Crime & Safety
Melrose Police Log: Sept. 5-11
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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Melrose Police Log
Monday, Sept. 5
12:12 p.m. Caller reports screaming coming from home on Beacon Street.
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5:36 p.m. Cell phone stolen from .
Tuesday, Sept. 6
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7:37 a.m. Report of unwanted person sleeping at back door of
12:35 p.m. Walk-in report from Perkins Street of identity theft.
4:41 p.m. Assault reported from Essex Street and Willow Street.
Wednesday, Sept. 7
12:22 p.m. Hit and run accident at . Involved vehicles located, paperwork exchanged.
7:58 p.m. Four tickets issued for cars parked on Cherry Street sidewalk.
Thursday, Sept. 8
12:25 p.m. Assault reported from Warren Street.
4:45 p.m. Suspicious man reported on Lynn Fells Parkway in camouflage clothing. Officer reports elderly man found with camouflage clothing, no issues.
7:11 p.m. Reported domestic disturbance reported on Lebanon Street; 47-year-old Melrose man placed under arrest on a default warrant.
9:53 p.m. security reports a disorderly person in the waiting room / emergency room.
Friday, Sept. 9
1:11 a.m. Complaint of man driving up and down Berwick Street and fell over on motorcycle. A 44-year-old Roxbury man was transported to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital and issued a summons on charges of a third offense of operating under the influence and operation after/before sunset.
10 a.m. Walk-in report of past larceny from Green Street. A 22-year-old Melrose man was issued a summons on the charge of larceny over $250.
6:19 p.m. Person reports their 5-year-old found a hypodermic needle in the playground at off Greenleaf Place.
Saturday, Sept. 10
7:12 a.m. Caller reports past break-in to a vehicle on Woodcrest Drive.
11:10 a.m. Neighbor called to report fighting on Cargill Street.
8:33 p.m. Caller from West Wyoming Ave. reports vehicle being used without permission.
8:32 p.m. Walk-in report of lost wallet at Pleasant Street at West Wyoming Avenue.
Sunday, Sept. 11
2:35 a.m. manager reports past shoplifting.
3:46 p.m. Caller reported recovering a cell phone and wallet on Woodcrest Drive.
6:18 p.m. Car crashed into curb on Washington Street. Karen R. Siciliano, 63, 1104 Franklin St., Melrose, was arrested on charges of OUI liquor and marked lanes violation.
6:45 p.m. Caller from Lebanon Street reports threats by phone.
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