Wellesley, Mass., Police log for the week of Oct. 12-17. The Department responded to seven calls regarding mental health concerns in addition to the incidents below:

On October 12, 2020 at 10:51 a.m. Officer Misho was dispatched to Boulder Road for a reported past breaking and entering.  Forced entry was gained through a rear door.   It appeared someone had gone through all of the bureau drawers in the bedroom and jewelry was taken.  Detectives responded and processed the scene or any potential evidence.  The incident is under investigation.

On October 12, 2020 at 11:31 a.m. Officer Mankavech was dispatched to Pilgrim Road for a report of a found bike.  A Trek mountain bike was located on the reporting party’s property.  The bicycle was transported to the police station where it will be held as lost property.

On October 12, 2020 at 4:55 p.m. Officer Griffin spoke with a male reporting party regarding a fraudulent unemployment claim filed using his personal information.  He stated he did not file the claim and the incident will be investigated by the Department of Unemployment.

On October 12, 2020 at 4:50 p.m. Officer DiCenso was dispatched to Brookside Road for a report of a small fire in the woods.  The Wellesley Fire Department extinguished the fire and Officer DiCenso spoke to two youths who were responsible for setting the fire, and their parents. 

On October 12, 2020 at 3:53 p.m. Officer Misho was dispatched to a residence on Cliff Road for a report of a past breaking and entering.   It appeared entry had been gained through a window.  Detectives responded and processed the scene for any potential evidence.   The homeowner will provide Officer  Misho with a list of items missing from the residence.  The incident is under investigation.

On October 12, 2020 at 7:15 p.m. Officer Misho spoke to a female reporting party who stated that she had received fraudulent emails from someone posing as PayPal and had done an internet search for PayPal’s number and called two different numbers and upon speaking to an unknown individual who she thought worked for PayPal she provided them with her Debit Card information, driver’s license number and home address.  The reporting party noticed a $1,200 withdrawal from her account a short time later.   She notified her bank about the fraudulent transaction.  Officer Misho attempted to call both phone numbers the reporting party had called when she thought she was calling PayPal and both numbers had been disconnected.  The incident is under investigation.

On October 13, 2020 at 6:32 p.m. Officer DiCenso spoke to a male reporting party about a fraudulent credit card that was opened using his information in 2018.   He stated he had subscribed to Experian credit monitoring service at the time and they disputed the fraudulent account on his behalf.  He recently received a letter from a credit collection company and they advised him to dispute the fraudulent charge he would need to file a police report.

On October 14, 2020 at 6:30 a.m. Officer Fritts spoke with a male party who stated his rear license plate was either lost or stolen the previous day.  It was entered into the NCIC system as stolen and the appropriate paperwork was completed so he can request a replacement plate through the registry of motor vehicles.

On October 15, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. Officer Gover spoke to a male reporting party from a business on Washington Street about equipment that had been rented but not returned.  The reporting party had attempted to contact the male party and had been unable to make contact with him.  The credit card he provided was declined as well.  Officer Gover attempted to contact the male party and was unsuccessful as well.   The male party had picked up the equipment in a U-Haul Cargo van with an Arizona registration.  Officer Gover contacted U-Haul and the male party has also failed to return the van and they have been unable to contact him either.  The incident is under investigation.

On October 15, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Officer Gover spoke with a male reporting party who was the victim of a fraudulent unemployment claim.  He was advised to file a claim with the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance.

On October 17, 2020 at 6:41 p.m. Officer Rosenberg was on patrol when he observed a Ford van traveling on Worcester Street without any headlights while it was still dark.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator and requested his license and registration.  A query of his information showed that he did not possess a valid driver’s license.  He will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle.

On October 17, 2020 at 2:14 p.m. Officer Rosenberg spoke with a female party regarding a child custody issue.  The child was refusing visitation with the other parent and the reporting party’s attorney advised the reporting party to file a police report to document the matter.

On October 17, 2020 at 3:04 p.m. Officer Rosenberg spoke with a female party who stated a fraudulent unemployment claim had been filed using her personal information.   She had already reported the fraudulent claim to Department of Unemployment Assistance. 

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Wellesley, Mass., police log for the week of Oct. 5-11:

On October 5, 2020 at 9:01 a.m. Officer J. Popovski spoke to a male reporting party about a fraudulent cellular account that was opened using his personal information and a former mailing address.  He spoke with the collections company who stated they would cease collections but he needed to contact the cellular company directly as well.  The account was opened sometime between June 2019 and July 2019.  There are no suspects.

