Porsche Driver Punches Another Driver In Face: Newton Police Logs

NEWTON, MA — Police respond to dozens of calls each day. Here are a few of the types of calls they responded to between Thursday, May 2 and Monday, May 6, including a number of reported bike thefts and a rough case of road rage. It should be noted that just because a call came in reporting an incident doesn't mean that's the way it happened. The following was taken from the public Newton Police log, and from Newton Police.

Thursday, May 2

Bike Lane Drama: A cyclist reported he found green and white bits of glass in the bike lane on Winchester Street Wednesday and Thursday morning, but not thumbtacks. He told police from half-way down Winchester St north bound from Nahanton all the way to the Route 9 bridge, the lane had the glass in it. He said he was able to avoid it Wednesday, but today he was not successful and got a flat just south of the Route 9 bridge. Police said units checked that area and did not find any obvious concentrations of broken glass. City was notified to respond to the area with a sweeper.

Lock your bike: Someone told police he rode his bicycle to Oak Hill Middle school around 8 a.m., and left it on the bike rack there unlocked. When he returned to get his bicycle around 2:30 p.m. it was gone.

Stolen: Someone reported a larceny on Whittlesey Road.

Friday, May 3

Stolen Tires: Police said they were called to the 300 block Cabot Street, for a report of stolen tires from a car. When they got there they saw a red Honda Accord parked along the fence. The two left side tires and rims were missing, instead, the car was propped up on two black plastic milk crates.

Suspicious: Someone called to report a suspicious looking person near the corner of Mandalay Road and Waverly Avenue around 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 4

Who's car? Someone reported an abandoned car was parked on Murray Road just before 9 a.m.

Be kind to one another: Someone at Whole Foods on Walnut Street reported they were threatened.

Bike stolen: Someone reported their bike was stolen on Brandeis Road.

What was that? Around 8:30 p.m. there were several calls about either shots fired or fireworks in the Arlo Road or Radcliff Road area.

Sunday, May 5

Bike thefts: Someone called to report their bike was stolen after they put it on the bike rack near Tom's Pizza on Lexington Street. Another person called to report their bike was stolen from 80 Maple Street.

Road Rage: A driver called police to report a man in a green Porsche had just gotten out of his car and punched him several times in a parking lot off of Route 9. When police got there, they spoke with the driver of the Honda, who had called.

He told police he and the Porsche were both pulling into the parking lot, and when the Porsche entered, he pulled into an adjacent parking lot. He told police that after he parked, the Porsche then pulled up behind him the owner got out and walked over to his window, and appeared to be upset. The man said the driver then punched him in the face multiple times. He said he tried to roll up the window, but the owner held it down and opened his driver’s side door, and continued to punch him. The man told police the only way he got away was by putting the car in drive and starting to roll away.

While he was on the phone with police, he said the man got back in his Porsche and tried to drive away, but he followed.

Police said the driver of the Porsche told them he believed the Honda pulled into the adjoining parking lot in an attempt to cut him off, and that made him "very upset," according to the report. So, he said he followed the Honda walked up to the car and yelled at the driver. He told police it then got physical and he did punch the driver in the face.

Police are seeking charges against for assault and battery against the unnamed 60 year old man from Mansfield.

Assault: Police were called to the 7-Eleven on Washington Street, for an assault. They arrested an unnamed 19-year-old Watertown man who will be charged with defacing property and assault and battery.

Monday, May 6

Shoplifter: An employee at the Stop & Shop on Needham Street reported a shoplifter. Police arrested Lorena Fredkin, 49, of Watertown, on charges of shoplifting by concealing merchandise.

Go here to see the rest of the public police logs.