Crime & Safety
Son Allegedly Assaults Father in Melrose
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:
Son Allegedly Assaults Father in Melrose
At 1:15 a.m. Dec. 18, Melrose Police responded to Tremont Street for a report of a domestic disturbance. The caller claimed that he was being assaulted by his son. A 23-year-old Wilmington man was summonsed on charges of domestic assault and malicious destruction of property over $250.
Dec. 18
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6:20 a.m.: Lynn Fells Parkway at Vinton Street, report of a light pole that had been hit.
10:40 a.m.: Lynn Fells Parkway near Melrose High School, caller reported that her son was assaulted after school. A 12-year-old was summonsed on a charge of assault.
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10:28 p.m.: Perkins Street at Warwick Road, report of an accident. One vehicle was towed from the scene.
Dec. 17
2:59 p.m.: Lynn Fells Parkway at Green Street, report of a single-car crash.
4:17 p.m.: A person visited the police station to report a past hit-and-run accident in the Berwick Street area.
Dec. 16
11:47 a.m.: Franklin Street at Franklin Terrace, report of a motor vehicle accident.
12:44 p.m.: Main Street near Walgreens, report of an accident.
4:36 p.m.: Lynn Fells Parkway at Tremont Street, report of a three-car accident. State Police were on scene.
6:14 p.m.: Green Street near Compensated Devices, report of an accident.
7:38 p.m.: A Lynde Street resident visited the police station to report fraud.
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