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Wellesley, Mass., police log for the week of

Arrests

On December 4, 2022 at 11:31 a.m. Officer Mankavech observed a Ford Bronco enter the left turn lane near 900 Worcester Street and then swerve back into the left travel lane on Worcester Street westbound.  He stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, who exited her vehicle when she stopped. The operator advised Officer Mankavech that her license was suspended and she believed she had a warrant for her arrest.  Officer Mankavech confirmed that her license was suspended and there was an active default warrant issued by the Lowell District Court for motor vehicle related offenses. Officer Mankavech took the operator into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on $200 bail.the   While conducting an inventory of the contents of the motor vehicle officers located drug paraphernalia and crack cocaine.  

On December 6, 2022 at 2:21 p.m. Officer Dennehy was dispatched to the area of Carver Road for a male party soliciting door to door.  Officer Dennehy located a male party, on Winslow Road.  A query of his information revealed there was an active arrest warrant issued by New Haven County, Connecticut.  The Emergency Communications Center contacted the Meriden CT Police Department who indicated that they would extradite the male party back to Connecticut.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and held without bail. 

On December 29, 2022 the Wellesley Police Department Warrant Apprehension Unit responded to State of Rhode Island Department of Correction and took custody of an individual who had been arrested by the Cranston, R.I., Police Department on December 27, 2022.  He had four active warrants in Massachusetts.  A default warrant issued by the Dedham District Court on May, 18, 2022 for a Wellesley case for 4 counts of unlawful possession of a theft detection device, 1 count of receiving stolen property over $1,200 and 7 counts of receiving stolen property under $1,200.   The other three warrants were issued by the Attleboro District Court, Taunton District Court and Wrentham District Court.  He was transported to the Wellesley Police Department where he was booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to the Dedham District Court. 

Incidents

On December 2, 2022 at 6:10 p.m. an officer spoke to a reporting party regarding fraudulent bank transfers.  The reporting party stated that in November there were two fraudulent charges totaling $7,600.   She reported the fraudulent charges to her bank and they requested a police report.  The officer advised her to monitor her credit report and to call the police department if she noticed any fraudulent activity.

On December 3, 2022 at 12:54 p.m. an officer spoke to a reporting party about vandalism to their property.  Sometime between 11:00 p.m. the night before and 8:30 a.m. eggs and toilet paper were thrown on their property.  No permanent damage occurred.  They did not have any security cameras and were not aware of anyone who might be responsible for the damage.

On December 5, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. a male reporting party came to the police station to report that his wife’s wedding ring had been lost.  He stated that it had been missing for approximately 3 months.  The ring had 16 diamonds weighing 5.98 cts and valued at $60,000.  They have not noticed anything else missing and requested a report be filed for their insurance company.

On December 5, 2022 at 2:20 p.m. an officer was dispatched to a parking lot on Washington Street for a report of a male party sitting in a motor vehicle exposing himself.  The female reporting party stated when she returned to her vehicle she observed a male party in the vehicle next to hers that had exposed himself.  She stated after leaving the parking lot she called 911.  Officers searched the parking lot and area and were unable to locate the vehicle.

On December 6, 2022 at 4:49 an officer spoke with a reporting party regarding credit card fraud.   The reporting party stated that $9,100 was withdrawn from the account via five internet transfers.  On December 10, 2022 the bank closed the account, opened a new account and reimbursed her the stolen funds.  There is no further information available and no suspects at this time.

On December 7, 2022 at 9:30 p.m. an officer spoke with a reporting party who had received threatening messages from an unknown individual he had met through an online dating application.   The reporting party and unknown individual had exchanged naked photographs.   The unknown party then attempted to extort money from the reporting party.  The reporting party blocked the party’s phone number and blocked him on the dating app.  The phone number used by the unknown party came back for Onvoy, Inc and Bandwidth.com in Connecticut.   

On December 8, 2022 at 10:28 a.m. officers responded to a residence to speak with a reporting party who stated she was concerned she was being scammed by the contractor working on her chimney.  She stated on December 5, 2022 a male party knocked on her door and advised her there was a hole in her chimney and stated he was an employee of New Boston Masonry and Construction and he could repair the chimney for $100.  He provided her with a proposal document and flyer from the company.  On December 8, 2022 workers came to complete the work.  She stated she heard a lot of noise on the roof and felt the contractors may have been damaging the chimney rather than repairing it.  A short time later a male party approached her with photos on a cell phone to show her the current condition of her chimney and advised her the cost to repair it would now be $12,500 and he would require a deposit of $9,000.  He requested the check be made out to a 3^rd party.  The reporting party became suspicious and contacted the police, advised him she was contacting the police and they immediately left the property and left behind a ladder and tools.  The officer spoke with the reporting party who stated she did not wish to have the contractor complete the work.  The officer advised her to contact the company and advise them she wished to cancel the work.  The contractor contacted the officer at the police station to determine if the reporting party wanted to cancel the work or not.  The officer advised the contractor that the reporting party did not wish to have his company complete the work and explained her concerns about the unexpected cost.  After speaking with the contractor, the officer learned that he did not have a home improvement contractor registration in his own name and the workers had not applied for a building permit.  After reviewing the requirements to conduct masonry work the officer filed a complaint with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Officer of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations.

On December 8, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. an officer was dispatched to a business on Linden Street for a report of $17,000 worth of missing electronic equipment.  The equipment was delivered on November 21^st.  On November 29^th the installer for the electrical equipment advised the reporting party that several items were missing from the shipment.  The reporting party was unsure if the items were inadvertently left out of the shipment or if they were stolen after they were shipped.  

