Purse Snatches From Cars And An Uber Mess: Newton Police Logs

NEWTON, MA — Each week the Newton Police respond to a number of phone calls. Here's a sample of the types of calls they respond to. It should be noted that the incident log is public information the police are required to provide. In addition: Just because someone reports an incident doesn't mean that's the way it happened, and all are presumed innocent until they're proven otherwise in a court of law. Arrests do not imply conviction.

Tuesday, Dec. 26

Break in: Someone called to report a break in on Simpson Terrace.

Stolen: Police responded to a report that someone stole something from the Tokyo Japanese Steak House on Boylston Street around 7:40 p.m.

Larceny: Someone reported either a car was stolen or something was stolen from a car while it was parked on Highland Street at 10:47 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 27

Car break in: A Cornell Street resident called to report their car was broken into around 4:33 p.m.

Do not leave valuables in sight: A woman called police to report she'd parked her van in the Watertown Street Parking lot near Planet Fitness at 10:23 a.m. but when she returned just about an hour later the front passenger side window had been smashed out and her purse, which she said she'd put near the front passenger seat was missing.

Larceny: Police responded to a report of a larceny at the Legal Seafood on Boylston Street.

Thursday, Dec. 28

Traffic Arrest: Police arrested Deborah A Baams, 53, of Walnut Park and charged her with driving on a suspended license. She also had two warrants out for her arrest from Framingham
district court for motor vehicle offenses.

Stolen Car: A woman called police to report that she'd parked her car in the Boylston Street CVS lot and went inside the store at around 9:20 p.m. with her husband. When they came outside her passenger side window was smashed, a purse and wallet were taken and inside the wallet were her debit cards, credit cards and cash. She told police that her and her husband were inside the store for only 10 minutes. The store showed police surveillance video of both the parking lot and inside the store, which showed that at 9:25 p.m. a black SUV pulled up next to their car and then a light shines near the passenger window. Two men then walk into the store and attempt to make a purchase for gift cards at 9:30 p.m. The purchase is declined and an employee told police the men said they needed to go to an ATM to get cash and then left the store. From the surveillance video, the suspects were two black men with short hair, wearing black winter jackets.

Shoplifting arrest: Someone from Loss Prevention in the security room at Bloomingdales Men's Store called to report they had a man in custody. Police came and arrested Kelvin A Freire, 21, of Quincy, for aggravated shoplifting and Larceny Over $250.

Friday, Dec. 29

Bloomys: Someone called to report a larceny at the Bloomingdales on Boylston.

Suspicious? Someone called to report a suspicious person on Ellsworth Road.

Gunshots?: Someone reported they thought they heard gunshots near Summit Street around 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 30

Uber gross: Police summonsed a man to court to face charges of indecent exposure, civil rights violation and disorderly conduct after they were called to Harrison Street for a dispute between an Uber driver and passenger. An Uber driver had dropped off a man and woman at a home there but the driver told police he was worried about the woman because she'd thrown up twice during the ride. The driver noted the man had been making noises at him and threw a glass bottle out of the car while they were moving.
Police came to the area, spoke to the man who had been in the car and asked if they could speak to the woman, letting him know they were concerned about her well being. They described the man as smelling like alcohol, having glassy eyes and swaying from side to side. Eventually the woman came to the door and police said she seemed fine.
The driver, who was black and spoke with an accent told police that he'd had to pull over two times during the ride from Allston to Newton to let the woman puke outside the car. When they got to the house he asked the two riding in the car get out so he could make sure there was no puke inside the car, which he would charge them extra for. The passenger told him it wasn't necessary the two had a disagreement about when to end the ride and then the driver watched as the two exited because he wanted to make sure he wouldn't have to charge them an extra clean up fee, he told police. But while the two were getting out of the car, the man made some noises. The nature of the noises were redacted by police, but police said the driver interpreted them as racially motivated. When the driver did a U-Turn to leave, the drunk man was standing in the middle of the road blocking the Uber from going anywhere. The man proceeded to undo his pants, reach into his pants and remove his genitals completely from the pants, fully exposing himself and began walking toward the driver's door. The Uber driver was able to escape and call police he said.

Go find the Newton Patch on Facebook.

Photo by Jenna Fisher/Patch