Saturday, June 8, 2013
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction. Inspect and Check About 8 p.m. on May 29, Officer Derby saw a Dodge Sedan traveling in the left lane of Route 9 west, even though the right was available. He queried the registration and learned that the vehicle had failed an inspection. So, he pulled the vehicle over at the Route 9 intersection with Western Road. When asked for his license and registration, the driver indicated that he did not have a license. A query confirmed that he had a suspended license. Police arrested and charged the driver, a Rafael Guzman, 33, of Boston, with driving on a suspended license, driving with a failed inspection, and failing …
Friday, June 7, 2013
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction. Two Arrests, One Car. What Are The Odds? At the intersection of Central Street and Weston Road, at about 5:30 p.m., Officer Cunningham reports seeing a vehicle with a cracked windshield, and the front license plate on the dashboard, not on the vehicle. Both are in violation of Mass. motor vehicle laws, so he pulled the vehicle over. When speaking with the driver, he noticed that the passenger, later identified as Paris Wilson of Dorchester, age 42, was not wearing a seatbelt. He requested the license and registration of the driver, and identification from Wilson. After querying the passenger's information, police …
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Wellesley Police Department participated in AMR Ambulance’s “World CPR Challenge” event on May 22, 2013 at Whole Foods on Washington Street.
What the Wellesley Police Department has responded to in the last four months.
Wonder how Wellesley's finest spent 2013 thus far? Wonder no more! The Wellesley Police Department release monthly statistics about many of their activities, including break-ins, arrests and traffic stops. Since January 2013, the Department has arrested 57 people, and responded to 269 vehicle crashes, for example. Last year's stats, compared to the previous four years' worth of calls and arrests showed a decrease in criminal complaints over the last five years. At this point in the year, it is impossible to say how close to average the rest of 2013 will be. For context, these are the kinds of numbers a city or town has when it is ranked the 15th safest community nationally. Below are the full call statistics from the Wellesley Police…
Saturday, May 25, 2013
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction. Loud Rider Officer Derby, at about 8:15 p.m. on May 15, reported seeing a Honda Hatchback on Walnut Street, which appeared significantly lowered and had a loud muffler. These are both violations of road codes. He pulled the vehicle over, and approached the vehicle. He asked the driver for his license, which he said he did not have. A check determined he did not have a license to drive. While speaking with the driver, Derby noticed that a driver in the rear seat was not wearing a seatbelt, and asked him for his identification--police learned that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The driver, Donoval …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction. License Check While performing traffic enforcement at the Oakland Street intersection with Washington Street, Officer Derby saw a passing gray Nissan before 6:30 a.m. on May 15. He performed a random query of the vehicle and learned that the vehicle owner's license had been revoked. After pulling the driver over, he requested the license and registration. The driver handed over his registration and a passport. The driver, identified as Martinelli DeSousa, 29, of Everett was arrested and charged with driving after a license revocation. He was transported to the station, book, and later released on personal …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction. Licensed to Stop While on patrol at about 3:30 a.m. on May 7, police noticed a vehicle which reportedly failed to stop at the Wellesley Avenue intersection with Brookside Road. Officer Dennehy pulled the driver over and requested the license and registration. The driver gave him a foreign license. A query determined that the driver's right to drive in Mass. had been revoked. This information was listed under a number assigned on a previous instance where the driver had been pulled over. The driver, identified as Victor Achar-Romano, 23 of Cambridge was arrested and charged with failing to stop at a stop light or …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction. Parking and Not Riding Just after 8 p.m. on May 5, Officer Cunningham was patrolling a commercial parking lot on Linden Street. He haw a vehicle parked with two men inside, and queried the vehicle. The query determined that there was an outstanding warrant in the name of the registered owner. After confirming that the driver was the registered owner, police arrested and charged Michael Reddish of Natick, 21, on the outstanding default warrant out of Framingham District Court. He was transported to the station and booked, and held until court in the morning. Temper, Temper Officer Joseph was sent to a report of an …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction. Warrant Served Officer Derby received word that a warrant was outstanding for Hyde Park man, Raphael Figuero, 21, and that he may be at the Whole Foods location on Washington Street on April 29, before 7 p.m. When police arrived and confirmed that he was present, he was arrested and charged on the outstanding probation warrant. He was booked and transported to the station, then held and taken to court in the morning. Inspect your License While on patrol on Washington Street near Oakland Street, Officer Lindelof performed a random query on a passing vehicle at about 11:30 p.m. on April 29. That vehicle came back as…
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
According to a recent IACP list, the Wellesley Police Department is one of the top-followed twitter accounts nationally.
There are about 3,800 fans of the Wellesley Police Department on Twitter, which makes them one of the most popular in the country. For a department of its size, the Wellesley Police Department has the third highest Twitter following, according to a recent list from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Center for Social Media. The list breaks police department accounts nationwide into a number of categories. With just under 3,800 followers (at the time of writing), for a department of 26 to 49 sworn officers, Wellesley follows top-ranked Bridgwater, Mass. (over 5,800 followers) and Dunwoody, Georgia (over 4,600). See the full IACP list on their Center for Social Media website. "Everything flows a lot smoother when …
