Crime & Safety

Everett Man Arrested on Multiple Charges After Accident in Melrose

The following information was supplied by the Melrose Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

[Editor's Note: The following information was supplied by the Melrose Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.]

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The following is a sampling of entries from the Melrose Police log:

Everett Man Arrested on Multiple Charges After Accident in Melrose

At 7:09 p.m. Nov. 29, Melrose Police responded to Lebanon Street at Upham Street for a report of an accident. Leroy Davis, 42, of 312 Broadway, Everett, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing personal injury, unlicensed operation of a vehicle. He was also arrested on a warrant charging him with being a fugitive from justice in Missouri.

Nov. 30

11:07 a.m.: Cottage Street, report of mail theft.

12:48 p.m.: Main Street near Mobil gas station, report of an hit-and-run accident.

3:16 p.m.: Derby Road, report of items stolen from an home.

4:23 p.m.: Howard Street at Windsor Street, report of an hit-and-run accident. A 51-year-old Melrose man was summonsed on charges of leaving the scene of property damage, marked lanes and passing violations.

Nov. 29

1:36 a.m.: Heywood Avenue, report of an hit-and-run accident.

2:12 p.m.: Melrose YMCA on Main Street, report of a larceny.

5:46 p.m.: Police conducted a motor vehicle stop at Lynn Fells Parkway at Bellevue Avenue. An 18-year-old Malden man was summonsed on charges of having an uninsured and unregistered vehicle, brakes violation and a number plate violation to conceal ID.

10:25 p.m.: Police made a motor vehicle stop at Main Street at Green Street. A 16-year-old was summonsed on charges of failing to stop at a red light, junior operator with a passenger under 18, possession of an open container in a vehicle and being a person under 21 in possession of alcohol, subsequent offense. Two other 16-year-olds were summonsed, each on a charge of being a person under 21 in possession of alcohol. A 17-year-old Melrosian was summonsed on a charge of being a person under 21 in possession of alcohol.

Nov. 28


9:01 a.m.: Hurd Street, report of a dog versus dog attack.

4:06 p.m.: Washington Street, report of vandalism. The caller reported that a building was tagged.

10:13 p.m.: Linwood Avenue, report of vandalism. The caller reportedly came home to find a window broken. 

Nov. 27

11:47 a.m.: Northern Bank and Trust Co. on Main Street, report of a fraudulent check. A 22-year-old Malden woman was summonsed on charges of larceny by check over $250 and check forgery. 

1 p.m.: Circuit Street at Hurd Street, report of an accident.

Nov. 26

1:49 a.m.: West Wyoming Avenue at Cottage Street, report of an accident. A vehicle was towed, and multiple people taken to an hospital. A 20-year-old Melrose man was summonsed on a charge of leaving the scene of an accident.

6:28 p.m.: West Wyoming Avenue at Cottage Street, report of a robbery. An elderly woman reportedly had her purse stolen by a man described as being 5-foot-9, with a thin build and wearing  hooded sweatshirt. 

Nov. 25

10:49 a.m.: Stevens Place, report of a truck leaking fuel in the area. A 50-year-old Malden man was summonsed on charges of operating an uninsured vehicle and operating a vehicle with a suspended registration.

11:08 a.m.: Shaw's Supermarket on Essex Street, report of shoplifting. Timothy Valente, 25, of 39 Kingston St., Boston, was arrested and charged with shoplifting over $100 in merchandise by asportation.

11:27 a.m.: A woman visited the police station to report a past hit-and-run accident at Farwell Avenue.

5:14 p.m.: Bank of America on Main Street, report of a woman passing bad checks.


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