On October 5, 2020 at 9:59 a.m. Officer Kane spoke with a female party who stated she had made a service call to her alarm company earlier in the year for an alarm malfunction and had recently placed another service call because she was experiencing the same issue.  She provided the alarm company with the name of the technician who responded earlier in the year and they stated he did not work for the company.   The reporting party had a business card and Officer Kane was able to speak with him and confirm with the alarm company that he was indeed an employee.

On October 5, 2020 at 11:06 a.m. Officer J. Popovski spoke with a female reporting party regarding identity fraud when an unknown person used her information in an attempt to open a credit card.  The request was denied due to lack of information.  The reporting party had already notified the credit reporting bureaus to activate a fraud alert.

On October 5, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. Officer Gover spoke with a resident from Upson Road that stated some of his reusable shopping bags that he stores on his porch area were on the steps and contained items that had been on the porch area.  He put the items back and noticed his son’s bicycle had been stolen.   He stated there were other more valuable items on the porch that had not been touched.   AT 8:51 p.m. the reporting party contacted the Emergency Communications Center and stated a male party, possibly in his teens, had forced entry onto the enclosed porch area.  He asked the male party who he was at which point the male provided a 1^st name and walked away.  Officers checked the area and were unable to locate the male party.  The bicycle that had been taken the previous night was now leaning up against the side of the house.  Detectives responded to process the scene.  The incident is under investigation.

On October 5, 2020 at 5:50 p.m. Officer Griffin was on patrol on Washington Street near Grove Street when observed a Toyota sedan slowly inch its way through a red light.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator and a subsequent query of his information showed that the registration belonged to a vehicle that the operator had previously owned.  The operator stated his vehicle was totaled in January 2020 and he was purchasing the vehicle that he was driving, but he had not purchased it yet.  He will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Attaching a Plate to a Motor Vehicle, Operating an Unregistered MV, Operating an Uninsured MV and Failure to Stop for a Red Light.

On October 6, 2020 at 1:32 p.m. Officer Cunningham spoke to a male reporting party who stated someone had stolen his “We Support the Police” sign from his front lawn.  The sign was taken sometimes between 4:00 p.m. on October 5^th and 1:32 p.m. on October 6^th. 

On October 6, 2020 at 7:38 p.m. Officer DeBernardi stopped a Buick sedan that did not have a valid inspection sticker.  He spoke with the driver who only possessed a learner’s permit.  The passenger’s license was suspended.  There were no other licensed drivers in the vehicle.  Officer DeBernardi explained the laws regarding driving with a learner’s permit to the two female parties.  The vehicle was towed from the scene.

On October 6, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. Officer D. Popovski spoke with a female party who stated her security cameras on her apartment were vandalized by a neighbor.  Officer Popovski spoke with the neighbor who denied any knowledge of the cameras being damaged.  Officer Popovski met with the reporting party who showed him the camera footage that clearly shows the neighbor vandalizing the cameras by removing the wires.  He spoke with the neighbor a second time at which point the neighbor admitted to tampering with the camera wires.  The male party will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Malicious Destruction of Property under $1,200.

On October 7, 2020 at 8:43 p.m. Officer Poirier spoke to a female party who works at a business on Central Street and stated that approximately 3-4 times a week a male customer enters the business and he often times makes her uncomfortable.  She stated that sometimes he yells and causes a disturbance in the business but the policy of the business is to just ask him to voluntarily leave when this occurs.  She was advised to contact the police if she feels threatened by this individual or any other customer.

On October 7, 2020 at 8:50 p.m. Officer DiCenso spoke to a male and female party regarding a dispute about veterinarian bills for an injury to a neighbor’s dog that was caused by their dog.  The reporting party indicated a male party came to their residence, was in an agitated state and demanded payment for a veterinarian bill.   She stated the confrontation occurred between the dogs on October 30^th and she was surprised the dog had sustained injury during the confrontation.  She stated she agreed to pay ½ of the bill but this was not acceptable to the other dog owners.  Officer DiCenso spoke to the other

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Wellesley Police log for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4

Arrests

On September 30, 2020 at 11:48 a.m. Officer Pino observed a Toyota Corolla traveling east on Worcester Street that appeared to be speeding.  He queried the vehicle’s registration as it passed him.  The query showed that the vehicle was listed as stolen out of Boston.  Officer Pino attempted to stop the vehicle but the operator would not stop.  The vehicle slowed to approximately 35 mph prior to exiting Worcester Street onto 95 South.  Officer Pino followed the vehicle to exit 17 at which point he terminated his attempt to stop the vehicle as the operator was traveling at a high rate of speed in the break down lane.  A short time later Officer Gover overheard a radio transmission by the MA State Police that the vehicle had attempted to exit Route 95 South at Exit 15 and crashed.  The operator had fled from the vehicle.  The MA State Police and the Westwood Police Department began searching the driver.  He was located in Westwood and was identified, was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and was held on $3,000 bail.

