Kidnapping, Armed Robbery and Assault: Waltham Police Logs

WALTHAM, MA— Between Monday Feb. 12 and Friday Feb. 16 there were a number of calls to the Waltham Police. One person was arrested on a lot of charges (Patch is looking into the details) plus there were a few suspicious incidents reported and more. All of the following is from Waltham Police Blotter. They are excerpts taken from the public police log and represent a portion of what kinds of calls the police respond to. All accused are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Subscribe to the Waltham Patch for local news alerts and newsletters.

Monday, February 12

Arrest Warrant: Police arrested Jeffrey Demarais, 34, of Lyman Street at 06:50 a.m. on a warrant for three counts of assault and battery, one count of assault and battery of a police officer and one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

OUI, Warrant: Police arrested Susan Giugno, 50, of Garden Lane at 7:08 a.m. on a warrant for a second offense of driving under the influence of drugs and for another miscellaneous charge.

Traffic related Warrant: Police arrested Lisa Mooney, 51, of Fourth Ave, on a warrant for driving on a suspended or revoked licence and for a marked lanes violation.

Drug arrest: Police arrested Alexander Kennelly, 22, of Josselyn Ave, and charged him with possession of a Class E drug.

Disorderly: Police arrested Michael Gray, 34, homeless in Waltham, and charged him at 8 p.m. with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Tuesday, Feb. 13

Stolen: Someone called to report their bike was stolen from Charles Street.

Car Fire: Someone called to report a car on fire on Rt. 128 just after 1 p.m.

Stolen: Someone called to report a larceny on Pond Street.

Wednesday, Feb. 14

Warrant: Police arrested Jasmine Jackson, 24, homeless in Waltham on a warrant for tresspassing at 6:11 a.m.

Kidnapping, armed robbery and assault: Police arrested William Hobbs, 43, homeless in Waltham on a warrant for Armed Robbery and armed assault in someone's home, kidnapping and witness intimidation.

Overdose: Someone called at 7:39 p.m. to report an overdose at the Bright School. Just after 10 p.m. someone else called to report an overdose at the Dunkin Donuts on Main Street.

Break in: A Lyman Street resident called to report a break in at 9:52 a.m. that appeared to happen earlier.

Thursday, Feb. 15

Disorderly: Police arrested Rony Orellana, 33, of Chester Avenue at 8: 23 a.m. and charged him with disorderly conduct and then resisting arrest.

Heroin: Someone called to report a heroin overdose on Trapelo Road at 10:01 p.m.

Shoplifter: Someone at the Hannaford Supermarket on Russell Street called to report a shoplifter at 4:48 p.m.

Hit and run: There was a hit and run reported at 4:25 p.m. on Sylvan Road.

Larceny: A person reported something stolen from Smith Street at 1:27 p.m.

Vandals: Someone reported some sort of vandalism on Church Street at 10:02 a.m.

Break in?: A Hillcrest resident called police at 12:34 a.m. to report someone was breaking in right then.

Friday, Feb. 16

Are they ok? Someone called police to check on someone on Washington Street at 5:22 a.m.

That was weird: Two calls came in reporting suspicious people. One was in connection to something happening at the Dunkin Donuts on Main Street at 2:09 a.m. The other was a few minutes earlier on Crescent Street.

Suspicious package: Someone called to report a suspicious package at 12:34 a.m. near the Harvard Street CVS.

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