in gift cards to Target and Apple and provided the card information to the caller.  After speaking with them she became suspicious and contacted her bank and learned her account had not been compromised.  They cancelled her debit card an issued a new card.  She was advised to bring the computer to a computer specialist, to place a fraud alert of her information and block the phone number the scammers used to contact her.

On December 3, 2021 at 5:18 p.m. an officer spoke with a female reporting party from a business on Linden Street who stated a food delivery driver became upset when she asked him to wait outside until his order was ready.  The male party began to yell at her and then knocked 3 takeout orders valued at approximately $300 off of a table striking the reporting party.  The reporting party provided a description of the male party and his vehicle.  The incident is under investigation. 

On December 7, 2021 at 11:13 a.m. an officer spoke to a male reporting party who wished to report that his front license plate was either lost or stolen.  The reporting party was not sure when the license plate was lost or stolen.  The plate number was entered into NCIC as lost/stolen, which will allow the reporting party to request a replacement plate with the registry of motor vehicles.

On December 7, 2021 at 1:45 p.m. an officer spoke with a male reporting party regarding a lost or stolen trailer license plate.  The reporting party stated his boat trailer is stored in East Boston and he noticed on December 7^th that the license plate was missing from the trailer.  He is unsure when the license plate was lost or stolen.  The plate was entered into NCIC as lost/stolen, which will allow the reporting party to request a replace plate with the registry of motor vehicles.

On December 8, 2021 in the early morning hours, three home burglaries occurred on Garden Road, Sawyer Road, and Hawthorne Road.  The three homes were all occupied by residents when the burglaries occurred.  Items were stolen from the homes.    Entry was made via unlocked doors and windows on the first floor.  There was an attempted break-in at a fourth home, but the first floor doors and windows were all locked, and no entry was gained.  Wellesley Police Officers and Detectives are investigating these cases.  Less than a month ago, similar burglaries to occupied homes occurred during the overnight hours in the Edgewater Drive neighborhood.  Entry was made via unlocked doors in those cases as well. 

On December 9, 2021 at 9:20 a.m. an officer spoke to a male reporting party regarding a package that was stolen.  He stated a package contained two Samsung Galaxy phones was delivered by FedEx on December 6^th and he never received them.  The tracking slip indicated the reporting party signed for the phones on December 6^th at 10:18 a.m.  The reporting party stated nobody was home at the residence at that time.  He stated he contacted Samsung and they requested a police report to replace the phones.  

On December 11, 2021 at 5:40 a.m. an officer was on patrol when he heard a loud crashing sound from the area of Worcester Street in front of the Wellesley Fire Station.  He then observed the sign for the Gulf Gas Station had been knocked over and a vehicle with significant damage near the gas pumps.  It appeared the vehicle had rolled over and had significant damage to the roof.  There was one male occupant in the vehicle that was extricated by the Wellesley Fire Department and transported to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.  The Wellesley Accident Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash. 

The Wellesley Police Department would like to remind residents during the Holidays, to take common sense precautions to keep your home, vehicle, and family safe. Please lock all of the doors to your home, especially if you are traveling.  Setting your home alarms and calling the police department to report suspicious activity is also important.   

Locking car doors, both your own and your visiting guests, will prevent most theft.  The department continues to see cars being broken into in Wellesley and stolen from surrounding towns.  Many of these car burglaries and car thefts are as a result of the car being unlocked with the keys left inside.  

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