Crime & Safety

Police Respond to Alleged Road Rage Incident 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.]

The Melrose Police Department has an anonymous tip line: 781-665-TIPS (8477). To text a tip to the Melrose Police Department, text MELROSE to 847411 (TIP411). The tip line is sponsored by the Melrose Police and the Melrose Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition.

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

Police Respond to Alleged Road Rage Incident in Melrose

At 1:28 p.m. Jan. 22, Melrose Police responded to Lebanon Street at Forest Street on a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a Dodge Durango and a Toyota 4Runner. A second caller claims it was a road rage incident, with one person allegedly assaulting another person. Both vehicles left the area prior to police arriving on scene. 

Jan. 23

7:05 a.m.: Pleasant Street at Stone Place, Malden Police report two-vehicle accident. A citation was issued, and one vehicle was towed from the scene.

8:05 a.m.: Upham Street at Ardsmoor Road, report of an accident. Fire Department notified. One vehicle towed from the scene.

3:18 p.m.: Linwood Avenue, report of a stolen pocketbook.

3:59 p.m.: Main Street, report of a stolen bike.

5:11 p.m.: Green Street, report of a minor accident. Insurance paperwork exchanged.

5:15 p.m.: Lynn Fells Parkway at Rivers Lane, report of an accident. State Police responded and were expected to file a report. Saugus Police assisted with traffic.

6:04 p.m.: A person visited the police station to report an motor vehicle accident that occurred on Jan. 20 in the area of Lebanon and Malvern Streets.

6:48 p.m.: Beech Avenue, caller reported that they were receiving harassing phone calls.

8:17 p.m.: Rite Aid on Main Street, caller reported a possible shoplifter. A 21-year-old Stoneham man was summonsed on charges of shoplifting by concealing merchandise and shoplifting by switching containers.

Jan. 22

4:24 p.m.: A person visited the police station to report a stolen basketball net on Worth Street.

5:44 p.m.: Wildwood Road, resident discovered house was broken into.


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