Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 10/08/18 to 10/14/18

Arrests

On October 10, 2018 at 4:42 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was dispatched to the area of Worcester Street at School Street for a reported road rage incident.  The reporting party stated that a female party had been tailgating her in a BMW sedan and that motorist then pulled up next to her and began waving a blue and white baseball bat out of the car window.  Officer DeBernardi located the vehicle on Worcester Street near I95.  He approached the car and spoke with the operator,  who indicated that her license was revoked.  Officer DeBernardi asked if she was aware of why she was being stopped.  She recounted a similar story to the reporting party but stated she waved the bat at her in response to the reporting party “brake checking” her and making an obscene gesture towards her.  Officer DeBernardi confirmed that the woman’s license was revoked.  She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $100 bail.

On October 12, 2018 at 11:28 a.m. Officer Shore along with detectives served an arrest warrant for a man that was issued by Dedham District Court for Larceny Over $1,200 by a Single Scheme.  There was also another warrant for the man’s arrest issued by Brookline District Court for 2 counts of Assault and Battery on a Police Officer, Resisting Arrest and Shoplifting by Concealment.  He 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 October 8, 2018 at 12:13 p.m. Officer Kane was dispatched to a business on Worcester Street for a report of a contractor who was intoxicated and would not leave the building.  The male party had been asked to leave for the day by a supervisor and refused to do so.  He had exited the building and then entered the building again.  Officers located him in the building and spoke with him.  He agreed to leave and have a family pick him up.  He was issued a verbal no trespass order and advised he was not welcome to come back to the building. [Read more…]

Wellesley Police log for 10/1/18-10/7/18

Arrests

On October 1, 2018 at 1:55 p.m. Officer Shore was dispatched to a bank on Linden Street for a report of a male party attempting to cash a fraudulent check.  A bank employee provided a description of the male party and upon arrival Officer Shore observed the male inside the bank speaking with a teller.  Officer Shore asked the male party to speak with him about the check.  The man indicated that he was approached by a male party in Boston who asked him if he wanted to make some money cashing some checks and he agreed to cash the check for $500.  The man was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner and held on $1,000 bail.  There was a second male party that bank employees indicated had entered the bank before this man and had cashed a fraudulent check allegedly issued by the same company.  The bank was able to provide photographs of the transaction.  Officer Shore identified the suspect and has requested a warrant for the individual’s arrest for Uttering a False Document and Larceny Over $250 by Single Scheme. .

On October 2, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Officer Cunningham was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street near Route 16 when he observed a Honda sedan with an expired inspection sticker.  He then queried the registration which showed that the registration was expired.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator.  A query of information showed that his license was suspended. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.

On October 5, 2018 at 3:29 a.m. Officer K. Poirier was dispatched to Central Street for a report of a motor vehicle parked in front of a business with the male operator asleep behind the wheel. Officer Poirier located the vehicle and observed that the operator was asleep.  Officer Poirier knocked on the window and requested that the operator roll the window down.  The man had difficulty following Officer Poirier’s instructions, he repeatedly placed the vehicle in reverse when asked to place it in park, he had difficulty locating his license and registration when asked.  Officer Poirier noticed that his eyes were glassy and bloodshot and detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from him.  The man agreed to take some reasonable tests of balance and coordination to determine his ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.  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. [Read more…]

Wellesley Police log for 09/24/18 to 09/30/18

 

Arrests

On July 13, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Officer Cunningham spoke with a female reporting party who stated that her credit card was charged four times at a store on Linden Street on July 12^th for one purchase that she made.  Officer Cunningham began an investigation which revealed that a store employee had been using a personally owned Square account to steal over $4,000 which was intended for sales at the business between October 2017 and August 2018.  Officer Cunningham worked with Detectives Connelly and D’Innocenzo on the investigation, obtained a search warrant for the Square records in question and upon reviewing them developed probable cause to arrest the employee for the larceny from the business.  The suspect was stopped on Worcester Street on September 24, 2018, taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $500 bail.

On September 28, 2018 at 9:48 p.m. Detective McLaughlin was conducting traffic enforcement on Paine Street when he observed a Subaru with a modified exhaust system emitting a louder than normal noise.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator.  The driver provided Detective McLaughlin with an out-of-state license.  A query of his information showed that his right to operate in Massachusetts had been revoked.  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 28, 2018at 11:32 p.m. Officer Griffin was dispatched to the Mobile gas station for a report of an operator of a motor vehicle that appeared intoxicated operating a Jeep with an out of state registration.  Officer Griffin located the vehicle on Washington Street and stopped it.  He spoke with the operator, and while speaking with him detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the vehicle.   Officer Griffin observed beer and empty bottles of Fireball whiskey in the vehicle and noted that the operator and the passengers were under the age of 21.  The operator was able to successfully pass some reasonable tests of balance and coordination used to determine his ability to safely drive a motor vehicle.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.  While conducting an inventory of the driver’s personal property Officer Griffin discovered a fraudulent out of state ID with the driver’s photograph indicating that he was over the age of 21.

