Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 2/4/19 to 2/10/19

Incidents

On February 4, 2019 at 11:41 a.m. Officer Kane spoke with a female party regarding a stolen license plate.  The reporting party stated she was not sure when the vehicle’s front license plate was taken.  There are no suspects.

On February 5, 2019 at 9:34 a.m. Officer Cunningham was at the Wellesley Square Commuter Rail Station attempting to assist over 300 passengers board the train for the Patriots Super Bowl Rally in Boston.  Officer Cunningham noticed a group of youths gathered around a barrel and noticed that one of the youths had beer.  He spoke with the youth and asked him for identification.  The youth had a fraudulent ID from the State of Connecticut in his wallet which was seized.  His parents were contacted to pick him up and Officer Cunningham gave the youth’s father two cans of beer that had not been opened.  The youth will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for possessing a forged registry of motor vehicle’s document and possession of alcoholic beverage by an underage person.

On February 5, 2019 Officer Rosenberg was informed by a school administrator at the high school that a teacher had observed a student vaping in the bathroom and believed the vape pen contained Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).  The teacher seized the vape pen and turned it over to the school administrator.  A field test of the contents of the vape pen determined that it did contain THC.  Officer Rosenberg relayed this information to the school administrator and the school will address the incident.

On February 5, 2019 at 5:12 p.m. Officer Griffin was assisting a disabled motor vehicle on Worcester Street when he was advised that there were two vehicles involved in a road rage incident that had been called in by a witness.  The Emergency Communications Center relayed that those vehicles were traveling westbound on Worcester Street.  The witness saw Officer Griffin and pulled over to tell him that the vehicles were traveling behind her.  Officer Griffin directed the operator of a black Ford sedan to pull over.  He spoke with the operator who admitted he had been involved in a road rage incident and kicked the tire of the other operator’s vehicle.  Officer Rosenberg had stopped the other vehicle on Worcester Street by Westminister Circle.  That other operator stated that the 1^st operator kicked the front bumper of his vehicle causing damage to the license plate and plate holder.   Officer Griffin asked that the operator of the 2^nd motor vehicle come to the police station to speak with him and allow him to inspect the damage to the vehicle.  His version of the events differed from the 1^st operator.  Officer Griffin spoke with the witness who stated both operators were driving aggressively and erratically, but that the 1^st operator had cut off the 2^nd operator’s vehicle, exited his vehicle and kicked the front bumper of the vehicle and yelled at him.  The 1^st operator will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Malicious Damage of Property.

On February 7, 2019 at 4:06 p.m. Officer J. Popovski was dispatched to the area of Worcester Street and Roberts Road for a struck dog.  The motorist stopped and spoke with Officer Popovski.  The motorist stated that a small white dog ran from the eastbound side of Worcester Street onto the Westbound side of Worcester Street.  While waiting for Officer Popovski to arrive the owner of the dog came and took the dog from the scene.  The motorist did not know who the owner of the dog was.  Officer Popovski forwarded the information to ACO Webb.

On February 7, 2019 at 4:40 p.m. Officer Fritts spoke with a female party at the police station who had been the victim of a phone scam the previous day.  The reporting party stated while at work she received a phone call from someone who stated his name was Officer Roy, he told her that her personal information had been compromised and she was suspected of money laundering.  The male party advised her someone from the Framingham Police Department would be calling her to assist her in protecting her assets so they would not be frozen during the investigation.  The female party followed the caller’s directions, left work, withdrew $10,500 from her bank account and drove to several locations to make deposits to bitcoin machines.  She had been provided with the locations of the machines and deposit codes by the caller.  The reporting party later realized this was likely a scam and reported it.  Officer Fritts is investigating.

On February 8, 2019 at 11:30 p.m. Officer Fritts was dispatched to a residence for a female party who had consumed alcohol and was unconscious.   The parent of the female party had arrived and she was transported to the hospital for treatment.  Officer Fritts spoke with the

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Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 01/21/19 to 01/27/19

Arrests

On January 26, 2019 at 2:35 p.m. Officer Shore was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street near Fire Headquarters when his attention was drawn to a red GMC pickup truck with a loud exhaust.  He noticed that the registration was expired and confirmed that information through the registry of motor vehicles and then stopped the vehicle on Chestnut Street near Cliff Road.  Officer Shore spoke with the operator, and was provided with the registration and a Brazilian Driver’s License.  A query of his information showed an active default warrant issued by the Concord District court.  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 23, 2019 at 3:27 p.m. Officer Hughes spoke with a male party at the police station regarding a lost Overseas Citizen of India document.  The male party requested a police report be filed so he could request a replacement document.