On December 9, 2022 at 7:53 a.m. an officer was dispatched to a parking lot on Linden Street for a report of a breaking and entering into a motor vehicle.  The reporting party stated the driver side window had been smashed and her purse was taken from the vehicle.  The purse contained two wallets with various credit cards, driver’s license and other items.   Later in the day the reporting party contacted the officer and advised that some of the credit cards stolen had been used at a Walmart in Walpole.  The officer conducted an investigation and was able to identify a female party who used the stolen credit cards.  The female party will be summonsed to Dedham District Court for Breaking and Entering into a Motor Vehicle for a Felony, Destruction of Property Under $1,200, and seven counts of Receiving a Stolen Credit Card.

On December 8, 2022 at 5:20 p.m. a male reporting party’s dog was bitten by a dog on Willow Road.  Animal Control Officer Smith followed up with the dog owner, quarantined the dog for 10 days per state guidelines.  The owner of the dog hired a trainer to ensure the dog does not bite another dog again.

On December 9, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. an officer spoke with a male reporting party who works at a nursing home in Wellesley.  He stated a resident informed him that approximately $600-$800 in cash was stolen from a locked drawer in her room at some point over the last few weeks.  The key for the drawer was stored in another bureau drawer.  Several people would potentially have access to the room.  There are no suspects at this time.

On December 12, 2022 at 9:42 a.m. an officer spoke with a resident from Lincoln Circle who was the victim of check fraud.  The reporting party had mailed a check from the Babson Post Office on Saturday, December 3^rd and upon reviewing his bank transactions online noticed that the check had been changed from $2,523.24 to $9,000 and the payee had been changed.   

On December 13, 2022 at 7:20 p.m. an officer spoke to a male reporting party who was scammed via social media.  The male party had received a friend request from an unknown female party on Instagram and chatted with them for a little while.  The unknown party asked for a naked photo and

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Wellesley MA police log for Oct. 19-Nov. 5:

Arrests

On October 19, 2021 at 10:06 a.m. Officer Cunningham was conducting traffic enforcement when he observed a large dump truck on Washington Street operating in a truck exclusion section of the roadway.  He stopped the truck and requested his license and registration.  A query of the operator’s information showed his license was revoked as a habitual traffic offender.  He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.

On October 22, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. Officer Lucenta was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when she observed a BMW sedan pass her location with excessive window tint.  She stopped the vehicle and spoke with the operator, and requested her license and registration.  A query of her information revealed that her license was suspended.  She was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and transported to Dedham District Court.

On October 22, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. officers were dispatched to a Wellesley Square restaurant for a report of an altercation between patrons at the restaurant.  The officers spoke to two female parties involved in the disagreement and found that a male party,  and a female party, were dining at the restaurant when they asked other patrons who were dining and wearing a mask to protect themselves against COVID-19 if they were vaccinated.  The couple then began making comments demanding that they take off their masks and that they were ruining their dinner.  The male party was using vulgar language, which was disturbing other patrons at the restaurant.  Two male parties sitting at another table began to intervene on the behalf of two nearby women.  The female member of the initial party then threw silverware at the two male parties.  A piece of the silverware struck one of the female parties before landing on the table of the male parties.  The male from the initial party began to verbally threaten to fight the male parties and was separated from them by a restaurant employee.  The couple was taken into custody, transported to the station booked in the usual manner and afforded all rights.  The female was later released on personal recognizance and male was released on $300 bail. 

Incidents

On October 20, 2021 at 2:05 p.m. a Wellesley resident came to the police station to surrender a firearm for destruction that was no longer wanted.  The firearm was properly secured until it can be destroyed.

On October 22, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. an officer spoke to a female party regarding fraudulent activity on a business account.  She stated she noticed on October 15th that $14,552 had been withdrawn from the business account.  She contacted her bank and they were able to refund the withdrawn monies.  She requested a police report for documentation.

On October 22, 2021 at 11:57 a.m. an officer was dispatched to Cliff Road for a report of a breaking and entering into a vehicle.  The reporting party stated that the passenger side window was smashed and a bag, which contained his wallet, was stolen.  The vehicle was broken into sometime between 6:00 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.  There are no suspects.

On October 23, 2021 at 11:10 a.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party regarding identify fraud.  The reporting party stated she had been notified by three financial institutions that there were suspicious attempted transactions on her accounts.  A total of $60,000 was transferred from her bank account in three separate transactions.  There were attempts to change passwords to other financial accounts.  The reporting party is working with the financial institutions to close the compromised accounts and open new accounts.  The stolen funds were refunded to her by her bank and she has placed a fraud alert on her accounts. 

On October 25, 2021 at 12:58 a.m. an officer was dispatched to the area of Weston Road at Fells Road for a report of an intoxicated female party who appeared to need assistance.  The female party was located on Weston Road under the Route 9 overpass and appeared to be unconscious.  The officer was able to wake up the female party and speak to her.  She agreed to go to the hospital for evaluation.

On October 25, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. an officer spoke with a female reporting party regarding misuse of her credit card.  The card was used to purchase a chair to be delivered to an address in Superior, Wisconsin.  The reporting party was able to cancel the online order and have the charge to her credit card reversed.  The officers advised the reporting party to cancel her card and request a replacement card and to contact one of the credit reporting bureaus.

On October 25, 2021 at 4:54 p.m. an officer spoke to a female reporting party regarding illegal dumping into a dumpster at a business on Washington Street.   There was mail identifying the individual responsible for disposing of their personal

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