Resisting Arrest, Stolen Bike: Wellesley Police Log

August 27

12:01 p.m. - Officer Cunningham spoke with a man at the police station regarding a watch that was possibly stolen from his residence on July 18. The man stated he had cable installed on July 18 and noticed after the contractors left that his Tudor watch was missing. He contacted the cable company who advised they would replace the watch, but he needed to file a police report. The man stated the cable company was unable to provide him with information about the subcontracting company that did the service installation.

August 28

10:30 a.m. - Officer Shore was conducting traffic enforcement on Worcester Street near Cliff Road when he observed a Chevrolet pickup truck with no inspection sticker. He queried the vehicle’s registration which confirmed that the vehicle had not been inspected. He stopped the vehicle on Worcester Street near Audubon Road and spoke with the operator, 41-year-old Ricardo Braga of Marlboro. Officer Shore asked Braga for his license and registration. Braga told Officer Shore he did not have a license and when asked stated it was suspended. After confirming Braga’s license status, he was taken into custody and charged with operating with a suspended license. He was transported to the station, booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later transported to Dedham District Court.

August 29

9:26 a.m. - Sergeant Gallagher responded to Cedar Street for a report of a vehicle window that was damaged by a rock that was thrown when a Town of Wellesley Park and Tree employee was weed whacking in the area. Sgt. Gallagher provided the owner of the vehicle with the incident number and advised her to contact her insurance company regarding the damage to the vehicle.

5:50 p.m. - Officer Dixon was checking parking lots along Worcester Street looking for a motor vehicle that was involved in a hit and run accident when he observed an SUV approaching his location westbound on Worcester Street at a slow rate of speed. He also noticed that the operator had both hands off of the steering wheel and was holding a cell phone up in front of her face. As the vehicle drove past his location he noticed that it appeared that the driver was typing on the phone while driving. He entered traffic on Worcester Street and activated his police cruiser’s emergency blue lights to signal for the operator to stop. The vehicle would not stop and attempted to evade Officer Dixon and while doing so the operator committed several moving violations. Officer Dixon eventually stopped the vehicle as it was driving eastbound on Worcester just after Dearborn. Officer Dixon approached the operator, identified as 48-year-old Celeste Hedequist of Wellesley, and advised her she was under arrest. She was uncooperative, combative and actively resisting him. Eventually, Hedequist was placed in handcuffs and charged with sending or reading electronic messages (second offense), resisting arrest, speeding, failure to stop for a police officer, disorderly conduct, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and a stop sign violation. She was transported to the police station where she was booked in the usual manner, afforded all rights and later released on personal recognizance.

August 30

4:31 p.m. - Officer Wall spoke with a student from the middle school who stated that his bicycle was stolen from the school. The report is incomplete at this time and no further information is available.

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