On January 25, 2019 at 10:55 a.m. Officer Shore spoke with a male party at a business on Walnut Street.  The male party stated a former employee had not been responding to the company’s request for him to return a company owned laptop after he resigned.    The company had made several attempts to contact the former employee by email, letter and phone with no response.  Officer Shore attempted to contact the former employee on January 25^th and left a message.  He received a return phone call on January 26^th indicating the computer had been shipped back on January 25^th via FedEx and he provided the tracking number.  Officer Shore was able to confirm the package was in transit and was due to be delivered on January 29^th.

On January 25, 2019 at 11:52 p.m. Officer Hughes spoke with a female party at the Boston Sports Club who wanted to report suspicious activity.  She stated that she had placed her purse on a bench in the women’s locker room and went to wash her hands and when she turned around she saw an employee going through her purse.  The reporting party stated nothing was missing from the purse and the employee stated that she was looking for an ID to see who the purse belonged to.  The report is incomplete at this time and no further information is available.

On January 26, 2019 at 9:57 p.m. Officer Griffin was on patrol and pulled into the parking lot of CVS on Worcester Street at Overbrook Drive.  The store was open and he noticed a vehicle parked in the rear of the parking lot, away from the other vehicles, with the car running and, its interior lights on and two individuals in the vehicle.  Officer Griffin checked on the vehicle and noticed the operator had marijuana and a grinder on her lap and the vehicle smelled like freshly burnt marijuana.  The operator indicated she had smoked marijuana at around 10:00 a.m. but not recently.  The passenger indicated she had smoked marijuana approximately 30 minutes ago.  Officer Griffin asked the operator if she was willing to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine if she was able to safely operate the motor vehicle.  The operator was able to successfully take these tests and was issued a Town Bylaw violation for having an Open Container of Marijuana in a Motor Vehicle.

On January 27, 2019 at 6:05 p.m. Officer Keenan spoke with a female party at the police station who stated she had lost her iPhone at the Woodland MBTA train station the previous day.  She stated she called the phone and an unknown female party answered and they made arrangements to meet in Wellesley at 3:00 p.m. so she could get her phone.  The reporting party stated she waited for an hour and nobody showed up, she called the phone several times and nobody answered and then she utilized the Find My iPhone application which showed the phone was possibly in the area of Barton Road.  Officer Keenan spoke with some juveniles and residents on Barton Road who stated they did not have the phone.  While

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Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 01/14/19 to 01/20/19

Arrests

On January 14, 2019 at 12:12 p.m. Officer Gover was dispatched to a parking lot on Walnut Street for a report of a hit and run accident. There were two vehicles that were struck by a black Jeep as it was attempting to pull into a parking spot and then back out of the spot. A witness provided the vehicle registration. Officer Gover queried the registration and found there was an active warrant for the owner of the vehicle. Officer Gover entered one of the businesses on Walnut Street and located the operator. When asked about striking two vehicles he replied that it was a very narrow spot. He was taken into custody for a warrant issued by Dorchester District Court for motor vehicle related offenses and West Roxbury District Court for threats to commit a crime. He was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later bailed.

On January 15, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Officer Lindelof was on patrol on Worcester Street near Cedar Street when he observed a Chevrolet van and conducted a random query of the registration. The query revealed there was an active arrest warrant for the registered owner. Officer Lindelof stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and confirmed an active arrest warrant issued by the Dedham 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 transported to Dedham District Court.

On January 13, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Officer Shore was dispatched to a residence on Chesterton Road for a report of a breaking and entering into a motor vehicle. The female reporting party indicated that her purse had been stolen from her friend’s vehicle sometime after 8:00 p.m. on January 12th and she had received several fraud notifications from her credit card companies overnight. There were transactions made at CVS in Medford and 7-11 in Malden. On January 14, 2019 Officer Lindelof spoke with a female reporting party from Chesterton Road who stated her vehicle was broken into sometime between 10:30 p.m. on January 12th and 8:00 a.m. on January 13th and items were stolen from the vehicle. The reporting party stated that her debit card was used at a bank in Medford and 7-11 in Malden. Detectives were able to obtain photographs from the

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Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 01/7/19 to 01/13/19

Arrests

On January 10, 2019 at 2:00 a.m. Officer DeBernardi was on patrol in the area of Worcester Street near Oak Street when he observed a Jeep drive past him with no rear lights illuminated. He stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street near Kingsbury Street and spoke with the operator, who indicated that his license was suspended. Officer DeBernardi confirmed his license status. The driver was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $500 bail.

