Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Newton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Not Really a Fair Trade Newton Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Beacon Street on May 12. According to police reports, the vehicle's owner said he parked his Subaru station wagon in the driveway at about 10 p.m. on May 11. He left the doors unlocked with the keys under the driver's side floor mat. At about 6 a.m. on May 12, police reports say, he noticed the vehicle missing from the driveway. A bicycle had been placed in the area of the driveway where the vehicle was parked. B&E and Trespassing Newton Police arrested Jonathan Payne, 22, on May 12, after a caller reported that Payne was currently trespassing in a Christina Street home. There was an active no trespass order against Payne. The home's resident told police …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
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Sunday, May 12
The Music Was Not Loud Enough... A Burlington man was arrested on May 5 after he allegedly drove under the influence of alcohol and fell asleep behind the wheel of his car in Newton Corner. According to Newton Police reports, officers were dispatched to the intersection of Washington Street and Centre Street for reports of a male party asleep behind the wheel of a red Mercedes. When officers arrived, they found the car stopped at the traffic signal, just before the on-ramp to the Mass Pike. Reports said the driver was asleep behind the wheel with the doors locked and loud music playing. The vehicle was running and in neutral. Police said they noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming off the driver, who also had bloodshot/glassy eyes and …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Newton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
License charges, warrant arrest Newton Police responded to Quinobequin Road on May 1 after State Police tried to pull over a vehicle, but lost the car in the area. A detail officer on Woodward Street managed to pull the vehicle over, reports said, and found the driver was driving with a suspended license. The driver also had a warrant out for his arrest. David M. Katz, 57, of 100 Andrew St., was arrested on a warrant out of Lawrence District Court, possession of a class A substance (subsequent offense). He was also cited for driving with a suspended license, police said. Shoplifting at CVS Newton Police responded to the CVS on Watertown Street on May 2 for reports of a man who left the store with an unknown amount of prepaid credit cards…
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
What Happens When You Drink and Drive Concord Police responded to a report of a Chevy pickup all over the road on Main Street by Harrington Avenue in West Concord. Police spoke with the driver, who had pulled into the Stop & Shop over the Acton line, and he reported spilling coffee on his lap while driving: http://patch.com/A-4c8C No Bathroom Privileges In Needham, a South Street resident reported that, four days earlier, a suspicious male had knocked on her door and asked to use the bathroom. She did not know the man, and declined his request: http://patch.com/A-4dbk Attack by...Pruning Shears? Newton Police responded to a call from Newton-Wellesley Hospital and arrested a Waltham man for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon…
Saturday, May 4, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Newton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Calling AAA...Under the influence A Wellesley man was arrested on April 26 after he allegedly drove under the influence of alcohol and attempted to call AAA after losing a wheel on his vehicle. According to Newton Police reports, officers were dispatched at 9:11 p.m. Friday, April 26, after AAA called the police to report an intoxicated driver attempting to have his tire changed. When officers arrived on scene, they found a man in the driver's seat of a Mercury Marquis, which was still running. Police said the man smelled like alcohol, had slurred speech and glassy/bloodshot eyes. Due to the "reckless driving, accident, failure to realize his wheel was no longer connected to his vehicle, odor of alcohol, glassy/bloodshot eyes and slurred…
Monday, April 29, 2013
The incident happened early Sunday morning, April 28.
A knife-wielding suspect reportedly robbed the Sunoco Service Station in Newton Centre on Sunday, April 28. According to Newton Police reports, officers were dispatched to the service station (325 Boylston St.) just after 6:30 a.m. Sunday for reports of an armed robbery. The reporting party told police she was going about her day in a usual manner when the suspect walked through the door with a knife pointed at her. The suspect told the woman to "open the register" and "go faster." The suspect was described as a black male in his late 20s, average height with brown eyes. He was wearing green sweat pants and a light blue striped sweatshirt with the hood up, reports said. The suspect also had a purple scarf wrapped around the lower half of …
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Sunoco APlus Express
325 Boylston St, Newton Center, MA
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Newton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Assault with Pruning Shears Newton Police responded to Newton-Wellesley Hospital on April 22 to speak with someone regarding a stabbing that had occurred earlier in the day on Farwell Road in Newton. As a result of the incident, Gustavo A. Diaz, 44, of 49D Harvard St., Waltham, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (pruning shears), police said. According to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office, Diaz was arraigned in Newton District Court on Tuesday, April 23, and released on personal recognizance. He was ordered not to abuse the victim and is due back in court for a pretrial conference on June 11, the DA's office said. Tires flattened Newton Police responded to Boylston Street on April 22 after a woman …
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington St, Newton, MA
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Newton Police Headquarters
1321 Washington St, West Newton, MA
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The drop-off event will be held from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Friday, April 26, 2013
The drop-off event will be held April 27 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Spring cleaning season is in full swing, and this weekend it's time to tackle the medicine cabinet. The Newton Police Department will host a Medication Take Back Day this Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Newton Police Headquarters. Police will accept prescription and over-the-counter solid dosage medications (tablets, capsules) and dispose of them safely and properly. The drop-off will be located at the Support Services Bureau, which is behind Newton Police Headquarters, 1321 Washington St., West Newton. Those who are dropping off items should not bring weapons, intravenous solutions, injectable drugs, needles, or illegal drugs such as marijuana or methamphetamines. This is a household disposal only and no businesses are …
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Newton Police Headquarters
1321 Washington St, West Newton, MA
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Newton Police will be conducting patrols and compliance checks throughout the city.
The Newton Police Department was recently awarded a $10,000 grant to help enforce underage drinking laws in the city. The grant will allow the department to deploy plainclothes officers to various Newton bars, restaurants and retail establishments to monitor the sale of alcohol, the Department said in a press release. The grant was funded through the fiscal 2013 Underage Alcohol Enforcement Grant Program, which is part of the Office of Public Safety and Security, Office of Grants and Research, Highway Safety Division. Newton was one of 24 Massachusetts police departments chosen for the grant program, the press release said. The full press release from the Newton Police Department is included in the .pdf section to the right. Between now …
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