Newton Police Log: Woman Catches Teens Stealing Packages, Halloween Prank

Oct. 31

A Bullough Park resident heard a spattering sound and saw a group of teens in Halloween costumes running away from the house toward Commonwealth Avenue. Five eggs were spotted running down the walls and windows of the home and an empty egg carton was found.

A woman was at the Newton Free Library with her children and she realized she left her phone in the crafts room. She left it on the stage in the room only for about 30 seconds and it was gone.

A wallet was taken from a woman’s bag outside of TJ Maxx on Needham Street. She put her bag down while she was waiting to be picked up and when she picked up a minute later the wallet was gone.

Nov. 1

A laptop was stolen from a car parked at 27 Boylston Street. The man was a National Grid employee who was working on the scene near the mall that has been taped off. He noticed several people round his car at times.

A woman spotted two teens on a lawn opening a package and throwing the contents around. When she asked them what they were doing, they became nervous and one of the boys hid another package his jacket. She realized they had probably been taken from someone’s house, so she told them to give her the items. When she picked up the items she realized they were addressed to her. One suspect was described as 17 or 18, with light black skin, about 5-foot-10 and wearing jeans and a grey sweatshirt. The second was a short Hispanic male with curly dark hair and wearing a black jacket.

Nov. 3

Police arrested Zeigler D. White, 56, of 43 School St. in Newton on charges of domestic assault and battery.