Wellesley Police Log Week of 8/28/17-9/03/17

Arrests

On September 1, 2017 at 9:55 p.m. Officer Dixon was dispatched to Worcester Street for a report of an erratic operator in a pick up truck that was swerving and may have struck a guardrail.   Officer Dixon observed the pick up truck travelling east on Worcester Street and observed that it was swerving between lanes and operating in both lanes of travel.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator.  While speaking with the operator, the officer detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the operator’s breath and observed his eyes to be glassy and bloodshot.   He admitted to consuming alcohol and asked Officer Dixon the same questions multiple times.   The operator agreed to take field sobriety tests and failed them.  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 August 28, 2017 at 6:55 p.m. Officer Amalfi was dispatched to the town recycling and disposal facility to speak with an employee about vandalism.  An unknown party had entered the property and broke two windows that were in the swap area as well as several other glass items.  The items appeared to have been broken with a golf club.  There are no suspects at this time.

On August 28, 2017 at 3:58 p.m. Officer Cunningham was dispatched to a residence on Hunnewell Street for a report of a past breaking and entering.  Officers checked the interior and exterior of the residence and noted a rear door had been forced open.   The homeowner indicated that it appeared someone had gone through bureau drawers and jewelry, designer purses, a Nikon camera and cash were taken.  Officer spoke with neighbors to see if anyone had witnessed anything unusual.  One neighbor reported seeing a silver or grey colored vehicle parked on the street with a male operator.  Detectives responded to the scene and processed it for evidence.  The incident is under investigation.

On August 29, 2017 at 9:11 a.m. Officer Cunningham was dispatched to Babson College for a report of an injured deer.  Officers located the deer and discovered it had suffered catastrophic injuries and it was euthanized.

On August 29, 2017 at 12:54 p.m. Officer J. Popovski was dispatched to the Hunnewell Field to meet with an employee from the recreation department about vandalism to the tennis courts.  He showed Officer Popovski an area on the courts that had been vandalized with a blue colored spray paint.  The images and lettering were unreadable.  There are no suspects.

On August 30, 2017 at 12:05 p.m. Officer Hughes spoke with a male party at the police station about a theft from a store on Central Street.  The male reporting party stated that a former employee came into the store and stole approximately $90 worth of food and juices from a display case and left the store.    The reporting party indicated that he didn’t have any contact information for the female party.  Officer Hughes advised him to contact the police department if she returned to the store so we could respond and obtain her personal information.  [Read more…]

Wellesley Police Log Week of 8/21/17 to 8/27/17

Arrests

On Wednesday, August 23 at 2:30 p.m. Officer Knapp stopped a grey Buick for a revoked registration.   A query of the driver’s information showed an active warrant issued by South Boston District Court.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and released on bail.

On August 24 at 11:10 a.m. Officer Dixon was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street by the Longfellow Pumping Station.  He observed a black Chevrolet sedan pass his location and conducted a random query of the vehicle’s registration, which indicated the registration was revoked and there was an active warrant for the registered owner of the vehicle.  Officer Dixon stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator and registered owner.  The operator was taken into custody, and while he was gathering his personal belongings from the vehicle the officer noticed that there were several gift cards located throughout the vehicle.  These items were seized in relation to the warrant.  A driver’s license, which did not belong to the operator, was also located in the vehicle.  Officer Dixon spoke with the owner of the license and learned that his wallet had been stolen from a locker at a fitness club in Malden.  The operator was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner and transported to Dedham District Court. 

On July 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Officer Lindelof spoke with a male reporting party at the police station regarding fraudulent use of a debit card.  The reporting party stated that he noticed a charge on his bank account from Home Depot in Watertown in the amount of $722.11 on July 26, 2017 which he did not make.  He indicated that he had his car repaired at a dealership in Watertown a few days prior to the charge at Home Depot being made.  Officer Lindelof spoke with Home Depot Loss Prevention employees and officers from other police departments and was able to identify a suspect in the case.  Officer Lindelof requested a warrant for a suspect for Identity Fraud, Larceny Over $250, Misuse of a Credit Card, Larceny of a Credit Card, Forgery of Credit Cards and Receiving Stolen Property.  On August 24, 2017 at 10:30 p.m. Officer Lindelof, along with Detectives from the Wellesley Police Department and Officers from the Watertown Police Department located the suspect at the Home Depot in Watertown.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and held on bail.  [Read more…]