Police Log: YouTubers Pull Prank at Wegmans, High Winds Cause Damage, Stolen Dirtbike Recovered

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The news described in Westwood Minute's Police Log article is primarily based on selected information from the Westwood Police Department's daily log and information provided by Lieutenant Christopher Sheehy and police staff. Occasionally, a few facts from other sources may be woven into these stories.

Thursday, May 12th

Stolen dirtbike recovered from Westwood resident

12:18 p.m. A Stoughton resident reported to police that he spotted his dirtbike, which had been stolen in 2020, being sold on Facebook. Detectives using information from Facebook and information from the victim learned that the bike had been photographed at a home in Westwood. Police executed a search warrant for the residence in Westwood.

The stolen bike was recovered, a Yamaha WR250 model Dirtbike. The Westwood resident from whom it was recovered had purchased the bike from someone in Medway in April 2022. The Westwood resident had checked the bike’s VIN to ensure that it was not stolen, but a paperwork error resulted in the bike never being entered as stolen property. Therefore, the Westwood resident had purchased the bike without knowing it was stolen property. Police investigated the Medway seller’s contact information which led to a dead end. No charges are contemplated.

Wednesday, May 18th

Scammer attempts $48,000 transfer of funds

9:00 p.m. A resident of Alder Road reported receiving a phone call from someone identifying himself as “David Dawson” and claiming to work for Amazon. The caller told the resident that he had placed a $48,000 order on Amazon for the resident and needed to transfer the amount to Peru. The resident noted that this was this odd, as the resident does not own a computer and does not have an Amazon account. The resident contacted police and requested that a record be made of the incident. So far, the resident appears to have suffered no loss in the resident’s bank accounts.

Thursday, May 19th

Locker-room theft at Xaverian Brothers High School

6:03 p.m. An 18 year-old resident of Cohasset reported a larceny. A few days ago, while he was at rugby practice at Xaverian Brothers High School, a 24 carat gold necklace worth $2500 was stolen from a locker, along with his sneakers. He had left the locker-room at 2:53 p.m. and returned a little more than two hours later to discover his belongings were missing. He reported the theft to school authorities and an investigation is under way.

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Friday, May 20th

Shoplifter trespassed from Roche Bros.

11:14 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Roche Bros. to assist with a trespass warning. The store manager noted that a day earlier, a man had been captured on video filling his cart with merchandise and pushing the cart out the store’s entrance door without paying. The officer assisted with identifying the party, a man from Randolph, based on information from a license plate.

YouTubers pull prank at Wegmans

2:18 p.m. A Wegmans executive reported to police that two young men – one with a blue, embroidered Wegmans shirt and the other with a camera - had entered the store on May 16, 2022. They approached customers and staff and engaged in brief conversations.

A manager spoke with them and learned that they did not work at the store. They admitted to playing a prank with the intent to post the video to YouTube. The manager asked them to leave the store and inquired of police what could be done about the situation. Police advised the manager that the individuals could be trespassed from the store. As of now, the manager appears to have declined to do so.

Saturday, May 21st

Suspicious car on Robin Road

4:14 a.m. Police responded to a report of suspicious activity on Robin Road where a light colored sedan was seen circling in the neighborhood for about half an hour. Police checked the neighborhood but did not locate any such vehicle.

Vigilant neighbor

7:57 p.m. A neighbor abutting a vacant home that is being renovated on Gay Street reported seeing youths entering the home. The neighbor spoke to one of the juveniles who claimed to be a member of the family who owns the home.

The neighbor contacted police along with the family owning the property. Police and an owner of the property arrived and conducted a walk-through, but found nothing damaged or missing from the property.

The family member inspected a smartphone photo snapped of the youths by the neighbor and determined that one youth in the group is a relative, though not from the immediate family. The property owner will follow up with family members to request that the property not be trespassed.

Sunday, May 22nd

High winds take down poles, tree

Fire alarms were triggered in the area of Summer and Grove streets at 5:27 p.m. and 5:37 p.m. The fire department and police responded and discovered two or three telephone poles and a very large tree were down and snapped. It appears there may have been a sudden and turbulent incident of high wind which caused the damage.

Also around 5:30 p.m., locals also reported high winds bringing down trees on Far Reach Road, Acorn Lane and Bridge Street.

Thanks to Lieutenant Christopher Sheehy and the Westwood Police Department for contributing information for this article.

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