Tomorrow, September 15 at 4 pm, the Weston Police Department will take on the Weston Fire Department in a no-wager, for-fun co-ed softball game. Because Rivers School’s baseball field is underwater (these jokes sort of write themselves, no?), the game will now take place at the Weston High School Baseball Field (444 Wellesley Street). The public is invited to attend
Read moreAs mentioned in the Weston Owl’s update with Police Chief Denis Linehan last week, the Police Department is holding an informational meeting for Weston residents about the recent Breaking and Entering (B&E) crime wave in our semi-rural town. The session will be held at Regis College at 6 pm tomorrow, September 7, also known as Brazil Independence Day. Included in
Read moreThe following statement was issued this afternoon from Weston Police. There are no edits/comments/etc added to this report by the Owl. Please note this is still an active investigation. ++ 09/01/2023Statement #2 Update: Stabbing area behind 133 Boston Post RoadImmediate Release Point of Contact: Chief Denis Linehan, 781-786-6201, linehan.d@police.westonma.gov Through the course of our investigation we have been able to
Read moreAnd now it’s time for one of the Owl’s favorite features, Coffee with a Cop, which today presents a summary of this morning’s coffee with Weston Chief of Police Denis Linehan. Let’s start with the disclaimers, shall we? We shall. As most readers know, the Owl is a big fan of Weston’s community police force. Having lived in some rather
Read more. Ah yes back to my favorite Plumicorn, or the series of posts when I solve various issues in town in spite of no background in the area under discussion. Following up from this post on the Intersection of Doom (Church, Boston Post Road and School Street), the Owl was questioned under bright light about what the police were doing
Read more. This afternoon a video statement was issued by Weston Police, with the assistance of Weston Media Center, about the recent spate of house break-ins. The targets have largely been our neighbors of South Asian descent, and have been mostly by entry to the second floor of homes, where people may not have security systems. The entire four-minute message is
Read more. The Weston Police Department announced today on its Facebook page, without warning to the Owl, that Officer Lindsey Bazigian is leaving after four years of service to the Town of Weston. For those of you with children in the elementary schools here, you may know her simply as Officer Lindsey, the School Resource Officer at Field, Country and Woodland
Read more. As anyone who has spent time around the Wes-TEN “news” show or the Weston Owl knows, our town is fortunate to have a well-trained K9 named Knox who is generally accompanied by a good-humored K9 Officer named Michael Rizzitello. The Weston Owl is a fan, and has covered the story of Knox’s new and cool ride, and his national
Read more. The Owl first met WPD Detective Kellie Connarton back in 2015 or 2016 when Kellie divided her time between Weston public schools and generalized detective work. At the time, the Owl had a bee in her bonnet (that image might be iffy) about something she doesn’t remember anymore but possibly the ALICE drills in the public schools, and met
Read more. Some of you may have caught yesterday’s news stories of the man who attempted to open an airplane door midflight and then rushed a flight attendant with a utensil after spending long minutes ranting about being Balthazar. I wasn’t even in that plane and was affected by viewing the video. It starts out with the man verbally ranting, then
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