On January 10, 2019 at 9:49 p.m. Officer Griffin was on patrol in the area of Worcester Street and Overbrook Drive when he observed two motor vehicles traveling east on Worcester Street at a high rate of speed. The vehicles appeared to be racing one another. Officer Griffin stopped the Audi sedan and Officer Dixon stopped the Honda sedan. Officer Griffin estimated that the Audi was traveling more than 75 mph in a 50 mph zone. He spoke with the operator,  whose license was suspended. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $200 bail.

On Friday January 11, 2019 at 6:30 a.m. Officer Dixon and another officer executed a search warrant at an apartment on Barton Road in relation to an incident that had been reported on December 26, 2018 where a wallet was stolen from a vehicle parked at a business on Cedar Street. There were credit cards used at an Old Navy store. Officer Dixon obtained video of the individual who made the purchase at Old Navy with the stolen credit card as the suspect. Hewas taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to Dedham District Court. While executing the search warrant items that were purchased at Old Navy were discovered in the apartment as well as credit cards that were stolen from the vehicle on December 26, 2018. Mr. Derek Kay was also present in the apartment and a query of his information showed there were two active warrants for his arrest. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.

On January 11, 2019 at 11:50 a.m. Officer Keenan was dispatched to a medical call on Worcester Street. While at the call he noticed a vehicle had struck the ambulance while it was parked. He spoke with the operator,  and asked him to move his vehicle forward into a parking spot so the ambulance could safely move from the scene. He got into the vehicle and put the vehicle in reverse almost driving into the ambulance, Officer Keenan, a paramedic and a Wellesley firefighter. Several people yelled to get the attention to notify him that he was driving in reverse

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Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 12/31/18 to 01/06/19

Arrests

On January 1, 2019 at 1:22 a.m. Officer DeBernardi was on patrol when he observed a Toyota sedan traveling in front of him.  He queried the vehicle’s registration which showed the registered owner’s license was not active.  He stopped the vehicle on Cottage Street and spoke with the operator, who stated his license was suspended.  A query of his information confirmed that his license was suspended.  He was taken into custody and transported to the station.  While conducting a motor vehicle inventory a McDonalds bag was located in the trunk that contained various baggies with different types of prescription medications.   The pills were Ativan and Xanax.  The operator indicated he had a prescription for Ativan and he buys the Xanax for personal use.  Upon arrival at the station, he was booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.

On January 4, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Sgt. Gallagher received a call that an individual who was working as a subcontractor at a residence on Falmouth Road was on site.  Sgt. Gallagher was aware that this individual had an active warrant issued by Woburn District Court for his arrest for motor vehicle related offenses.  Sgt. Gallagher and Officer Gover responded to the residence on Falmouth Road and took the individual in question into custody, he was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.

On January 4, 2019 at 3:21 p.m. the Newton Police Department broadcast over the radio that a car break had just occurred and the male party fled on foot towards Wellesley.  The Newton Police Department described the male party as wearing a neon colored sweatshirt with a black hood.  Detective Connolly located a male party matching that description walking on Cedar Street.  The Newton Police Department reviewed surveillance footage of the car break and verified that the individual Detective Connolly had located, was the same individual that had broken into the vehicle.  He was transported to the Wellesley Police Department where a courtesy booking was completed and then his custody was transferred to the Newton Police Department.

Incidents

On December 31, 2018 at 9:17 a.m. Officer Cunningham spoke with a female reporting party at the police station regarding a wallet that had been left inadvertently in an Uber on December 30^th that resulted in fraudulent credit card charges at several stores using two of the credit cards in the wallet.  Officer Cunningham contacted Walmart and Target and obtained video of the fraudulent transactions.   He believed the individual using the credit card was the Uber driver.  He contacted the driver who agreed to come speak to Officer Cunningham at the police station.  The male

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