Woman Robbed at Stop & Shop, Swimmer Gets Cell Phone Stolen, Man Accused of Shoplifting Hennessy: The Weekend in Crime

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Friday, July 22

• Police responded to White Oak Road for a report of a past larceny. The caller said she had silver wire baskets and their frame stolen from her driveway between 9:30 and 11 a.m. that day.

• A past larceny of a bicycle was reported at Cousens Circle. The caller told police his black TREK speed bike with a heavy duty black chain below the seat had been stolen from the garage, which was left open.

• Courtney Gowins, 34, was arrested for driving with a suspended license and speeding.

Sunday, July 24

• Police responded to Wegman's for a report of a past shoplifting. Wegman's Loss Prevention told officers that while reviewing tapes, it appeared a man concealed two bottles of Hennessy in his pants and left the store. The man is described as white and approximate 5 feet 10 inches tall with sleeve tattoos.

• A woman told police her cell phone was stolen the previous day. That Saturday, she was swimming in Cronins Cove at around 7 p.m. and left her bag on the shore with her cell phone, car keys and a few other personal items inside. After swimming she returned home, where she realized the cell phone was missing from the bag. The rest of her belongings were still inside. The phone is described as a Samsung Galaxy S5 in a cream and black case.

• Nicole Brown, 28, was arrested for an active warrant and driving with an expired license.

• A past breaking and entering was reported on Wood End Road. The caller said he returned home that evening after being away for the weekend and noticed his black Sony Playstation 4 was missing.

• Police responded to Boylston Street for a report of vandalism to a motor vehicle. The caller said he left his Toyota parked on July 23 and returned at approximately 7 p.m. the next day to find a scratch on the front right passenger side and tape on the rear bumper partially removed.

• At around 10:15 a.m. Sunday morning, an unarmed robbery was reported at the Stop & Shop Plaza on Watertown Street. A woman told police she was in the west side parking lot, closer to the California Street side of the complex, when a white sedan pulled up near her. A white male, possibly in his 40s, who was clean shave with a medium build and wearing a two-toned hat, white t-shirt and tan shorts got out and asked her if she knew where California Street was. Before she could answer he grabbed her purse out of her hands, jumped into the car and drove off. Because the woman was still trying to hold onto her purse, she fell to the ground and sustained cuts on her right knee and left palm. She refused medical treatment at the scene.

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