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6-11-2022 10:48pm
Police Log: Hale Gives Dirt Bikers the Boot, Illegal Dumping, OUI Arrest
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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.
Monday, May 30, 2022
Car crash culprit steals signage
4:45 p.m. Dover Police stopped a driver for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, and in the course of the stop, they found a Westwood street sign in the back of the vehicle. The sign said, “SLOW” and “Golf Crossing.” Dover Police requested Westwood Police assistance in locating the spot from which the signage had been taken. Westwood Police examined the area of the Dedham Country and Polo Club and found a scene of a prior crash. It appeared that a sign had been broken and fallen to the ground as a result of the crash.
AirTag tracking complaint
12:03 p.m. Police were dispatched to Gables University Station Apartments to speak with a resident who was concerned about a possible tracking device in her area. She had just moved from out of town, and around 4:00 a.m. that morning, her iPhone indicated that an AirTag had been detected near her. She described her activities of the last several days, in which at no time were any of her personal belongings left unattended. She was unable to find an AirTag around her. The officer helped with examining her vehicle and did not locate any AirTag. The complainant recorded the incident with police in case it should recur.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
One thing leads to another
6:00 a.m. While patrolling Washington Street, an officer observed a vehicle that appeared to be travelling over 50 m.p.h. in a 30 m.p.h. zone. Radar showed the vehicle was travelling at 52 m.p.h.
The officer made the traffic stop at the corner of Washington and Gay streets. Upon approaching the vehicle, he noticed that its windows were tinted in excess of the legal limit. During the stop, the officer also discovered that the vehicle registration had been revoked due to insurance cancellation. The driver, a 45 year-old man from Norwood, was cited for operating an uninsured motor vehicle, speeding, operating a vehicle with a suspended registration, and excessive window tint.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
A lot of trouble for trash
11:23 a.m. A Norfolk resident and employee of Mercedes-Benz Westwood reported illegal dumping. The complainant showed police pictures of trash left behind a cellular tower in a brush area of a parking lot on Glacier Drive.
Police examined the contents of the trash and found the identity of a Westwood resident appearing on several different papers. Police contacted the resident, an adult male, who stated he did not know how the trash arrived there and that he would clean it up. The next day, on Friday, June 3, 2022, the trash had not been picked up. Police filed a criminal complaint against the resident for unlawful disposal of trash.
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Harassment by former associate
11:36 a.m. A resident of Abbey Road reported harassment upon receiving “concerning” emails from a former business associate of several years ago. The complainant had severed ties with the business associate, a man from South Walpole. He asked police to document the unrequested contact.
Friday, June 3, 2022
Hale tells dirt bikers to take a hike
10:44 a.m. Two units responded to a report of two males driving motorized dirt bikes at Hale after failing to heed Hale employees’ request that they leave the property. The officers entered Hale and were flagged down by staff who directed the officers down a pathway. There, they found several additional members of Hale staff having a confrontation with the two riders. In the presence of the officers, the situation was calmed.
The two riders were juveniles from Canton who explained that they had left a friend’s house on Wilsondale Street in Dover, had gotten lost in Hale, and were trying to figure out how to get out.
Hale staff members reported concerns that the boys were riding too fast to be safe. There were approximately two hundred campers present at Hale at that time. Additionally, they noted that the boys failed to heed their prior admonitions. In the presence of police, a Hale supervisor advised both riders that they were considered to be in trespass and they would never be allowed on the property again. Two staff members escorted the boys off the property.
Rear-end accident
5:39 p.m. A 2016 Chevy driven by a man from Westwood and a 2017 Toyota driven by another man from Westwood were involved in a rear-end collision. Both entered the right turn lane of Pond Street to turn onto Clapboardtree Street. The Chevy rear-ended the Toyota.
The driver of the Toyota complained of head pain from striking his head on the headrest. Westwood Fire Paramedics examined the man, who declined transportation to a hospital.
Saturday, June 4, 2022
OUI arrest
7:09 p.m. Police were dispatched to University Station in the area of the store, Five Below, on the report of a suspicious man in blue jeans and a red shirt who was driving a black Cadillac sedan after appearing unstable on his feet. The man was observed placing a black suitcase on the ground in the parking lot, walking away, and re-entering his car to drive away.
The black Cadillac turned left out of the University Station parking lot, and headed north to the Route 128 interchange. An officer located the vehicle and driver and made a traffic stop. Upon conversing with the driver, a 42 year-old man from Nichols Street in Norwood, the officer determined that he was intoxicated. He was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor.
The police report did not mention what became of the black suitcase.
Monday, June 6, 2022
Theft from unlocked locker
12:42 p.m. A man from Boston reported a theft of personal items from the locker room at Life Time Fitness, two days prior. He had stowed his clothes, license, keys and $60 in cash in an unlocked locker. When he returned an hour later, the items were missing. He called the gym the next day to ask if the items had been turned in, but they had not. Police advised the man to use the lock in the future.
Thanks to Lieutenant Christopher Sheehy and the Westwood Police Department for contributing information for this article.
