Crime & Safety

Melrose Police Log: July 16-22

Notable entries from last week's Melrose Police log. 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 selective list of entries from the Melrose Police log.

Police Log

Monday, July 16

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7:23 a.m. Vehicle broken into overnight on Spear Street.

8:04 a.m. Vehicle break-in on Auburn Street.

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8:07 a.m. Car rifled through on Whitman Avenue, caller does not want an official report.

8:35 a.m. Fraud reported from Pleasant Street.

12:17 p.m. Larceny/forgery/fraud reported from Howie Street.

Tuesday, July 17

5:30 p.m. Caller report crash between motor vehicle and bicycle on East Emerson Street at Stratford Road.

Wednesday, July 18

12:41 a.m. Multiple 911 calls for a disturbance in the street at Hurd and Circuit Streets. Disturbance had ended with officers arrived on scene.

9:30 a.m. Disturbance on Batchelder Street.

9:32 a.m. Report that some gravestones had been knocked over in cemetery on Linwood Avenue. Officer was able to upright the headstones.

1:35 p.m. Passing of a false script at . A 40-year-old Lynn woman was issued a summons on the charge of uttering a false prescription.

2:01 p.m. Tree down at Upham Street and Bellevue Avenue.

2:07 p.m. Garage fire on Laurel Street.

2:20 p.m. Drain cover at Mount Vernon and Main Streets came free during storm.

2:27 p.m. Car under Melrose Street bridge stuck in flood.

2:34 p.m. Drain cover came free on Upham Street and car went into open drain.

5:03 p.m. Golf clubs reported stolen from car at .

6:39 p.m. Walk-in report of fraud from Grove Street.

9:57 p.m. Town Line Inn manager called to report a drunk male in the lobby. A 50-year-old Michigan man was placed in protective custody.

Thursday, July 19

7:21 a.m. Tree down on wires, hit car on Ravine Road.

11:38 a.m. Walk-in report of past sexual assault.

4:55 p.m. Report of assault from Essex Street.

Friday, July 20

12:58 a.m. Walk-in report of person hitting car at and leaving the scene.

11:12 a.m. Walk-in report of past theft from Morgan Street.

12:41 p.m. Walk-in report for vandalism damage to property in Larrabee Parking Lot.

1 p.m. Domestic disturbance in street on upper Main Street.

2:08 p.m. Walk-in report of identity theft from Richardson Road.

4:27 p.m. Several calls of pedestrian struck by car at Essex Street and Main Street. One person taken to hospital.

Saturday, July 21

9:58 a.m. Two dirt bikes reported stolen from Island Hill Avenue.

11:05 a.m. Disturbance at Dell Avenue at Upham Street.

7:48 p.m. Caller reports someone started a fire on West Emerson Street.

10:55 p.m. Bike found on Franklin Street.

Sunday, July 22

10:14 a.m. Male from Chelsea contacted dispatch to turn himself in regarding Melrose Police investigation. Malden notified and given all pertinent information.

1:37 p.m. Domestic disturbance on Lynde Avenue.

Other Arrests and Summonses

A 25-year-old Melrose man was issued a summons on Saturday, July 21 on the charge of evading taxi fare.

A 24-year-old Melrose man was placed under warrant arrest on Sunday, July 22.


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