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11-10-2025 12:04am
Police Log: Bringing an Airsoft Rifle to School, Flipped SUV and Other Stories
Darlene Cancell
Editor
The news described in this installment of Westwood Minute's weekly Police Log article series is primarily based on selected incidents from the Westwood Police Department's daily log, and information provided by Lieutenant Michael DiLalla and police staff to Westwood Minute through written records and conversations. Occasionally, Westwood Minute may weave facts that it obtains from other sources into these stories.
Sunday, November 2nd
House Gets Egged
11:03 a.m. A resident of Church Street reported that his house had been egged. He had not noticed anything amiss on the previous night, but in the morning, he observed a yellow substance on the front steps. He discovered the house had been hit by several eggs and a container of sauce.
Suspicious Backyard Visitor
9:37 p.m. A resident of School Street told police that several hours earlier, an unknown party had entered the backyard and approached the back door. The incident was captured on security video, which the resident viewed only sometime later. The suspect was wearing a Vineyard Vines long sleeved shirt, sweatpants and white sneakers. He appeared to be high school aged.
Saturday, November 1st
Early Morning after Halloween Night
3:28 a.m. An officer responded to Fox Hill Village on Longwood Drive where security personnel had noticed a parked car with its lights on. Police discovered a man in his 30s to 40s, dressed in a leopard costume, sitting inside a Chevrolet SUV. The man informed police that his mother works with the elderly at Fox Hill Village. Security checked and did not find record of an employee with name provided. However, police found no crime had been committed.
Friday, October 31st
Flipped SUV on Brook Street
3:35 a.m. A caller reported a flipped motor vehicle on Brook Street. The caller, who was also the driver, reported traveling west on Brook Street in his Ford Explorer when the driver lost control and struck a utility pole. The SUV flipped over. He had been heading home to Walpole from Boston. The driver was transported to the hospital and cited for a marked lanes violation and given a written warning for speeding.
Attempt to Steal Vehicle from Mercedes-Benz Dealership
9:16 a.m. Mercedes-Benz of Westwood reported an attempted larceny when a truck driver attempted to collect a vehicle from the dealership to transport to an incorrect drop-off address. The general manager informed police that another incorrect attempt to pick up the same vehicle had occurred two days prior.
Police spoke to the truck driver who appeared to have no idea of any fraudulent undertaking, but was acting on orders of dispatch to pick up the vehicle and transport it to a New York location. Store staff informed police that the New York location was not the correct destination for the vehicle.
Police note that the facts fit a common scheme whereby criminals create fake paperwork for picking up vehicles from dealerships to be delivered to the criminals’ desired address, not the legitimate delivery address.
Terminated Employee Posts on TikTok
2:05 p.m. The vice president of a security company complained that a recently terminated employee had recorded him during the termination conversation, without his knowledge or permission. The employee reportedly posted the interaction on TikTok.
Thursday, October 30th
Carrying an Airsoft Gun around a School
3:07 p.m. Westwood Police received a report that a male in a black Audi with tinted windows was loading a gun in the parking lot of Westwood High School. Ten administrative and patrol officers responded to the scene and immediately set up a perimeter to investigate. Police were informed by a student that the suspect had already left in a car. The student provided police with the suspect’s name and address.
Upon visiting the address, the suspect was not there, but police spoke with the suspect’s grandmother who informed police that the object was an Airsoft rifle which looks like a gun, but is not a real gun. The suspect showed up to the home a short time later and was detained and searched.
Police located the Airsoft rifle in the trunk of the suspect’s car, and noted that it looks very much like a real gun. Also in the trunk were a camouflage colored rucksack and camouflage vest. The suspect informed police that he has just graduated from basic training in the Army and keeps his gear in the trunk.
The suspect was released and allowed to return home. Police advised the Westwood resident not to carry around a fake rifle.
Wednesday, October 29th
Mediating a Dispute
9:39 a.m. Police responded to Westbrook Road to mediate a dispute between a contractor and the resident of a neighboring house. The resident claimed that the contractor had damaged an irrigation valve box with the contractor’s truck and that the contractor had yelled at him upon being asked to move the truck. The contractor told police he moved the truck as soon as requested. Police restored the peace and advised the parties to stay separate.
Unlicensed Subcontractor
1:25 p.m. A general contractor for a job on Sunrise Road told police that a subcontractor whom he hired was operating under fake insurance and was not licensed to do work in Massachusetts. The general contractor had agreed to pay the subcontractor $22,000 to complete a job, but upon inspection of the subcontractor’s work, the general contractor found it “all wrong.” The subcontractor agreed to repay the general contractor $6,500, but has no done so.
Tuesday, October 28th
Protective Custody and Disorderly Conduct
11:53 a.m. Police responded to the Seasons convenience store on Providence Highway where the shop’s staff reported that a patron appeared seriously ill. Police determined to take him into protective custody. However, the subject became disorderly, causing a scene. In addition to taking him into protective custody, police charged the Westwood resident with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Thanks to Lieutenant Michael DiLalla and the Westwood Police Department for contributing information to this Westwood Minute article.
Updated 11/10/2025 at 12:04 p.m.
