Belmont Police Log, July 12-17: Naked male at Rockmeadow, disturbances at Star Market and Belmont Manor Nursing Home, bicycle theft and more
The following are excerpts from the Belmont Police log as made available by the Belmont Police Department. The log is public and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.
Saturday, July 12
10:45 p.m.: Residents reported a naked male was observed in the Rock Meadow conservation area. They said they were having a picnic in Rock Meadow and were packing up their vehicle when one of them observed a white male with a thin build crouching naked behind a bush. He then got onto a vehicle and left the area. He appeared to be pale, in his mid to early 30s, bald and not wearing any clothes. A search of the area yielded negative results.
Sunday, July 13
9:50 p.m.: McLean Hospital reported a patient receiving harassing text messages. The patient was being treated for attempted suicide due to previous harassing messages from two individuals. Since her admission, the harassment has continued. A former friend and her partner were calling McLean and making false statements about her. Tonight, she received a message from an unknown number threatening her. She also showed the officer two videos from one of the woman’s Tik Tok accounts, which threatened to “jump” her. They also called McClean claiming she was on a livestream threatening to commit suicide. She denied the occurrence of this live stream. All attempts to verify the identities of the suspects have been unsuccessful.
Monday, July 14
10:57 a.m.: Star Market on Trapelo Road reported a customer dispute. Several parties were having a verbal altercation in the parking lot. Officers separated the parties and spoke to one of them who said he was in Star Market when a store manager asked an individual to leave the store. The individual refused and a verbal argument ensued. The individual was threatening the store manager when another customer intervened. The argument moved into the parking lot as the man was attempting to leave before officers arrived on the scene. Officers restored peace; however, 20 minutes later there was another disturbance involving the same individual. The Star Market manager said he returned. The employee he had the verbal argument with was visibly distraught. Her face was flush red, and she was crying when officers soke to her. Management wanted the individual trespassed from the location. The manager told him, with the officers present, he is no longer welcome in the store, asked him to leave and not to return. He became agitated and dumped all his groceries onto the checkout counter while calling the store manager a racist insult and an inappropriate sexual remark. He was escorted out of the store while arguing with officers. Officers explained he had to leave, or he would be arrested. He refused to leave and was making inappropriate sexual remarks to the officers while pacing towards them several times and getting into the faces of several officers. He had to be held back to prevent him from getting closer. As an officer attempted to de-escalate, he took out his cell phone and got in the face of several officers to take video of all involved officers. He was yelling, “I’ll fight all y’all,” and told another officer, “Take off our badge and gun and you will see.” He was given a time limit by officers and then left the parking lot on an electric scooter exclaiming, “I’ll be back.” Officers waited several minutes to make sure he didn’t return before clearing. They advised Star Market management to call if he returns. A video of the initial confrontation taken by another customer was provided to officers as well as the written trespassing notification from Star Market.
11:12 a.m.: Officers spoke to a Belmont woman concerning an ongoing case of harassment involving her parents. Their nephew has been harassing them for years and it has gotten increasingly worse recently. Calls start at around 10 p.m. and continue all the way through until the morning. In the past, the nephew has stolen from them and vandalized their property. Her parents are in fear of him. The last message he left was particularly disturbing. He was yelling that he was going to burn down houses and kill family members. She said she was never scared of him until now. The family is concerned it will make matters worse if they seek an HPO or criminal charges. At this time, they want the incidents documented.
11:45 a.m.: A vehicle on Channing Road with a forged replica license plate, unlocked with the keys in the ignition, was towed. The owner of the vehicle called to report his vehicle missing at 6:41 p.m. Officer informed him the vehicle was towed, and he was issued a citation for unregistered and unlicensed motor vehicle and number plate violation to conceal identification.
1:27 p.m.: A Belmont woman said she received an email from Santander Bank on July 12th at approximately 2:37 a.m. stating a bank account with her name and information was opened up, but under a different email. She then received eight text messages from A T & T with a two-factor authentication number with a verification code. On July 13th, she received four additional authentication text messages with codes. She did not open the Santander account. She has two accounts with Santander for her children, but there has been no suspicious activity on these accounts. She reported the incidents to Santander, and they are investigating the fraudulently opened account. She was advised to check her credit for any newly opened accounts, suspicious activity and to keep an eye on her bank account balances. If she travels, she should notify her banks, so they do not freeze any accounts.
