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| Current Events 2007 All of the previous 2007 front page photos |
| April 20, 2007: Wellesley Police welcome 2 new officers after their graduation from the Weymouth Academy 12th MPOC. Officer Mao and Officer Carrasquillo graduated and have entered field training. Pictured (L to R) Sgt. Whittemore, Officer Mao, Chief Cunningham, Officer Carrasquillo, Officer Fritts (FTO) Officer Popovski (FTO). Photo by MSP MP1284C Click here for more photos |
| May 2007: Spring range with some great weather at the favorite beach. A night shoot with sims is also scheduled and will be posted in early June. Click HERE for more photos |
| Memorial Day Weekend 2007: Sergeant coordinates a major search for a missing child in the Hills and Falls, while Engine One battles a stubborn dumpster fire next to a house. |
| Memorial Day 2007: The Honor Guard (midnight division) went to Woodlawn Cemetery and the town War Memorial for Memorial Day (actual) observances with Wellesley veterans. From L to R Sgt. Scott, Mike, Sgt. Jeff, Derrick, and Jim. (Photo by Sgt. MC/55) |
| June 4, 2007: Officers practice defensive tactics and simunitions in another training intensive week. Jenny prepares to handcuff the red man (Stan-Far Left.) Brian moves in on a suspect (Left) during Night Sims training. Click HERE for Night Sims |
| June 10, 2007: WPD comes out in force to support our own family and honor 2 time cancer survivor Kristine Fritts, wife of Officer Christopher Fritts during the annual Cancer Society's Relay for Life. The 20 hour walk saw WPD Officers Carrasquillo, Dennehy, Mao, and Popovski walking the track (and eating the great food). Ty, "K" Chris, Chris and Derrick (Far L) pose while Chris shows his out of step walking with Ty and Derrick on the track (L). |
| June 16, 2007: Summer is here. Wellesley 1406 doing a traffic stop while the sunrises on the morning watch at Rt. 9 and Rt. 128. |
| June 18, 2007: A large tree comes down at 0230 hours on Kenilworth Road taking most of the electrical wires and the power with it. Jenny and Jim at the scene. |
| June 20, 2007: Night Sims and defensive tactics continues at the RDF during the makeup classes. Mark in 1411 covers a suspect during a scenario. Click HERE for Night Sims |
| June 24, 2007: Tim checks out the damage at a crash on Weston Road at Turner Road on Sunday. |
| June 30, 2007: Jim, Ty and Steve do a field interview on the ramp from Rt. 9 East to Cedar Street at 0230 hours. |
| July 2, 2007: Steve covers a suspect (Chris) during the last session of Night Sims training held on June 28, 2007. Thanks to everyone but especially roll players Frank Waligora, Chuck Lawry, Chris Fritts, Mike Burke, and Rob Rowe who took numerous (painful) sim hits in the name of training. Click HERE for Night Sims |
| July 9, 2007: Engine 2 battles a car fire on Arnold Road just in from Route 9 west. Click HERE for more photos |
| July 11, 2007: Wellesley Police and Fire at a 1 car MVA vehicle into a pole on Rt. 9 west during the first half. |
| July 14, 2007: Jeff makes notifications after an attempted armed robbery at 0230 hours of a gas station. After locating the vehicle, he stopped and placed into custody 2 suspects, assisted by Derrick and Jenny. |
| July 16, 2007: Medflight lands on the northbound side of Rt. 128 after an MVA during the day shift. WPD and MSP shut the road down while Wellesley Fire treated the victim. Photo by MSG/44 |
| July 27, 2007: Wellesley PD, MSP H2+K9, Weston PD, Newton PD, and Needham PD responded to a bank robbery in the lower falls during first half. Sgt. Gerrans, MSP Trooper Liberty and K9 Falko searched the parking lots. Check the Wellesley Police website for photos of the suspect. |
| July 28, 2007: Thunderstorms and heavy rain went through Wellesley during first half on Saturday, flooding several roads. Ty blocks Weston Road near Central Street. |
| Aug 2&3, 2007: Ted at a crash on Lowell Road (L). Wellesley firefighters battle a fire in a CAT construction machine on Appian Drive. (Fire photo by Sgt JR/61) |
| Aug 6-10, 2007: Youth Academy at Wellesley PD. 21 Highly motivated, truly dedicated Wellesley Police Youth Academy Trainees get a feel for the job for 5 days. Click HERE for more academy photos |
| August 11: Ty at a car fire on Rt. 128. Click HERE for more photos. The youth academy group photo with the 21 who graduated. Click HERE for more youth academy photos. |
| August 16: After a manhole cover came loose on Rt. 9 West, Mark watches to see how long Mass Highway will take to weld it down during the evening commute. |
| August 21: Mike Burke works the detail/road closure on Rt. 9 at Rt. 16. The nightly detour as Rt. 9 is shut down and is likely to continue for some time. |
August 27: Scott inspects the damage at a one car crash vs a
tree Monday morning on Weston Road in sector 11 during the
midnight shift.
