Crime & Safety

Theft, Missing Diamond: Wellesley Police Log

The following is from the Wellesley Police Log. Arrests and charges mentioned don't imply conviction.

May 24

6:00 p.m. - Officer DeBernardi spoke with a woman from Cypress Road who indicated that a diamond was missing from a ring and she suspected a contractor working on her property may be responsible for removing the diamond. The report is incomplete at this time and no further information is available.

May 25

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3:23 p.m. - Officer Dennehy was on patrol when he observed a Chevrolet van with defective lights. He then observed the van traveling east on Worcester Street cross from the right travel lane into the left passing lane and back into the right travel lane without signaling. He stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street near Rockland Street and spoke with the operator, 36-year-old Oscar Corado of Central Falls, Rhode Island. A query of Corado’s information showed that he did not possess a driver’s license and there was an active warrant issued by the Worcester District Court for motor vehicle related offenses as well as a warrant issued in Pennsylvania. He was taken into custody on the warrants, transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and held without bail until he was transported to Dedham District Court.


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May 26

8:21 a.m. - Officer J. Popovski was dispatched to Abbott Street for a report of vehicles parked on the roadway making it difficult for vehicle to safely pass. Officer Popovski noted that two vehicles were parked parallel to each other on the east and west side of the street. Both vehicles were registered to Wellesley residents who did not reside on the street. Officers were able to make contact with the owner of the vehicle that was legally parked who agreed to move it to make traffic passible. Officers were unable to make contact with the owner of the vehicle that was illegally parked on the west side of the street. At 10:30 a.m. Officer J. Popovski was called back to Abbott Street for the same parking complaint. Another vehicle had parked legally on the east side of the street and the same vehicle that was parked illegally on the west side of the street remained parked making it difficult for vehicle to safely pass. A tow was requested to remove the vehicle to allow traffic to safely pass.

May 27

6:05 p.m. - Officer Wall spoke to a male reporting party who stated that a credit card was stolen from his wallet while he was at the Maugus Club. The report is incomplete at this time and no further information is available.

May 28

12:20 p.m. - Officer R. Poirier spoke to a man at the police station regarding identity theft. The man noticed a fraudulent credit card charge on his account which was made in at an Apple Store in Orland Park, Illinois. He contacted the store and was advised they were aware of several fraudulent charges that occurred at their store, however they would not provide the reporting party with any information about what was purchased with his credit card information. Officer Poirier forwarded the report to the Orland Park Police Department for their information. There are no suspects.


May 29

11:00 a.m. - Officer R. Poirier spoke with a man who stated an unknown individual had opened a Sears credit card using his personal information. The reporting party stated there were also five other attempts to open other credit cards with his information. There were no charges made on the Sears credit card account. The reporting party has placed a 90-day fraud alert on his credit as a precaution. There are no suspects.


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