case_number,datetime,date,time,address,street1,street2,intersection,speed_limit,hit_run,violation_cited,narrative,keywords,dcc,dcc_code,report_url,image_url,geocoded_address,latitude,longitude,manual_geocode,retrieved
1900000458,2019-05-05T13:15,2019-05-05,13:15,BOWEN ST & CENTRE ST,EAST BOWEN ST,SOUTH CENTRE ST,1,25,0,1,"On Sunday, May 5th, 2019 at approximately 1315 hours while working the City of Newton detail for the Walk for Hunger I was standing at my assigned post at the intersection of Centre Street and Willow Street. At the time, the road surface was dry and the weather was cloudy. Traffic was particulary heavy as there were several streets in the area still blocked off for the Walk for Hunger and there were participants still walking the route in the area. My attention was drawn to the intersection of Centre Street and Bowen Street as there was a motor vehicle travelling southbound on Centre Street with their left turn signal on attempting to take a left turn on to Gibbs Street. Gibbs Street was temporarily blocked to non-residential motorists as there were several pedestrians in the road crossing over Gibbs Street. As the motor vehicle attempted to turn, there were several pedestrians in the crosswalk crossing over Gibbs Street. The vehicle had stopped halfway into the northbound lane on Centre Street blocking on coming traffic. The operator appeared to realize Gibbs Street was blocked and attemped to turn the vehicle back into the southbound lane to continue southbound on Centre Street. As the vehicle turned back into the southbound traffic lane, the vehicles rear end collided with Officer Richard Clements, who was operating NPD motorcycle unit 533. Officer Clements was traveling southbound on Centre Street and was passing the vehicles in the southbound traffic lane which were currently all at a standstill. Officer Clements had his emergency lights activated as he was on his way to remove traffic cones from the street to open up all the traffic lanes along the event route. Officer Clements was working the City of Newton detail for the Walk for Hunger assigned to the motorcycle to assist with traffic. Officer Clements front wheel, left side of the motorcycle and left leg collided with the rear end of the motor vehicle. The impact of the crash caused him to fall off the left side of the motorcycle and land on the street face first. At this time I immediately ran from my post to Officer Clements location and radioed dispatch that a motorcycle officer was down and that I needed assistance. As I approached Officer Clements he was face down, unconcious and breathing. I was able to roll Officer Clements into the recovery position and at this time Officer Clements regained conciousness and was able to speak and stated "" What happened? What was that lady doing she turned right into me"". I advised Officer Clements that he had just been involved in an accident and to stay still and that help was on the way. The operator of the motor vehicle identified as Helen Leibner (S52717988) stopped her vehicle immediatley after the crash and got out of her vehicle to offer her assistance. I advised Helen and several other witnesses and bystanders who were now crowding around Officer Clements and I to back away from the scene and to not move any of the vehicles involved. Officer Selig arrived on scene and was able to help crowd control until further help arrived. Helen and all witnesses were advised to stand by for police to take their statements. While tending to Officer Clements he was disoriented and made several attempts to move his body to which I had to physically hold him still to prevent possible further injuries. While speaking with Officer Clements I noticed blood coming from the inside of his mouth. Officer Clements was in a noticeable amount of pain. He complained of head, back and left leg pain. Officer Clements was wearing a yellow ANSI certified Newton Police reflective jacket and a Newton Police issued motorcycle helmet. Once the paramedics and fire personnel arrived I was able to speak to the operator of the motor vehicle and several other witnesses. Helen stated she was traveling southbound on Centre Street operating her blue 2014 Audi A4 (MA REG 213BC9). Helen states she was attempting to take a left turn onto Gibbs Street and activated her left turn signal. Helen states she had stopped halfway into the northbound lane as several pedestrians were crossing Gibbs Street in the crosswalk at the time. Helen states after the pedestrians cleared she saw the traffic cones blocking the street and realized the street was closed. Helen states she turned her vehicle back into the southbound traffic lane and did not see Officer Clements or the motorcycle until impact. Helen was not injured and her motor vehicle sustained moderate rear end damage. Her motor vehicle was able to drive away from the scene. Witness Adron Gordon (S90357161) stated he was participating in the Walk for Hunger and had just crossed over Gibbs Street when the crash occured. He stated he witnessed the Officer