Belmont Police Log, Oct. 25 to Oct. 31: $700,000 gold coins stolen from Belmont home, three men from United Kingdom arrested, attempted break-in 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.  

Friday, Oct. 25

2:17 p.m.: A Belmont resident reported his son’s bicycle tire was stolen from the Belmont Middle School. On Oct. 16, he discovered the front tire of his locked Haro bicycle was replaced with a flat tire that didn’t belong. He was told there was no surveillance cameras in the area.

3:35 p.m.: A Belmont resident reported fraud. She saw a pop-up on her MacBook stating her computer was compromised, instructing her to contact Apple support. She called the number given and spoke to someone named, Alex, claiming to be an Apple support representative. He told her someone used her Bank of America account to purchase $25,000 of Bitcoin and child porn overseas. He told her he would put a secure line to Bank of America and then spoke to someone named, Richard. Richard said he would resolve the issue by making a duplicate transaction. At this point she became suspicious and called the police. She was advised it was a fraud attempt and to bring her MacBook to an Apple store to resolve the issue. Bank of America confirmed no money was taken from her accounts.

3:43 p.m.: A Warwick Road resident noticed her Solo Stove firepit was missing from the rear porch. She believes it may have gone missing Oct. 12 or Oct. 13. A spark gate and cream-colored cover were also taken.

7:26 p.m.: A Belmont Road resident reported a man banging on his door, trying to break in. Before the call was disconnected, the caller said to someone else, “grab a bat or something to bash him.” Upon arrival, officers observed a man coming out the front door with a fireplace shovel in his hand. He dropped the shovel and began screaming about his downstairs neighbor. Officers spoke to the downstairs neighbor who said he was upset the upstairs neighbor blocked the garage with his vehicle. He honked his horn to get his attention to move his vehicle and then he began screaming at him. He said he never attempted to enter his neighbor’s apartment. They were advised the parking situation was a civil issue and to seek instruction from their landlord on their assigned parking. The downstairs neighbor will be summoned to court for one count of breaking and entering for misdemeanor.

Saturday, Oct. 26

9:54 a.m.: 12:18 p.m.: A Belmont resident reported her social security number, email and passwords had been compromised. She has been receiving notifications in the mail from Wells Fargo, US Bank and Citizens that accounts were attempted to be open using her identification. Her credit has been frozen and she is in the process of updating her passwords and notifying Bank of America.

4:42 p.m: A Belmont resident reported harassment. Her son and husband were walking their dogs on Lexington Street when a man that lives near Mount Hope Church yelled out to them, “curb your dog.” The husband asked what he meant and the man said, “I’ve talked to you before. Get off my sidewalk and walk your dogs in the street.” He then walked toward them with his leaf blower, blowing leaves at them and walked right up to the husband’s face, yelling about the dogs. A similar incident occurred one year ago with her daughter when she was walking the dogs. He swore about them sniffing the grass. This incident was not reported at the time.

5:23 pm.: A Belmont resident reported a blue and gray Grayco jogging stroller valued at $300 was stolen. It was outside her residence on Olmsted Drive at 10:45 p.m. the night before. She noticed it was missing this morning and searched the area but has been unable to locate it. There are no surveillance cameras in the area.

Monday, Oct. 28

11 a.m.: A Belmont resident reported he believes five boxes of gold coins valued at approximately $700,000 have been stolen from his home. They were purchased four months ago and stored in his attic next to his chimney. His partner and representatives from an in-home care company he uses are the only people who have had access to the house. He has been hospitalized four to five times over the last few months, sometimes for weeks at a time.

Tuesday, Oct. 29

11:45 a.m.: A town employee reported an incident during a class at the Beech Street Center. An elderly Asian male wearing a school sports jacket walked into a baby music class and started dancing and singing along. Things worsened when he went over to a couple of fathers attending class with their babies and attempted to grab the children from their hands. The teacher of the class and parents attending told the male he had to leave. Videos of the male in question were provided. Staff were advised to contact the call 911 in the future to report any incidents.

