Melrose Man Allegedly Attacks Police Following Armed Home Invasion

A Melrose man is accused of attacking Salem Police officers after an armed home invasion Tuesday night, according to a report on Salem Patch.

A Melrose man is accused of attacking Salem Police officers after an armed home invasion Tuesday night, according to a report on Salem Patch. At 9:52 p.m. Jan. 8, Salem Police responded to an apartment on Loring Avenue on a report of a man allegedly trying to force his way into an apartment, according to the report. Stephen Haverty, 56, of 52 Cranmore Lane, Melrose, was later arrested on several charges, including nighttime breaking and entering to commit a felony, armed assault in a dwelling to commit a felony, three counts of malicious destruction of property valued above $250, three counts of threatening to commit a crime, assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, according to the report. Haverty …

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Five Things: Melrose Man Accused of Assaulting Boston Officers

Check out the Five Things column for Thursday, Sept. 13.

Here is the Five Things column for Thursday, Sept. 13: 1. In case you missed it: A Melrose man is accused of assaulting two Boston Police officers and damaging a car mirror during an incident outside of Fenway Park Tuesday night. 2. Farmers' Market open: The Melrose Sally Frank's Farmers' Market is open Thursday from 1-7 p.m. 3. Open mic night at Ab Fab: Sign-up starts at 7 p.m. Thursday and music starts at 7:30 p.m.  4. Newsletters abound: Click here and enter your email address to have Melrose Patch delivered to your inbox every day. You can also sign-up for breaking news alerts and our weekly newsletter. 5. Chime in: We're currently looking for feedback on this subject: What is the most ignored stop sign in Melrose? To participate in …

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UPDATE: Cops Grab Alleged Assailant Who Fled Into Fells [VIDEO]

Thomas Barney, 60, is facing multiple charges including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon following an incident Friday morning in Stoneham.

Massachusetts State Police arrested a Boston homeless man allegedly involved in multiple assaults of women from the Melrose-Stoneham area after he fled into a wooded area Friday morning, according to authorities. Police arrested Thomas Barney, 60, and charged him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (his foot), disorderly conduct and threat to commit a crime, according to Stoneham Police Lt. Jim McIntyre. Barney also was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Barnstable District Court charging him with defacing property, McIntyre said. Barney was expected to be arraigned in Woburn District Court Friday afternoon. At 9:45 a.m. Melrose Police requested assistance from State Police in searching for Barney after he allegedly …

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Man Allegedly Wields Wooden Furniture Leg in Road Rage Incident

A driver allegedly used his car to block another car's progress, before getting out and threatening the other driver with a wooden furniture leg.

A 43-year-old Melrose man has been summonsed to court on an assault charge after another driver alleged that the man blocked his car in with his own car, and then got out wiedling a wooden furniture leg at the Swains Pond Avenue and Dexter Road intersection. Melrose Police received a 911 call at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday from a man who stated that as he approached the three-way intersection of Dexter Road, Penney Road and Swains Pond Avenue, he countered another vehicle at the intersection. The driver told police that the man tailgated him, pulled up besides his car and then in front of him before stopping, Melrose Police Lt. Mark DeCroteau said. The man then got out of his car holding what appeared to be either a wooden table leg or …

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Melrose Police Log: Aug. 8-14

Notable entries from last week's Melrose Police log.

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. This is a selective list of entries from the log. The following information was supplied by the Melrose Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Monday, Aug. 8 11:13 a.m. Threats reported from Pleasant Street. 3:10 p.m. Verizon worker requesting assistance on Vinton Street with people picketing. Verizon crew has left; all was clam. 4:02 p.m. Shoplifting reported from CVS on Main Street. Tuesday, Aug. 9 11:59 a.m. Report of a …

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Police Log: Woman Backs Into Police Cruiser, Arrested on OUI Charge

Notable entries from last week's Melrose Police log.

Editor's note: Please click here for a correction regarding Sunday's article about an incident on Vine Street. 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. Woman Backs Into Police Cruiser, Arrested on OUI Charge Saturday, July 30, 8:35 p.m. A 55-year-old Melrose woman who backed out of a Foodmaster lot parking spot into a Melrose Police cruiser was subsequently arrested on the charge of operating under the influence of alcohol. The officer was driving north through the parking lot when Lauren Temples of 106 Green St. backed …

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UPDATE: Witnesses Share Harrowing Accounts of Infant Allegedly Thrown by Father

Judge cited Carlos Edwards' lack of assistance to his grievously injured infant son as evidence of dangerousness.

Editor's note: This article was updated on Thursday at 3:15 p.m. The Melrose man accused of throwing his seven-week old son at the baby's mother—after which the infant subsequently landed face-first onto concrete —has been ordered held without bail for 90 days after a dangerousness hearing held today in Malden District Court. The judge pointed to Carlos Edwards' actions immediately after he threw his infant son, Carmello Sears, at his mother as proof he is a danger to society. Edwards did not attempt to help the child, who was critically injured in the fall. That, according to the judge, was evidence of Edwards' dangerousness. Edwards, 33, allegedly threw his baby during an argument with the baby’s mother outside her home on Cross Street …

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Melrose Man Accused of Throwing Newborn Son Onto Concrete Held Without Bail

Carlos Edwards, 33, faces two charges of assault and battery after witnesses and police say he threw his child at his mother, where he landed on concrete outside of the mother's Malden home.

Editor's Note: This story was updated at 2 p.m. A Melrose man accused of throwing his seven-week old child at the baby's mother—where it subsequently landed face-first onto concrete —was arraigned in Malden District Court today, with the court holding him without bail until a second hearing on the status of his release for next Tuesday. Carlos Edwards, 33, allegedly threw the baby, Carmello Sears, during an argument with the baby’s mother outside her home on Cross Street in Malden, and faces charges of assault and battery on a child causing substantial body injury, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. A spokesperson with the Middlesex District Attorney's Office explained that the sidewalk could be considered a dangerous …

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Melrose Officer Climbs In Window To Avoid Being Dragged By Car

Melrose Police arrested the driver of the car on 16 charges, including assault to murder, assault and battery on a police officer and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

A Melrose Police officer climbed through the window of a moving car to avoid being dragged by the vehicle, according to police, after pulling that car over in the early morning hours last Friday. The driver of the car, 20-year-old Rayshawn Davis of 62 Dix St. in Boston, was arrested on charges of assault to murder; two counts of assault and battery on a police officer; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; and 12 other charges, mainly motor vehicle infractions. Melrose Police first responded to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at approximately 1:15 in the morning on Friday, July 15, for a complaint about a disruptive person in the emergency room. Melrose Police Lt. Mark DeCroteau said that at the hospital, officers encountered Davis, who …

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Government makes no sense sometimes

12:53 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

no it was not until they injected him without his approval n started running test on him without his approval n lied saying he signed the paper which is not his signature.   more ›