On September 29, 2018 at 2:40 a.m. Officer R. Poirier was on patrol on Worcester Street near Westgate Road when he observed a Mercury SUV and conducted a random query of the vehicle’s registration which showed that the registered owner’s license was suspended.  Officer Poirier stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street and spoke with the owner/operator.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $200 bail.

On September 29, 2018 at 10:32 a.m. Officer Cunningham was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street near Route 16 when he observed a Honda utility vehicle with a rejection sticker.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator and passengers who were not wearing seat belts.  He asked the passengers for identification.  A query of one passenger’s information showed an active straight warrant issued by Middlesex Court.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner and released on $500 bail.

On September 30, 2018 at 1:35 p.m. Officer Shore was dispatched to a parking lot on Linden Street for a report of a male party masturbating in his motor vehicle. 

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Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 09/17/18 to 09/23/18

Arrests

On September 17, 2018 at 12:02 p.m. Officer J. Popovski was dispatched to the area of Weston Road for a report of a suspicious male party that was standing at the edges of properties and looking at residences along Weston Road.   The reporting party stated he then noticed the male party at the bus stop and it appeared as though he were going through boxes.  Officers located the male party, and spoke with him.   A query of his information showed a warrant issued by Boston District Court for a probation violation and a warrant issued in Manchester, New Hampshire.  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 20, 2018 at 9:08 p.m. Officer Griffin was dispatched to the area of Worcester Street and Overbrook Drive for a report of a motor vehicle crash.   Officer Griffin spoke with both parties involved and was advised by one operator that she was sitting at the red light when she was struck from behind.  The other operator stated that he was at the red light when he lifted his foot off of the brake and collided with the other vehicle.  Officer Griffin noted that his driver’s eyelids were droopy and his pupils were constricted, his speech was slurred and when asked he indicated that he takes several medications.  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 these tests and was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later bailed.

On September 21, 2018 at 7:10 p.m. Officer Dixon was on patrol on Worcester Street when he was alerted by his cruiser mounted license plate reader that a Maryland license plate showed that the owner of the vehicle was wanted by the US Postal Inspector for Fraud by Wire.  Officer Dixon stopped the vehicle and spoke with the owner and operator.  He was taken into custody and was transported to the Wellesley Police Department where he was held until the US Postal Inspector could take custody of him.

On September 23, 2018 at 1:15 a.m. Sgt. Carrasquillo was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street near Emerson Road when he observed a Honda SUV drive past him at a high rate of speed.  He estimated the speed to be 70 mph in a 50 mph zone.  He travelled behind the vehicle and observed that the vehicle had difficulty maintaining its lane of travel and was operating at approximately 80 mph.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator.   While speaking with the driver Sgt. Carrasquillo noticed that his speech was slurred and there was an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person.   The operator was unable to successfully complete some reasonable tests of balance and coordination used to determine his ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.  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 17, 2018 at 7:35 a.m. Officer Barros was dispatched to Kirkland Circle for a report of a male party that appeared to be having a medical issue in a motor vehicle that was pulled over to the side of the road.   The male party was unconscious and was administered Narcan and transported to the hospital.  He will be [Read more…]

Wellesley Police Arrest and Incident Log 09/10/18 to 09/16/18

Arrests

On September 12, 2018 at 8:15 p.m. Officer Dixon was dispatched to Barton Road to find whether a certain man resided there. The Malden Police requested that WPD attempt to locate him in relation to an incident that had occurred in their town earlier in the day. Officer Dixon took the man into custody, he was transported to the station and later transferred to the custody of the Malden Police Department.

On September 16, 2018 at 5:20 p.m. Officer DeBernardi was conducting traffic enforcement on Washington Street when he observed a Honda sedan and conducted a query of the vehicle’s registration. The query showed that the vehicle did not have a valid inspection sticker. He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and requested his license and registration. A query of the driver’s information showed that his license was suspended. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on bailed.

Incidents

On September 10, 2018 at 8:28 a.m. Officer Kane was dispatched to a business on Washington Street for a report of vandalism to the exterior of the building. The employee had been informed by an employee at a neighboring business that there was spray paint on the exterior of the building. The tagging was a cartoon figure and there are no suspects at this time.

On September 10, 2018 at 2:38 p.m. Officer Cunningham was dispatched to a business on Worcester Street for a report of fraud. The reporting party [Read more…]