on the motorcycle with the emergency lights on traveling southbound on Centre Street behind the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle stopped in traffic attempting to turn left onto Gibbs Street. He states then the vehicle made a slight turn back into the southbound traffic lane and the motorcycle collided with the rear end of the motor vehicle. He states the Officer then fell off the motorcycle landing in the middle of Centre Street. Witness Elizabeth McCarthy (S00242346) and Katherine Regan (S43486601) stated they both were in the same vehicle together stopped in traffic in the northbound lane of Centre Street just before the set of lights at Centre Street and Bowen Street. Both witnesses stated they do not remember if the driver of the motor vehicle had the turn signal on but they did see her attempt to turn onto Gibbs Street. They stated they also saw the motorcycle with emergency lights activated travel southbound on Centre Street approaching behind the vehicle. Witnesses state the motor vehicle then suddenly turned back into the southbound lane and the motorcycle collided with the passenger side tailight of the motor vehicle. Both witnesses state the motorcycle attemped to turn away from the vehicle to avoid the crash but was unable to do so. Witness Nina Wang (S39460985) stated she was parked on the southbound lane of Centre Street just prior to the crash scene. Nina states she was in her City of Newton DPW marked vehicle with the hazards on as she was working to assist with traffic safety for the Walk for Hunger. Nina states she witnessed the motorcycle travel southbound on Centre Street and pass the vehicles stopped in the traffic lane. Nina states the motorcycle passed the traffic using the left side and had the emergency lights activated. Nina states the motorcycle was just passing through the green light at Centre Street and Bowen Street when the motor vehicle that was stopped at the lights attempting to take a left turn onto Gibbs Street. Nina states the vehicle then abruptly jerked her car to the right and collided with the motorcycles left side. Nina states she heard a loud crash and witnessed the Officer fall off the motorcycle and land face first onto the street. The motorcycle's final resting place was on its left side approximately two feet away from where Officer Clements was located. The motorcycle sustained moderate damage to its left side, including the front wheel well and undercarriage. The motorcycle left scuff marks on the street which were measured and photographed. Several photographs of the scene and damage to both vehicles were taken and submitted to the IT Bureau. The motorcycle was towed by Todys. Centre Street and Bowen Street are both public ways maintained by the City of Newton. The injured motorcyclist, Officer Clements, was transported to Saint Elizabeth Hospital with fire fighters on board. I was able to follow up with Officer Clements on the phone the next day who was admitted over night at the hospital. Officer Clements stated he has no recollection of the accident and can only remember driving down Centre Street to begin to pick up cones to open up all lanes of traffic. Officer Clements stated he suffered a brain bleed, head, back, left foot and right thumb injuries. A Massachusetts Uniform Citation was issued and mailed to Helen for Chapter 89 Section 7A, failure to yield to emergency vehicle, police motorcycle.","[""Citation"", ""Crash"", ""Crosswalk"", ""Fire"", ""Helmet"", ""Hospital"", ""Moderate"", ""Night"", ""Ped"", ""Phone"", ""Pictures"", ""Solar"", ""Walk""]","[""Inattention""]",[19],/static/reports/1900000458.pdf,/static/images/1900000458.png,"Bowen St & Centre St, Newton, MA 02459, USA",42.3336185,-71.193432,0,2020-10-06T16:46:27.600758
1900001040,2019-10-12T23:47,2019-10-12,23:47,COMMONWEALTH AVE & WASHINGTON ST,WEST COMMONWEALTH AVE,NORTH WASHINGTON ST,1,35,0,1,"On October 12, 2019 at approximately 2347 hours, I responded along with multiple NPD units to a report of a MV into a pole at the intersection of Washington St and Commonwealth Ave. Upon arrival, I met with Officer Boyle who directed me to a 2007 Jeep Wrangler(MA Reg:7KK957) that was popped up onto the curb and through a traffic light pole in the intersection on the Westbound side of commonwealth Ave. I was then directed over to the vehicles operator, Sebastian Pike. Sebastian was outside of the vehicle walking around when I had arrived. Sebastian was directed to sit down for now due to airbag deployment from the accident. Sebastian was not complaining of any pain and did not need any medical attention. I then asked Sebastian what happened tonight. Sebastian stated he had just left a friends house and was driving the Jeep Westbound on Commonwealth Ave. He was driving through the intersection with Washington St when he became distracted and looked away from the road. At this point, his Jeep had jumped the curb and crashed into the traffic light pole. The traffic light pole was knocked down and blocked the road Westbound on Commonwealth Ave. Cruisers