Missing Gas Cap Ignites Fight, A Car Break In And Pearls That Went Missing - Last Year: Wellesley Police Logs

WELLESLEY, MA — Wellesley Police were busy responding to incidents that included someone reporting that their pearls went missing more than a year ago, someone's car was broken into and their computer taken, and a fight at a gas station over a gas cap. And one tree can cause a lot of damage, as one Hunting Street resident may have learned.

The following is from the Wellesley Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction. And all suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Monday, Aug. 21

Fraud: 4:40 p.m. Officer Wall spoke with a male party about a fraudulent credit card
account being opened in his name. He had contacted the bank and advised them that he had not
opened the account. They indicated the account was opened online and it was suspected to be

Tuesday, Aug. 22

Missing girl, found girl: 12:10 a.m. Officer Rosenberg spoke with a parent at the police station who wished to report their teenage daughter missing. The reporting party indicated that the teen was in Newton, but she was unsure where and was concerned about her safety. Officer Rosenberg attempted to make contact with the teen via cell phone and was unable to do so. The teen was entered as a missing person and at 1:50 a.m. the Newton Police Department had responded to a party and located the teen. She was reunited with her mother and Officer Rosenberg provided her with information about filing a Child Requiring Assistance petition through the Dedham Juvenile Court.

Stolen pearls - last year: Officer Hughes spoke with a woman at the police station about a pearl necklace that was stolen in May of 2016. The woman told police she suspected her former house cleaner of taking the necklace because she quit shortly after the necklace went missing. She was hoping the house cleaner would have returned the necklace, but has not. Officer Hughes is looking into the matter.

Fight over a gas cap: Officer Keenan was dispatched to a gas station on Washington Street in the falls for a report of a dispute between the gas station attendant and a customer. The customer had attempted to purchase gas the previous day and there was an issue with the pumps authorizing the credit card so she was unable to purchase gas. She left the gas station and when she pumped gas at another gas station learned that her gas cap was missing. She believed it had fallen off the vehicle when she left the gas station in Wellesley and she wanted them to replace the gas cap. After speaking with the employee it was agreed they would replace the missing gas cap.

Wednesday, Aug. 23

Missing computers: Around 1:30 a.m. an officer was conducting security checks of businesses and located an open door to a business and noticed that the glass in the door had also been smashed. The officer spoke with an employee later in the morning and learned that six computers were taken from the business. Detectives were notified and responded. The incident is under investigation.

Warrant Arrest: An officer stopped a grey Buick for a revoked registration at 2:30 p.m.. A query of the driver’s information, Emmett Grady, showed an active warrant issued by South Boston District Court.

Thursday, Aug. 24

Revoked registration + Warrant+ driving + possession of stolen items = arrest: 11:10 a.m. Officer Dixon was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street by the Longfellow Pumping Station when he saw a black Chevrolet sedan pass by. He conducted a random query of the vehicle’s registration, which indicated the registration was revoked and there was an active warrant for the registered owner of the vehicle. Officer Dixon stopped the car took Terrick Smith into custody. While he was gathering his personal belongings from the car, Dixon noticed that there were several gift cards located throughout the vehicle. These items were seized in relation to the warrant. A driver’s license, which did not belong to Smith, was also located in the vehicle. Officer Dixon spoke with the owner of the license and learned that his wallet had been stolen from a locker at a fitness club in Malden. Smith was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner and transported to Dedham District Court.

Arrest: 10:30 p.m. Officer Lindelof, along with Detectives from the Wellesley Police Department and Officers from the Watertown Police Department located Mr. Pierre at the Home Depot in Watertown. He was taken into custody, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and held on bail.

Friday, Aug. 25

Fraud: Officer Gover took a report about two fraudulent checks being passed at a bank on Washington Street in the hills area. The report is incomplete at this time and no further information is available.

More fraud: Officer Joseph spoke with a male reporting party from Sheridan Road about fraudulent use of his credit card. The male party indicated that there were two attempts to withdraw money from an ATM in Philipsburg, St. Martin on August 20 and 21. The first transaction for $306 was approved, but the second transaction for $206 was denied. Additionally, a fraudulent charge of $21.81 was made in New York on August 20. The reporting party had notified the bank and was refunded the $306. There are no suspects.

Saturday, Aug. 26

Revoked: Officer Shore was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street
near Washington Street. He conducted a query of a Honda sedan’s registration which showed that the
registered owners license was revoked. The officer stopped the car on Worcester Street near
Alhambra and arrested Francisco Cortes-Sanchez of Milford and charged him with driving on a suspended licence.

Don't leave your computer in your car: A man and a woman reported that sometime between 5:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on August 25 an apple MacBook Pro and a pair of shoes were stolen from their car. The man told police he had run several errands in Attleboro, Needham and Wellesley during that time period and did not notice the laptop missing until the morning.

Fake prescription: An employee at the CVS Pharmacy on Linden Street reported someone attempted to pass a false prescription to them. The store employee indicated that a man party dropped off a prescription at 4:20 p.m. for Oxycodone and at approximately 5 p.m. when he returned to pick up the prescription she informed him that it was rejected because the prescription was fraudulent. She said the man asked for the prescription back, but she refused and so he left. He'd provided a Massachusetts identification card when dropping off the prescription so she gave that to police.

Sunday, Aug. 27

Timber! A Hunting Street resident called to report a tree from their yard that had come down causing damage to property in their neighbor’s yard. The neighbor’s two vehicles, two fences, an outdoor table, child’s play structure and possibly a garage were damaged by the tree. Officer Popovski provided them with phone numbers for several emergency tree removal service companies.

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