Puppy Scam, Trespassing: Wellesley Police Log

May 21

10:35 a.m. - Officer Shore was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street near Bancroft Road when he observed a Dodge Pickup truck pass his location. He conducted a random query of the vehicle’s registration which showed that the owner of the vehicle had a suspended driver’s license. Officer Shore stopped the truck and spoke with the operator and owner and requested his license and registration. The driver, 35-year-old Eustaquio Donato of Framingham, indicated that he did not have a driver’s license and provided Officer Shore with the vehicle registration. The query Officer Shore had conducted showed that Donato’s license had been suspended in 2011. Donato was taken into custody, charged with operating with a suspended license, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to Dedham District Court.

11:59 a.m. - Officer Kane spoke with a man at the police station regarding a possible scam. The man sold a book through Amazon – Abebooks for $50 and later received a check for $900 and a request to send the remainder of the check. The man did not deposit the check into his account; became suspicious, and wanted advice on how to proceed. Officer Kane advised him it was best to contact the buyer and advise him that he was canceling the transaction and notifying the police.

11:04 p.m. - Officer Keenan spoke with a woman at the police station who stated that on May 18, she parked her car in the parking lot for her apartment building on Cedar Street and locked it. She stated when she returned to the car the next day, a computer keyboard that was on the backseat of the vehicle was missing and she did not observe any signs of forced entry into the vehicle. She stated that she had lost the spare key to her vehicle several months ago and suspected that another resident in her apartment building may have it and has entered her vehicle in the past and removed items. She was unsure of who may have the spare key.

May 22

10:27 a.m. - Officer Lindelof spoke to a woman regarding identity theft. The woman stated that in April of 2018 she received notification that a store credit card in her name was delinquent. She stated she did not possess a line of credit with this retail store and called and notified them that the account was fraudulent. She stated in early May she received confirmation of this report and then on May 18, she received a credit card statement reflecting a payment that had been made on the account after she reported it as fraudulent. She contacted her bank and verified that no suspicious activity had occurred on her account. She was in the process of notifying the credit reporting bureaus of this issue. There are no suspects.

May 23

1:07 p.m. - Officer Kane spoke with a woman about an internet scam. She was looking to purchase a puppy for her grandson and located a website called Adorable Shit Tzu Puppies for Sale and made arrangements with a man to purchase a puppy for $500. The unknown man would not take a check or credit card payment for the purchase and requested she send payment via MoneyGram. She agreed to pay $250 prior to receiving the puppy and the other $250 after receiving the puppy. After sending the money gram the seller stated the puppy would be air shipped and she would receive it on May 21, 2018. She did not receive the puppy but did get an email stating that the puppy was being held in Fairfax, Virginia and she needed to send $490 for flight insurance. She became suspicious of the sale at this time and spoke with a friend and then notified the police. Officer Kane attempted to make contact with someone with the phone number provided and was unsuccessful. He contacted the Edmond Police Department in Oklahoma and was advised that they had no records for the man who the reporting party indicated was the seller. There are no suspects.

May 24

8:00 a.m. - Officer Wagner was dispatched to a residence on Suffolk Road for a report of a contractor trespassing on the property. The reporting party stated that he had previously issued a no trespass order to the contractor working on a property abutting his due to past issues. He indicated that a retaining wall on the abutting property had collapsed and the contractor had come onto his property to remove some of the debris from the retaining wall despite the no trespass order and stated there was no engineer on the property overseeing the repair of the retaining wall as required by the permit. Officer Wagner spoke with the contractor who stated that he was aware of the no trespass order, that he did not go onto the reporting party’s property and his attorney is working with the reporting party’s attorney. Officer Wagner spoke with the engineer who was present and indicated he would remain on the property until the project was complete. Officer Wagner asked the contractor if he could install a safety fence along the property line so it would be evident that he was not on the reporting party’s property while repairing the retaining wall to which he agreed.

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