were used to block the road until Daegle Electric had arrived on scene to clear away the debris. The Jeep was towed by Tody's and a towed motor vehicle form was filed. Due to Sebastian's failure to pay attention, Sebastian Pike was issued Massachusetts Uniform Citation #T2079375 for 90/24 Negligent Operation and 89/4a Marked Lanes Violation. A copy of the report was attached to the citation and submitted to the police prosecutors box as a Criminal Application. Sebastian's Father, Jeffrey Pike, had arrived on scene and drove his son home for the night. All aforementioned streets and Avenue's are public ways in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.","[""Airbag"", ""Citation"", ""Crash"", ""Distracted"", ""Night"", ""Walk""]","[""Inattention""]",[19],/static/reports/1900001040.pdf,/static/images/1900001040.png,"Commonwealth Avenue & Washington St, Newton, MA 02465, USA",42.3412048,-71.2384553,0,2020-10-07T12:33:21.287501
2100000471,2021-06-28T13:46,2021-06-28,13:46,1321 WASHINGTON ST,EAST 1321 WASHINGTON ST,,0,10,1,1,"On Monday, June 28, 2021, while assigned to Traffic unit N525, I was entering my marked cruiser to leave the parking lot at the rear of 1321 Washington Street, Newton. The rear parking lot of the police station features a public right of access, but is restricted for authorized vehicle. There are signs posted at both entrances to the parking lot stating, ""RESTRICTED AREA Newton Police Department Authorized Vehicles Only Beyond This Point. As I entered my cruiser, I observed a red 2020 Jeep Wrangler (CT: AX89516) parked directly across from my cruiser facing Eastbound. This vehicle was not parked in a marked parking spot and was the last vehicle in the parking lot from the Cherry Street entrance on the North side of the lot. I observed that the front bumper of this vehicle made contact with the rear bumper area of a parked 2018 Tesla Model 3 (EV3617 ). I exited my vehicle and walked over to the vehicles to investigate if a crash had occurred. I observed a black male party sitting in the front passenger seat of the Jeep. The driver seat was vacant. The Jeep had its driver door and passenger door windows rolled down. The vehicle was not running and there were no keys in the ignition. As I approached the passenger side door, the male passenger appeared to be asleep and I could detect a moderate odor of alcoholic beverage emanating from the passenger seat area. I woke up the passenger and inquired where the driver of the vehicle was. The passenger identified himself by his Connecticut ID as Masengo Kabongo (#178372788). Mr. Kabongo stated his cousin Marcel was the operator of the vehicle and they had pulled into their current parking spot so Marcel could run an errand. Mr. Kabongo stated he did not know where his cousin was, and he could not locate his phone to contact his cousin. I asked Mr. Kabongo if he was aware he was parked in the Newton Police Station parking lot and that the vehicle he was sitting in crashed into an employee's vehicle parked in front of them. Mr. Kabongo stated he was not aware. Mr. Kabongo appeared to be very confused with the situation and continued to state he did not know why they were there and where his cousin was. The registered owner of the Tesla arrived and assessed the damage to his vehicle. I observed minor damage to the rear bumper area to MV2. There was also minor damage to the front bumper of MV1. The owner of MV2 was able to review footage of the crash from his vehicles exterior surveillance system. While viewing this video with him, I observed MV1 enter the Newton Police Department parking lot from Cherry Street and pull right behind MV2. MV1 appeared to be occupied by two black males at this time. One in the passenger seat and one in the driver seat. MV1's front bumper area is then observed crashing into the rear bumper area of MV2. The Newton Police Department IT Bureau was able to observe the crash from a surveillance camera affixed to the Newton Police Department maintenance garage (facing Cherry Street). The video captures MV1 entering the parking lot and crashing into the rear of MV2. A black male with light colored shorts and a dark T-shirt is observed exiting the driver side door and walking away from the area up Cherry Street (S) to Washington Street. I explained to Mr. Kabongo that the crash was captured on our surveillance system and that his cousin appeared to be the operator. Mr. Kabongo stated his cousin was currently in Newton District Court being arranged for a previous incident (Report #21027283). I looked up recent bookings for NPD and I observed a party matching the name Mr. Kabongo provided. On Friday, June 25, 2021. Mr. Marcel Mengue-Ngoumou was arrested and cited by the Newton Police Department for OUI (Subsequent Offense), Negligent Operation, Marked Lanes, Open Container, and Unlicensed Operation. I contacted the Newton Police Department Court Prosecutor, Officer Hagopian, to see of Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou was still present in Newton District Court. Officer Hagopian stated he contacted the court and Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou was waiting to be arraigned. Myself and Officer Hagopian responded to Newton District Court to try and speak with Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou. Upon entering Session 1 in NDC, the lone individual sitting in the gallery was a party matching the description of the party from the surveillance footage. I spoke with Assistant District Attorney Nathan Stetson who was present in the court room. I apprised him of the current incident that Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou was involved in and told him I was going to speak with him. Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou at this time was sitting on the second to last bench on the left side of Session 1 as you walk into the courtroom. The exit to the courtroom was behind him. I approached Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou from the front of the courtroom and explained to him that I had just spoken to his cousin in the parking lot of the Newton Police Department. I explained to him the vehicle his cousin was sitting in had crashed into a parked vehicle belonging to a Newton Police Department employee. I explained to Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou that his cousin had identified him as the operator of the vehicle. I then asked Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou who was operating the vehicle when they were traveling to court today. Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou stated he was the operator. I asked Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou if he knew he had parked in the Newton Police Department parking lot. Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou stated he did not. I asked Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou if he knew he crashed into a parked vehicle in the parking lot. Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou stated he did not. I asked Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou if he knew he was not supposed to be operating a vehicle because of his incident from the other night and his license being suspended. Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou stated he did. I apprised ADA Stetson to my conversation with Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou. Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou was issued Massachusetts Uniform Citation 054528AB in hand for Chapter 90, Section 23(K) (Operating a MV after suspension, subsequent offense), and Chapter 90, Section 24 (Leaving the Scene of Property Damage). Mr. Mengue-Ngoumou knowingly crashed into MV2, parked his vehicle, took the keys from the ignition, and left the area with out making an effort to contact the owner of MV2. The 2020 Jeep Wrangler from the crash was removed from the Newton Police Department parking lot by Tody's towing. A towed MV form was completed and submitted. Washington Street and Cherry Street are both public ways maintained by the City of Newton.","[""Alcohol"", ""Citation"", ""Crash"", ""Moderate"", ""Night"", ""Phone"", ""Walk""]","[""Inattention""]",[19],/static/reports/2100000471.pdf,/static/images/2100000471.png,"1321 Washington St, Newton, MA 02465, USA",42.3494467,-71.2276058,0,2021-07-01T16:27:05.363168
22000273,2022-04-05T07:42,2022-04-05,07:42,125 LEXINGTON ST,SOUTH 125 LEXINGTON ST,,0,30,1,0,THE OWNER OF MV#1 STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT IN FRONT OF 125 LEXINGTON ST. THEY NOTICED THAT THE REAR D/S AND REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. IT WAS LAST SEEN AT APPROXIMATELY 2100HRS NOT DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS PARKED ON THE STREET. IT APPEARED THAT MV#1 WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON LEXINGTON ST. THE VEHCILE WAS TOWED BY TODYS.,"[""Night""]","[""Inattention""]",[19],/static/reports/22000273.pdf,/static/images/22000273.png,"125 Lexington St, Newton, MA 02466, USA",42.3563877,-71.240971,0,2022-04-21T16:27:29.250960
22000310,2022-04-14T09:26,2022-04-14,09:26,130 NORTH ST,NORTH 130 NORTH ST,,0,10,1,0,ON 4-14-22 AT APPROX. 0926HRS. WHILE WORKING N492 I TOOK A REPORT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT HIT AND RUN. UPON ARRIVAL IN THE REAR OF 130 NORTH ST. I SPOKE TO THE OWNER OF VEHICLE #1. OWNER STATES SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT SOMEONE HAD CRASHED INTO THE FRONT LEFT END OF HIS VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN A PARKING STALL IN THE REAR OF 130 NORTH ST. OWNER STATES HE DID NOT HEAR A CRASH DURING THE NIGHT. VEHICLE #1 HAD LEFT FRONT END DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH BEING HIT BY A LARGE SUV. OWNER REPORTED NO INJURIES. OWNER ADVISED TO CONTACT INSURANCE COMPANY. CLEARED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.,"[""Crash"", ""Night""]","[""Inattention""]",[19],/static/reports/22000310.pdf,/static/images/22000310.png,"130 North St, Newton, MA 02460, USA",42.3632332,-71.2195307,0,2022-04-21T16:27:12.442476