Crime & Safety
Westwood Police Log: Pesky Solicitor Arrested this Week
The Westwood Police Department provided the following information. Patch prints all arrests. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
CORRECTION: Patch erroneously reported a burglar alarm activation on July 26 as a burglary.
July 22
1:31 p.m.: A car accident was reported on Washington St. No injuries were reported.
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7:20 p.m.: Police pulled over a car on Pond St. and Oak St. A 21-year-old man from Dedham was issued a criminal summons for operating a vehicle on a suspended license.
July 23
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8:30 a.m.: Police responded to a car accident on Canton St and Patridge Dr. No injuries were reported.
11:50 a.m.: A car accident was reported on High St. and North St. No injuries reported.
July 24
6:47 a.m.: Police were called for a report of vandalism. A resident on Westchester Dr. reported someone had turned around on their front lawn, damaging the grass. The resident was advised to come in to the police station and file a report, according to police.
12:14 p.m.: A car accident was reported at the intersection of Conant Rd. and Country Ln. No injuries were reported.
12:31: A second car accident was reported at High St. and Gay St. Police responded, and no injuries were reported.
July 25
3:34 p.m.: A restraining order was served to a resident on Everett St.
4:43 p.m.: A resident on Nahatan St. made a complaint that a someone was going door to door soliciting magazines and children’s books. Police advised the man he needed a permit to solicit and was told how to register. According to police, the same individual was warned on July 9 for the same thing.
5:26 p.m.: A criminal summons was issued to a 31-year-old Norwood man for operating without a license after getting into an accident on Fox Hill St. and Gay St. One vehicle hit another in line for traffic, according to police.
5:36 p.m.: Another complaint about the same solicitor selling children’s books and magazines was made on Porter St.
6:51 p.m.: Police arrested the solicitor on Weatherbee Dr. after a third complaint. Rashard Reed, 27 years old, of 12931 Copernicus St. of Louisiana, New Orleans was arrested for soliciting without a permit.
July 26
1:56 p.m.: Police pulled over a car on Caroll Ave and East St. which resulting in the issuance of a criminal summons for a 21-year-old Weymouth woman for operating a vehicle without a license
10:28 a.m.: Officers received a report of a burglar alarm activation on Oak Street.
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