On October 1, 2020 at 10:23 a.m. Officer Mankavech was traveling o Worcester Street near Weston Road when he observed that the vehicle’s rear brake lights were not functioning properly.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator,  and asked for his license and registration.  He stated he did not have his license with him and provided Officer Mankavech with his name and social security number.   A query of his information showed that his license was suspended and there was an active default warrant issued by Lowell 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 transported to Dedham District Court.

On October 4, 2020 at 10:37 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street near Washington Street when he observed a Honda sedan pass his location.  He queried the vehicle’s registration and learned there was an active warrant issued by Newburyport District Court for the owner of the vehicle for motor vehicle related offenses.  Officer DeBernardi stopped the vehicle and identified the operator as the owner.  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 September 28, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. Officers Gaffney and DiCenso spoke with reporting party regarding a neighbor dispute.  The male party stated that he was having landscaping work done on his property and his neighbor came onto his property yelling at him because the work was being done near a tree that is on both properties.  The female party

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Wellesley’s big rotary revamp project on Rte. 135 would seem to be out of the Falmouth Police Department’s jurisdiction, but we happened to notice a couple of “No Parking” signs with “Falmouth Police Department” on them.

We’ll assume this is a case of recycling among police departments, not Falmouth and Wellesley police double teaming locals.

Paving is planned for Great Plain Avenue this week.

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Wellesley Police log for the week of Sept. 22-27:

Arrests

On September 24, 2020 at 12:15 p.m. Officers Shore and Gaffney were on patrol on Washington Street when they observed a moped driving in front of them.  A query of the registration showed that the owner’s license was suspended.  They stopped the moped and spoke with the driver and owner, and requested his license and the registration.  The operator provided them with a Massachusetts Identification card and the Emergency Communications Center confirmed that his license was suspended.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to Dedham District Court.

On September 25, 2020 at 9:52 a.m. Officers Gaffney and Shore were conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when they observed a dark colored pick-up truck pass their location.  Officer Gaffney queried the vehicle’s registration to verify its status and learned there was an active default warrant for the registered owner issued by South Boston District Court.   They stopped the vehicle and verified that the operator was the registered owner.  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 26, 2020 at 11:14 a.m. Officer Mankavech was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he observed a Volkswagen sedan and noticed that the registration was expired.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, = who stated his license was suspended.   The Emergency Communications Center confirmed that his license was suspended.  He was taken into custody.  Officer Mankavech asked the passenger if she had a valid driver’s license.  She stated she did not and provided Officer Mankavech with an ID.  A query of her information indicated there was an active warrant issued by the Framingham District Court for her arrest.  She was taken into custody. Both were transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.  During the motor vehicle inventory drug paraphernalia and heroin were located in the vehicle.  The operator will also be charged with Possession of a Class A Drug.

Incidents

On September 22, 2020 at 9:22 a.m. Officer J. Popovski spoke with a male reporting party regarding two fraudulent small business loans that were taken out using his personal information and his wife’s information.  He stated he had also received a Gobank debit card in August and he had not opened an account.  The reporting party has been monitoring his credit and has reported the fraudulent loans to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

On September 22, 2020 at 5:01 p.m. Officer Harris spoke with a male reporting party who stated he received a letter from the Department of Unemployment Assistance confirming his application for benefits.  He stated he had not applied for unemployment and has reported the fraudulent claim to the Department of Unemployment Assistance.

On September 23, 2020 Officer Cunningham spoke with two different reporting parties who stated the had received notification that someone had applied for unemployment benefits using their personal information.  Both individuals have notified the Department of Unemployment Assistance.

On September 23, 2020 at 2:48 p.m. Officer Kane was dispatched to a residence for a report of a contractor that had been struck by a backhoe.  The man was struck in the head by the bucket of the backhoe and was transported to the hospital for evaluation of a possible head injury.  The male party operating the backhoe did not possess the appropriate license.  He will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Operating Hoisting Machinery without Possession of a Hoisting License.

On September 25, 2020 at 8:40 a.m. Officer Mankavech spoke with a female reporting party who stated her vehicle was broken into overnight and approximately $10 in change was taken from the vehicle.  There are no suspects.

On September 25, 2020 at 9:45 a.m. Officer Pino met with a male party who wished to turn in a firearm that was no longer wanted for destruction.  Officer Pino took possession of the firearm.  It will be secured at the police station until it can be destroyed.

On September 25, 2020 at 9:10 a.m. Officer Mankavech spoke with a female reporting party from Linden Street who reported her vehicle was stolen overnight.  The vehicle was unlocked and the key fob was in the vehicle.   A wallet was in the vehicle and the credit cards had already been cancelled.  The incident is under investigation.

