By Jim Clark

Police officers were dispatched to the vicinity of Osgood St. Sunday night in response to reports of a motorist’s car striking several parked cars in the area.

While en route to the scene, the officers heard from dispatch that a number of witnesses at the area in question were blocking the alleged reckless driver from leaving the vicinity.

Upon arrival, the officers located the witnesses and motor vehicle in question. A quick survey of the scene by the officers confirmed damage to several vehicles along Osgood St.

In all, at least six vehicles reportedly appeared to have sustained significant damage ranging from minor scrapes and scratches to dislodged bumpers.

Police asked for the driver responsible for the damage to come forward for questioning. A man identifying himself as Leandro Leite approached the officers and said that he was the driver of the vehicle which had caused the damage.

According to reports, Leite immediately turned his back to the officers with his hands behind him and said, “Go ahead.”

The officers advised Leite that at that point they only wanted to establish what had happened and why. The officers noted in their report that they detected a slight odor of alcohol on Leite’s breath, but they did not believe that he was significantly impaired.

Leite reportedly admitted that he had no license or identification on his person. When asked why he had not stopped after striking the parked vehicles with his car he told police that he was “trying to get home,” according to reports.

Leite was subsequently placed under arrest and charged with leaving the scene of property damage, malicious wanton defacement of property, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.