tree Monday morning on Weston Road in sector 11 during the
midnight shift.
August 28: Tim does traffic during a 4 car MVA on Route 9
west at Kingsbury Street. The crash slightly tied up Route 9
during rush hour.
west at Kingsbury Street. The crash slightly tied up Route 9
during rush hour.
| Labor Day Weekend 2007: After being postponed in May, the annual fireworks went off without a problem Sunday night during the long holiday weekend. From left to right: Sgt. Cleary, Sgt. Showstead, Officer Fritts, Officer Gonsalves, Sgt. Renzella, and Officer Mao pose for a photo on the field. Click HERE for more Fireworks 2007 photos |
| Labor Day Weekend 2007: A sobriety check point was held on Route 9 at Lexington Road (St. James) with the State Police and Norfolk County Sheriffs. Left: Lt. Cunningham and Sgt. Showstead wait for more traffic. Right: Officer Popovski does a field sobriety test. Click HERE for more photos |
| September 11&14 2007: Wellesley Police and Fire conduct memorial services for the terrorist attacks on 9/11. On the left, Wellesley firefighters set up the American flag. September 14: On the right, a 3rd alarm fire in Weston brought in help from several area towns. Wellesley police and firefighters operated at the fire. Click HERE for a video Click HERE for more Weston fire photos. |
September 21, 2007: Wellesley
police honor guard at the State
House Law Enforcement
Memorial Service. Newly hired
officer Jason Fontana qualifies
at the range with Officer Amalfi.
Jason previously worked at
Umass Boston PD and Plympton
PD.
police honor guard at the State
House Law Enforcement
Memorial Service. Newly hired
officer Jason Fontana qualifies
at the range with Officer Amalfi.
Jason previously worked at
Umass Boston PD and Plympton
PD.
| September 29, 2007: Wellesley PD vs Temple Chabad with a 5 to 5 tie. If anyone wants to know who really won, ask Tim "The Coach" Barros. He'll be sure to tell you. A good time was had by all who played, and thanks to those players who may not have worked a shift, but are part of the Wellesley Police as far as softball games are concerned. Player of the game: Sgt. Jeff "One Ringy Dingy..Two Ringy Dingys...Three Ringy Dingys..Hahahahah" Renzella, who clocked a 2 run homerun for the Wellesley PD. Jeff "Count Draculla" Renzella was also quite sore later on in the day. Click HERE for more WPD Softball Photos |
October 4, 2007: Wellesley Fire and Police (Janet) at
the scene of a car fire on Boulder Brook Road. Photo
by Officer Carrasquillo.
the scene of a car fire on Boulder Brook Road. Photo
by Officer Carrasquillo.
October 24, 2007: Ty at an MVA on Glen Road at Dean.
The 2 car crash blocked Glen Road during the morning on
Last Half.
The 2 car crash blocked Glen Road during the morning on
Last Half.