6:05 p.m.: A written copy of the “No Trespass” order was given to the Pearson Road resident who caused the disturbance at Star Market. When officers gave him the order, he said, “I bet you won’t take that badge off and fight me.”
Tuesday, July 15
7:53 p.m.: Belmont Manor Nursing Home reported an assault in progress. A nurse was seen coming out of a room, visibly distraught, but began to calm down. She pointed to the elderly gentleman who punched her, sitting in a chair. She said she was walking down the hallway when all of a sudden, he came out of his room, yelling about his car and aggressively walking towards her. She believed it looked like he was going to hit her, so she went into the nearest room, closed and held the door shut before calling 911. The patient said his vehicle was taken away from him, but he wanted it back. He did not understand what the officer was talking about when attempting to gather information. He has been a patient at the nursing home since June and is diagnosed with dementia. Belmont Manor was arranging a private ambulance to transport him to the emergency room for an evaluation.
8:30 p.m.: Officers stopped a car that drove through a crosswalk on Concord Avenue while two pedestrians were crossing from Trowbridge Street to Watson Road. The driver did not have a valid driver’s license and was issued a citation for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and crosswalk violation.
9:27 p.m.: The parents of two children who were home alone and hiding in an upstairs closet reported a possible break-in in progress at their home on Palfrey Road. The parents stepped out to go to the store and left their daughter in charge of their six-year-old son. When officers arrived, they saw a white male and an older Asian female standing outside the home. The white male said he lives on the street and the Asian woman is a new tenant moving into the Palfrey Road home in the near future. She showed up to the home unannounced and began knocking on the door for several minutes. Officers attempted to make contact with the children in the home, but there was no response. The parents said it was ok to make forced entry. Officers searched the home and announced their presence but initially received no response. The girl and her brother were located. They both said they were scared. The Asian woman said she had a package delivered to the home that she will be moving into. She told the landlord about it but never set up a date or time to retrieve it with the homeowner’s approval.
Wednesday, July 16
1:52 a.m.: An Uber driver in the area of Belmont Center flagged down the officer. The driver said he observed a suspicious person riding a bike in the area of Ace Hardware on Blanchard Road. He said the bicyclist was aimlessly riding around, possible stealing. He was wearing a yellow shirt. The male on the bicycle was located. He also had a bandana covering the bottom half of his face and a dark colored backpack. HE was traveling in the middle of the road at a high rate of speed directly at the police, appearing like he was going to collide with them head on. They had to stop the marked police cars numerous times to avoid a collision. The bicycle screamed, “Kill me,” over and over again as he passed the officers. He then fled down the Cambridge bike path in the direction of Alewife Station.
Thursday, July 17
10 a.m.: A Bemont resident reported her Apple account was hacked. It contained several sensitive documents. She was unsure who or how the individual got access. It occurred on July 16th at approximately 1 p.m. She kept images of her driver’s license, social security. U.S. passport and address information on her Apple account. She was in the process of notifying respective agencies about the event but was worried her information would be used for nefarious purposes. She was advised to call back if she noticed any suspicious activity.
12:15 p.m.: A Belmont resident reported her son having a mental health crisis. He came home claiming he was released from McLean, but she said he has never been a patient. He became argumentative towards her. When officers spoke to him, he said he wants to hurt “bad” people and made several claims of being assaulted and began to cry. He agreed he needed help and wanted to go to the hospital. He was transported to Newton-Wellesley.
6:26 p.m.: A bicycle was stolen from the Waverley Square Parking Lot. A Belmont resident locked up her black Trek Navigator bicycle next to the parking lot of Waverley Train Station at 8 a.m. When she returned at 5:50 p.m. it was missing. Approximately 15 minutes later, she saw two youths walking by Belmont Car Wash with her bicycle. She confronted the youths about having her bicycle and they said they found it in the Star Market parking lot. She was unable to recover the bicycle. The teens began to walk in an unknown direction.
Belmont Police responded to one menthal health call July 12-18, 2025.