WELLESLEY, MASS. (WHDH) - Police have launched an investigation into three home burglaries over the long weekend in Wellesley.
Two incidents occurred next door to each other on Boulder Road, where forced entry was made into the two homes from the back yard and items were taken, according to Wellesley police.
Homeowner Margie Palladino said she was visiting her mother in upstate New York when the burglary occurred.
“I immediately saw the furniture had been moved by the french doors, so then I knew immediately that someone had been in the house,” she said.”
The thief was able to take some jewelry she had purchased when adopting her three children from Colombia. They also made off with some cash and Palladino’s passport.
Palladino’s neighbors, the Bunting’s home was also hit.
“A window had been jimmied opened behind our house and they climbed in, and then they left from a backdoor,” Lloyd Bunting said. “So the door was open when we came in.”
Bunting said some jewlry and silverware were taken.
An additional burglary was reported a mile away on Cliff Road near the Weston town line, where force entry was also made into the home, and valuables were taken.
“It’s violating when someone comes to your house and rummages through, it’s disorienting and it makes you angry honestly,” Bunting said.
“Jewelry can be replaced, money can be re-earned,” Palladino said. “I just have to look at it as in 2020, a lot worse things could have happened.”
Police are asking residents to check their home security video systems from the long weekend for anything suspicious.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Stan Dunajski at SDunajski@wellesleyma.gov or Det. Mark D’Innocenzo at MDinnocenzo@wellesleyma.gov.
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