Crime & Safety
Wellesley Square Employee Assaulted After Failing to Pay Debt
The following reports were provided by the Wellesley Police Department. Charges where mentioned do not indicate a conviction.
On Tuesday, July 16, officers from the Wellesley Police Department responded to Wellesley Square where callers had reported an assault occurring.
According to police reports David N. Skinner Jr., 46, of 94 Green St., Canton had completed work at one of the businesses in the area but never received payment.
While driving through the square Skinner reportedly saw one of the people from that business and after confronting him about the lack of payment Skinner pushed him to the ground and punched him.
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Skinner was contacted that night and brought into the station on Wednesday for question when he was arrested.
Skinner was charged with assault and battery and assault and battery to collect a loan.
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