Newton Police Log: Cars Broken Into at Boston Sports Club, Car Vandalized

Jan. 2

A woman reported that someone kicked her front driver-side door while she was parked on Lincoln Road. There was a small dent in the door. 

Someone smashed the front passenger-side window of a vehicle parked on Woodward Street. A large rock was found on the floorboard of the driver side of the vehicle. Two sets of headphones were taken, and the ignition was broken.

Police summonsed a 15-year-old Newton resident for threatening to commit a crime. 


Jan. 3

Three vehicles parked at Boston Sports Club on Wells Avenue had their front driver-side windows smashed. A purse was taken from the first vehicle, a wallet from the second and a purse from the third. 

Police arrested Patrick John Devlin, 49, of 1784 Washington St. in Walpole, on a warrant from Newton District Court for three counts of assault and battery on a police officer, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, one count of child endangerment while driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of driving under the influence of alcohol - a third offense.