2:25 p.m.: Belmont Country Cub reported damage to property. A motor vehicle drove onto the country club green. The operator was not injured but was not being cooperative. Upon arrival, Belmont Police spoke to the reporting party who said the operator of the vehicle somehow managed to roll onto the putting green of the country club. Minor damage to te putting green was observed. The operator of the vehicle said she was making deliveries when her vehicle came out of park and rolled onto the green. Oil was observed leaking from the vehicle. A private tow was called.

Wednesday, Oct. 30

5 p.m.: A man reported a vehicle on Washington Street trying to crash his vehicle. Upon arrival, Belmont Police observed three men standing outside two vehicles, a white Ford Econoline and a white Ford transit van, parked front end to front end and a fire hydrant knocked down on the sidewalk on Washington Street. The three men fled, running down West Street towards Long Avenue. Belmont Control was informed. There was a strong language barrier. Officers searched the area for the occupants of the transit van. They were found on Brettwood Road. One had a United Kingdom driving license, the other two had United Kingdom passports. The reporting party said there was an argument between him and one of the three men that fled about nonpayment for work done. The operator of the transit van attempted to hit the Ford Econoline. The men fled the scene when they heard sirens. The operator of the transit van said he was working on a house in the area and was instructed to pass out business flyers for Kingston Paving and Masonry. He pulled over on Washington Street to look up directions when the Econoline came out of nowhere and began advancing on his position. He put his van in reverse and pulled forward at them. When he went into reverse again, he hit a fire hydrant. He got nervous and fled the scene. He denied knowing the operator of the Econoline. The operator of the transit van was informed he would be receiving a summons in the mail for leaving the scene of an accident with property damage. They men were instructed to walk back to the van. When officers ran the registration of the transit van, they learned it was listed as stolen in CJIS. The men were located on Washington Street by Carleton Road. The three men were arrested. The transit van was towed.

7:46 p.m.: Suspicious activity reported by a Belmont resident. His daughter was home alone between 1:30 and 3 p.m. She believes a mail man attempted to get into the house. She heard someone entering a code into the front door but got it wrong. After the code was declined, the male attempted to jiggle the front door open and attempted to guess the code again before leaving. She looked out the window and saw a dark, tan, peach-colored male with black hair dressed as a postal worker was seen getting into a postal vehicle. The man did not match the description of their usual mailman who is an older white male with glasses. His mail was delivered earlier that same morning, and no other packages were expected.

Thursday, Oct. 31

9:37 a.m.: A Belmont resident reported her husband was outside arguing with a neighbor who was walking in and out of driveways, banging on cars. His wife said he has Alzheimer’s. She did not realize he was outside because she was on a phone call. She is seeking alternate care because it has become increasingly difficult. She was advised to contact his physician. The neighbor was unaware of the other neighbor’s diagnosis.

5:46 p.m.: Two-car collision at the intersection of White Street and Trapelo Road between a 2017 Ford operated by a Brighton woman and a 2016 Nissan operated by a Nashua, New Hampshire man. The Ford was attempting to turn right onto White Street from Trapelo Road when it was rear-ended by the Nissan. The Nissan sustained heavy front center damage and was towed. The operator of the Nissan was issued a citation for following too close.

8:12 p.m.: An officer on patrol observed a gray Honda Civic traveling 45 miles per hour in a 25 mile per hour speed limit. The operator of the vehicle did not have his license or any other form of documentation. He was 16. Arrangements were made for a friend of faily member with a valid license to take possession of the vehicle. He was issued a citation for unlicensed operation and speeding.

Arrest

Three United Kingdom residents were arrested at 5 p.m. on Oct. 30. One man was charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle. The other man was charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage. The third man was charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle and furnishing false identification to law enforcement. There were warrants for his arrest as well.

Belmont Police responded to three mental health calls between Oct. 25 and Nov. 1.