Suspicious Solicitor, Egged House, Stolen Car: Newton Police Logs

NEWTON, MA — Each day the Newton police receive dozens of calls. Here is a sample of the types of calls they responded to between Wednesday, July 24 and Sunday, July 28, including a report of an egging and a man possibly posing as a city exterminator. Of course, just because someone called police about something, doesn't mean that's exactly how it went down.

Wednesday, July 24

Stolen Bike: A woman came into the police station to report her bike was stolen on Monday from where it was parked on Watertown Street. She said she parked her bike near the donut shop’s dumpsters, but didn’t lock it. She said her bike, a yellow and green mountain bike, had a black Masterlock bike lock wrapped around the frame. The donut shop provided police with two still pictures and a video showing a person riding the bicycle. Police describe that man as having a thin build, shirtless, wearing a green helmet, green backpack and white sneakers.

Warrant Arrest: Police arrested Michael Franic O'Brien, 50, of Newton on a warrant.

Package theft: Someone told police an Ebay package was delivered earlier that week to the 400 block Lowell Ave, but she never received the package. She reported the incident to Ebay, which advised her to have a police report taken.

Thursday, July 25

Suspicious solicitor: A Hyde Street resident told police that around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, an unknown man came to the door. The man told her he was sent by the city for Animal Control related problems in the house. The man asked her if she was the owner and how many people were in the home. The woman found the line of questions suspicious and didn't let him in. The man mentioned his truck was around the corner and left. She told police the man was about 40 years old, short dark hair, 5'10'', medium build wearing white T-shirt with unknown writing on left chest and khaki pants. Police told the woman to call 911 if she sees the man again. During a canvass, police found that a nearby resident, someone on Walnut Street, indicated a man with matching description came to her home around the same time. She described the man as Asian, wearing an unknown "Bug Company" or "Pest Company" ball cap, white button down shirt and khaki pants. She told police the man was believed to be offering pest control however paid little attention as she commonly rejects solicitors and closed the door almost immediately.

Stolen car: Someone reported a car stolen from Hazlewood Avenue.

Friday, July 26

Playground damage: Someone reported four high school age teens were deliberately ripping up pieces of the Newton Centre playground. A woman reported they were ripping up pieces of the playground matting used to protect children when they fall. She described the teens as wearing blue shirts with orange lettering.

Burglary: Someone reported a home was broken into and something stolen on Theodore Road.

Saturday, July 27

Smells weird: Someone called to report an odor on Dudley Road, just after 2 a.m.

Don't park here: Someone called at 9:45 a.m. to report a car parked illegally near the corner of Centre and Church streets.

Crash: At 12:42 p.m. There was a crash reported outside of Panera Bread on Centre Street.

City property: Someone reported seeing vandalism at Norumbega Gardens on Ash Street.

Sunday, July 28

Probation warrant: Police arrested Jarrod Eliseo Scott, 22, of Newton on a warrant issued out of Newton District Court.

Vandals: Someone reported a lamp post cover was vandalized on Heatherland Road.

Stolen bike: An Eldridge Street resident reported someone came into her garage between Saturday and Sunday and took her Cannondale Synapse Bicycle. The bike is described as a road bike, silver and teal in color with white handlebars. She believes she left her garage open but is unsure. The bike was hanging in the back of the garage. Nothing else in the garage was taken.

Egged: A Maple Street resident called to report that sometime around 11: 15 p.m. Saturday, she heard loud noises outside her home and this morning discovered that her home and her car had been egged and toilet papered.

Robbed: Someone reported being robbed on James Street.