Melrose Man Accused of Assaulting a Police Officer

[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:

Melrose Man Accused of Assaulting a Police Officer

At 5:56 a.m. April 19, Melrose Police responded to Faulkner Place for a report of a larceny, according to a police log. A manager at Turner's Seafood Grill & Market claimed that someone had just stolen a ladder, according to the log. Richard Mullen, 49, of 5 Faulkner Place #1, Melrose, was arrested and charged with assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct and larceny under $250, according to the log. A report was taken.

April 15

9:09 a.m.: Police called to Sylvan Road for a report of a larceny from a motor vehicle, according to a police log. A report was taken.

10:01 a.m.: Police responded to Ell Pond for a report of a dead cat in the pond, according to a police log. Animal control was notified, according to the log.

1:48 p.m.: Police called to the Hunt's Photo & Video area on Main Street for a report of a brush fire, according to a police log. The fire department handled it, according to the log.

4:11 p.m.: A person visited the police station to report that their iPad had been stolen on Derby Road, according to a police log. A report was taken.

5:46 p.m.: Police called to Swains Pond Avenue for a car into a pole, according to a police log. A report was taken.

6:45 p.m.: Police responded to Summer Street on a report of a 911 hangup call and then for a possible medical call, according to a police log. A 23-year-old Melrose man was summonsed on a charge of assault and battery, while a 19-year-old Melrose woman was also summonsed on a charge of domestic assault and battery, according to the log. 

April 16

12:22 p.m.: A person visited the police station to report vandalism to their vehicle on Washington Street, according to a police log. A report was taken.

April 17

10:57 a.m.: Police responded to Vinton Street on a report of a past breaking and entering into a woman's vehicle, according to a police log. A report was taken.

1:28 p.m.: Police called to Melrose High School on Lynn Fells Parkway for a report of a car broken into in the back lot, according to a police log. A report was taken.

1:51 p.m.: Police responded to Linden Road on a report of a past theft from a woman's vehicle, according to a police log. A report was taken.

6:55 p.m.: Police called to Main Street for a report of a possible hit-and-run incident, according to a police log. A report was taken.

April 18

9:54 a.m.: A Derby Road woman visited the police station to report debit card fraud, according to a police log. A report was taken.

1:07 p.m.: Police responded to the area of Walgreens for a report of a past hit-and-run accident, according to a police log. A report was taken.

April 19

7:21 a.m.: Police called to Winthrop Elementary School for a report of vandalism, according to a police log. A report was taken.

11:57 a.m.: Police responded to Norman Road on a report of a hypodermic needle found in the area, according to a police log. The needle was recovered and disposed of properly, according to the log.

1:44 p.m.: Police called to the intersection of West Wyoming Avenue and Trenton Street on a report of a motor vehicle accident, according to a police log. A report was taken.