Stolen Vehicle, Smashed Car Window: Wellesley Police Log

July 2

9:15 a.m. - Officer R. Poirier was dispatched to Eaton Court for a report of a theft from a motor vehicle. He spoke with a woman who stated that her vehicle was parked in the municipal parking lot on Eaton Court since June 30 and when she returned to the vehicle, she noticed the front passenger window had been smashed and discovered her backpack, sneakers and tote bag had been removed from the vehicle. There are no suspects.

9:40 a.m. - Officer Lindelof spoke with a man at the police station. The man stated he is a lifeguard at Morses Pond and on July 1, his wallet was stolen from the guard house while he was working. Some of the items contained in the wallet were located in a nearby trash barrel, but the wallet itself and $100 in cash were not located. There are no suspects.

July 3

3:20 a.m. - Detective D’Innocenzo was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street when he observed a gray Nissan and conducted a random query of the registration. The query showed that vehicle had been reported stolen. Detective D’Innocenzo attempted to catch up to the vehicle and observed that it turned onto Edmunds Road in an attempt to evade him. He followed the vehicle onto Edmunds Road and observed that it had changed directions and travelled back to Worcester Street. The vehicle then turned around at Kingsbury Street and Detective D’Innocenzo stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street near Oakland Street and spoke with the operator, 25-year-old Kearnna Long of Boston. The Amesbury Police Department had entered the vehicle as stolen on July 2, 2018. The vehicle had been rented from a car rental company and Long was listed as a secondary driver on the vehicle. The rental agreement had expired on June 26, 2018 and Long had not extended the agreement nor returned the vehicle. Detective D’Innocenzo learned that the primary renter had made numerous unsuccessful attempts to contact Long and request that she return the vehicle. The Amesbury Police had also attempted to contact Long and were unable to do so. Long was taken into custody, charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and was later released on personal recognizance.

2:03 p.m. - Officer J. Popovski spoke with a woman who stated that she was looking for technical support for her Kindle devices and inadvertently called a fraudulent Amazon customer service number. The individual that answered the phone took the woman through steps to remotely access her computer and then another man came onto the phone and began asking her for personal identifying information. The woman refused to provide that information and she received notification that two electronic $50 Amazon gift cards were purchased with the credit card she has on file with Amazon. She contacted her credit card company and cancelled the card and also changed her password. She was concerned that the individuals that had access to her computer may have compromised other information on her computer. Officer Popovski advised her to place a fraud alert on her account and monitor her credit for any suspicious activity.

3:26 p.m. - Sgt. Lemenager was on patrol on Cedar Street and observed a woman walking up a driveway from a residence on Cedar Street. Sgt. Lemenager was aware that the homeowners were away and made contact with the woman, who was selling magazines door to door. She was advised it was against the town by laws in Wellesley to solicit without a permit and if she wished to continue to sell magazines in Wellesley she would need to obtain a permit.

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