On September 25, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Officer Mankavech spoke with female party who was the victim of an email scam.  She received an email stating that appeared to be from PayPal indicating that there was a past due balance.  She called the phone number provided and was advised people were using her PayPal account to purchase Netflix and that to fix the issue she needed to purchase Ebay gift cards.  The reporting party purchased several gift cards prior to realizing it was a scam.  Officer Mankavech is investigating.

On September 26, 2020 at 9:24 a.m. Officer J. Popovski spoke with an employee from CVS on Washington Street about a past shoplifting incident.  The store employee stated that over a week ago a customer left the store without paying for approximately $300-$500 worth of merchandise.  The store employee did not wish to pursue criminal charges but wished to have the individual issued a no trespass order from the store.  The customer had picked up a prescription while in the store so the store employee was able to identify the customer.

On September 27, 2020 at 11:20 a.m. Officer Kane spoke with a female reporting party who stated her vehicles were broken into overnight and the keys to the vehicles and change were taken.  Officer Kane advised the reporting party to contact the dealership about replacing the keys and to park the vehicles in another location until the keys could be replaced to try to prevent them from possibly being stolen by the individuals who took the keys.  The incident is under investigation.

On September 27, 2020 at 11:54 a.m. Officer Kane spoke with a female reporting party who stated both of her vehicles were broken into overnight.  Change and a wallet with gift cards were taken from one of the vehicles.  Officer Kane advised the reporting party it would be best to keep the doors of the vehicles locked to prevent future thefts.

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Wellesley, Mass., police log for the week of

Arrests

On September 14, 2020 Officer Mankavech was observing traffic on Worcester Street when he observed a blue Lexus sedan that was following the vehicle in front of it too closely.  Officer Mankavech stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street near Overbrook Drive.  He spoke with the male operator and requested his license and registration.  The male party stated that he did not have his license with him and he did not have the registration as the vehicle was purchased two days prior.  The male party provided a false name and information to Officer Mankavech.  The male party continued to provide different variations of his name and identifying information.   He did not have any paperwork to show the vehicle had been recently purchased or that it was properly insured.  During the motor vehicle inventory there were documents located in the vehicle with the same date of birth provided by the driver and a similar social security number.  A query of this information showed that he was the driver and his license was suspended and there were two 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 September 16, 2020 at 10:08 p.m. Officer Griffin was on patrol on Worcester Street near Rockland Street when he conducted a query of a BMW sedan’s registration.  The query showed that the vehicle did not have a valid inspection sticker and the last time it passed inspection was in June 2018.  Officer Griffin stopped the vehicle.  Officer Griffin spoke with the operator, and noticed that his eyes were bloodshot, his speech was slow and his eyelids were droopy.  He agreed to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination.  He was unable to successfully pass these tests.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.

On September 19, 2020 at 11:50 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was dispatched to the area of Weston Road for  a report of an erratic operator.  The reporting party indicated an Audi sedan was unable to maintain its lane of travel and was breaking sporadically and driving at inconsistent speeds.  Officer DeBernardi located the vehicle travelling on Weston Road near Strathmore Road Officer DeBenardi saw the vehicle traveling towards him and observed it cross over the center dividing lane into his lane of travel before it corrected.  Officer DeBenardi reversed directions and stopped the vehicle.  Officer DeBernardi spoke with the operator,  and asked for his license and registration.  Driver attempted to hand Officer DeBernardi a $20 bill instead of his license.  Officer DeBernardi advised him he had asked for his license at which point

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the driver put the money away and provided Officer DeBernardi with a Massachusetts State ID.   The driver agreed to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination.  He was unable to successfully pass these tests.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and was later transported to the Dedham House of Correction.

On September 20, 2020 at 5:27 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was dispatched to the area of Worcester Street for a report of an erratic operator that had struck another vehicle and failed to stop.  Officer DeBernardi located the vehicle on Worcester Street near Oakland Street and noticed it was unable to maintain its lane of travel.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator.  She denied striking another vehicle.  While speaking with her, Officer DeBearndri was able to detect an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her person, he noticed that her speech was slow and slurred.  She agreed to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination.  The driver was unable to successfully pass these tests.  She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and was later released on personal recognizance.

Incidents

On September 15, 2020 at 10:12 a.m. Officer Wall spoke with a male reporting party who stated he had fallen victim to an internet scam.  On August 28, 2020 the male party applied for a job and believed he had an interview on Google Hangout with the potential employer.  He was notified immediately that he got the job and a package would be sent to him with instructions on how to purchase the equipment he needed to work remotely.  He received a check for $2,850 with

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