October 25, 2007: Chris interviews a male after a
motorcycle accident on Grove Street near Hampden
Street Thursday evening. There were no serious injuries.
motorcycle accident on Grove Street near Hampden
Street Thursday evening. There were no serious injuries.
| October 28, 2007: Not exactly Wellesley! Howard Street Buffalo, NY 0235 hours: The Wellesley PD Photo Webmaster and his driver find themselves at a fire in a vacant dwelling in Buffalo, NY. Special thanks to the Buffalo PD C District for their assistance at the scene. The working fire destroyed the building. Click HERE for a video |
October 30, 2007: Ted and Ty check out some paperwork
during a suspended operator stop, Rt. 9 at Rt. 128 during
midnights.
during a suspended operator stop, Rt. 9 at Rt. 128 during
midnights.
| November 2, 2007: An mva between a Fallon ambulance and a car sent multiple people to the hospital Friday night. Rt. 9 west was closed for a period of time. L: Jason and Steve inspect the damage, and R Sgt. Showstead does reconstruction. |
November 5-9 2007: Left: A one car
MVA roll over during the Last Half
also snapped a pole on Hunnewell
Street. Right: Officer Hughes at a
car into a building on Oakland Street
near Washington Street. Click
HERE for more photos from both
crashes.
MVA roll over during the Last Half
also snapped a pole on Hunnewell
Street. Right: Officer Hughes at a
car into a building on Oakland Street
near Washington Street. Click
HERE for more photos from both
crashes.
| November 11, 2007: Wellesley Specials head out to the range with the Wellesley PD firearms staff. Check the range page for more photos. |
| November 19, 2007: Testing some new pepper spray at WPD. Sgt. Gerrans sprayed Officer Popovski and Sgt. Whittemore with the new stuff. Both took hits to the face and were quick to point out that it seemed "a lot hotter" than the previous spray. Both were out of action for a considerable length of time following the spray. Click HERE for more photos. |
| November 21, 2007: WPD & WHS Powder Puff 2007. L: Group photo of the Senior Women. R: Officer Spencer, Sgt. Showstead, Lt. Nahass, Officer Barros, Sgt. Renzella, and Deputy Chief Brooks. Click HERE for more Powder Puff 2007 photos. |
| November 23, 2007: Rt. 9 at Oak St. A one car MVA at the end of first half. The vehicle struck a pole on the eastbound side, snapped the wires, and continued to march across Rt. 9 to the westbound side, stopping at Westgate Road. Power was knocked out to an area of sector 11, and Route 9 east was closed for an extended period of time. |
| November 28, 2007: Officer Rick McArdle retires from the Wellesley Police Department. Rick was appointed in June of 1967 to the department and worked on days in sector 77/1405. He was the senior patrolman in the department. Good luck Rick! |
| December 4, 2007: Special Police do some Night Sims training with the WPD Firearms Staff. A bitter cold night, but excellent training! Click HERE for more Night Sims photos. |
| December 10, 2007: Remember this guy? June, 2004: A moose visited town during a First Half and toured the northern sector 11 area, and enjoyed a swim at Morses Pond. Click HERE for the moose video. |
| December 16, 2007: 2nd snowstorm in a week hits the Sunday day shift hard. L : Officer Carrasquillo at a snow plow roll over on Oak Street. There were no injuries. R: Officer Moura on snow removal detail at the station. Click HERE for a short video. |
| December 18, 2007: Clifford St at Wellesley Ave. Midnight and Day shift officers worked an almost roll over during some icy conditions. |
| December 21, 2007: 3rd annual Wellesley Police Holiday Fun Run through Wellesley Square. Click HERE for a video Click HERE for more photos |
| December 25, 2007: L: A 2nd alarm on Christmas Eve at 298 Washington Street damaged "David's Shoe Repair. Click HERE for more photos. Click HERE for a VIDEO. R: A car fire on Rt. 128 on the Needham Wellesley line early Christmas morning. |
| December 29, 2007 2240 hrs: A 1 car rollover on Brookside Road. The vehicle burst into flames after the occupants safely got out. L: Officer Chris Fritts after the fire was put out. R: Engine 2 stretches a line. Click HERE for more photos. Click HERE for a video. |