Wayland PD Makes Arrest of Thief Responsible for Multiple Car Breaks

Since the beginning of August, the Wayland Police Department had received complaints of some 49 motor vehicle burglaries from residents. These burglaries happened during early morning hours, on various nights, in multiple neighborhoods. In all cases, unlocked vehicles were targeted, and cash, change, wallets, purses, credit cards and sunglasses were stolen.

Using surveillance from residential security cameras, police investigated the case and came up with an image of the suspect.

In the early morning hours of Aug. 22, Sgt. Charles Akins was in the area of Old Connecticut Path at Sycamore Road and spotted a suspicious vehicle.

Akins stopped the vehicle and identified, Konstantin Yeliseyev of 36 Woodland Road, Wayland, Massachusetts, as the driver. Yeliseyev matched the description of the suspect in the vehicle burglaries and stolen property was observed within the vehicle. He was placed under arrest for receiving stolen property, said police.

Yeliseyev was interviewed and admitted to 23 counts of motor vehicle break & entering, 7 counts of Larceny under $250, 7 counts of Attempted Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card, 5 counts of Attempted Larceny over $250, 5 counts of Receiving Stolen Property, 4 counts of Possession of Class “E” Drug, 3 counts of Larceny over $250 and a Possession of Class “A” Drug.

He was booked and transported to Framingham District Court for arraignment and the case is still under investigation.

The Wayland Police Department reminds all residents, visitors and travelers to lock their vehicles and remove all valuables when they are not in their vehicles.

Officers involved in this investigation were: Sergeant Charles Akins, Detective Sergeant Jamie D. Berger, Detective Seanna Lombardo, Officer Sean Fitzgerald, Officer Jarrod Kullich and Officer Timothy Henderson.