Crime & Safety
CRIME MAP: Car Break-Ins, Firecracker Assaults & More
Did you see the police in your neighborhood last week? Click the pinpoints on our crime map to see if they were responding to a major call.
Time/Date Narrative Location Monday, 2:21pm Larceny (Theft of GPS) XX Bancroft Road
Tuesday, 1:36pm Complaint, party accused of yelling at children. Summons issued to Joseph Murphy, 57 of Melrose for disorderly conduct XX Myrtle St. Tuesday, 2:56pm Summons: Jana Alibrandi, 35, of Wakefield and Katherine Ruggiero, 35, of Stoneham, both for charges of cruelty to animal. XX Berwick St. Tuesday, 4:53pm Report of a stolen bicycle XX Hurd St. Tuesday, 10:20pm Caller reports three males attempting to pull a street sign out of the round. Sign was recovered but no one seen in area. XX Linden Rd.
Wednesday, 12:20am Arrest: Derek Genica, 18, for assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest. Police responded to an "unwanted guest" call. XX Grove St. Wednesday, 12:14pm Walk in report of a previous car break-in XX Lynn Fells Parkway
Thursday, 9:05am Report of past larceny from a building. XX Rowe St. Thursday, 10:22am Report of a car striking a traffic light pole. XX Vinton St. Thursday, 11:53pm Assist state police in car chase. XX Pleasant St.
Friday, 4:01am Three occupants fled a car when it was pulled over by an officer. Vehicle is towed/ XX Florence St. Friday, 11:34am Report of larceny XX West Emerson St. Friday, 11:59am Found property: A GPS was recovered. XX Lynde St. Friday 6:51pm Complaint of a boy riding up and down the middle of a street in a lawn mower. XX Tappan St.
Saturday, 1:22pm Bomb scare: Head of hospital security reports a bomb threat at the hospital. XX Lebanon St. Saturday, 9:02pm Report of a stolen clock XX Trenton St.
Sunday, 8:14pm Firecrackers reportedly thrown at a boy XX Forest St.
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