Thursday, April 25, 2013
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: Melrose Man Accused of Assaulting a Police Officer At 5:56 a.m. April 19, Melrose Police responded to Faulkner Place for a report of a larceny, according to a police log. A manager at Turner's Seafood Grill & Market claimed that someone had just stolen a …
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Melrose Police Department
56 W Foster St, Melrose, MA
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Friday, January 25, 2013
The Melrose Police Department E911 Dispatch Center and customer service desk will begin being renovated Jan. 28. During that time, the police station will not be accessible to the public, according to the city.
The Melrose Police Department E911 Dispatch Center and customer service desk will begin being renovated Jan. 28, according to a city press statement. While the renovations are taking place, the police station will not be accessible to the public, according to the statement. "To ensure continued service, there will be a police sub-station on the lower level of City Hall that will be open to the public to accommodate requests for reports, applications, and other administrative police services," reads the statement. "This substation will be staffed by a police officer at all times and can be accessed by the lower-level doors on either side of City Hall." The 911 and dispatch center will be temporarily relocated to a state of the art mobile …
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Melrose Police Department
56 W Foster St, Melrose, MA
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Police believe that 19-year-old Taylor A. Goulding is connected to seven recent armed robberies in Melrose, Stoneham, Woburn, Winchester and Reading.
Stoneham Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with seven recent armed robberies in the area—including a Nov. 7 robbery at the Richdale convenience store on West Wyoming Avenue in Melrose—police announced in a press release on Thursday morning. Taylor A. Goulding of Stoneham is charged with two counts of armed robbery while being masked and one count of attempted armed robbery while being masked for the three robberies that occurred in Stoneham on Oct. 30 at DB Mart, Nov. 1 at Sunset Tanning and Nov. 11 at C-Store. In each of those robberies, the suspect was described as a white male, wearing a black ski mask, black sweatshirt, black pants, black gloves, black and white sneakers, and brandishing a black handgun, according to …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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: Melrose Police responded to two calls of breaking and entering into motor vehicles on Magnolia Road and Lincoln Street the morning of Oct. 15. At 4:56 a.m., police called to Magnoliad Road for a report of a car broken into overnight. Police to file a report. At 6:33 a.m., police called to Lincoln Street about a car that was broken into, but nothing was stole. No report filed. Oct. 8 @10:44 a.m.: Police called to …
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Melrose Police Department
56 W Foster St, Melrose, MA
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Foodmaster Supermarkets
880 Main St, Melrose, MA
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The Melrose Police Department will be participating in the Melrose Alliance Against Violence’s annual Walk and Candlelight Vigil which will be held on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m., starting and ending at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School.
Melrose Police Department wants residents to know that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and that their department, along with the Melrose Alliance Against Violence, are continually doing work to keep the peace in the community. Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the "Day of Unity" in October 1981 when it was conceived by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, according to a police press statement. In October 1987, the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month was observed, read the statement. In Melrose, the Domestic Violence Division is led by Detective Daniel Ehlers, who can be reached at 781-979-4432. The division is responsible for the follow-up of all victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and …
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Mayor Rob Dolan recently discussed some of the changes planned for the police station.
Mayor Rob Dolan recently discussed how the city will be upgrading the police station and 911 communications center. The city plans to make $450,000 in improvements to the police station, including improving the work areas for dispatch, customer service and the detectives. The majority of the changes will take place on the second floor, as there will be new flooring, fresh paint and new furniture. Meanwhile, the aging communications center will get an overhaul as well. "The system we have right now is 30 years old," Dolan said of the current communications center during a Sept. 13 press conference at City Hall. "(The new system) is more reliable. It's got mapping capabilities which is what we want. We want to know where a call is coming …
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Melrose Police Department
56 W Foster St, Melrose, MA
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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: Sept. 3 @9:51 a.m.: Police called to Lake Avenue for a report of a past breaking and entering. A report was taken. @10:47 a.m.: Police responded to Laurel Street on a report of a larceny, forgery or fraud. A report was taken. @7:20 p.m.: Police called to Lynde Street for a report of kids setting off fireworks. A report was taken. @7:22 p.m.: Police responded to Chipman Avenue on a report of fireworks. A report was …
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Melrose Police Department
56 W Foster St, Melrose, MA
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
WCVB reports that the driver allegedly involved in Sunday morning's hit-and-run accident in Franklin Square is a 76-year-old Stoneham man now in custody.
WCVB reports that the driver who allegedly ran over a motorcyclist in Franklin Square in Melrose on Sunday morning is a 76-year-old Stoneham resident now in custody. Melrose Police said in a statement earlier Sunday afternoon that the driver, who WCVB identified as Eugene Ledonne, had stopped behind the motorcyclist at a red light on Main Street northbound at Franklin and Green streets, and when the light turned green, Ledonne hit the motorcyclist from behind and knocked him off the bike. "The sedan then travelled forward over the operator," the police statement said. "The operator of the sedan then placed his vehicle in reverse, and travelled back and forth over the operator several times. This is apparent based on witness accounts at the…
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Franklin St & Main St, Melrose, MA
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Melrose Police allege that a driver struck a motorcyclist with his car and then backed up and drove over the motorcyclist several times.
UPDATE 7:27 P.M.: WCVB reports that the driver who allegedly ran over a motorcyclist in Franklin Square in Melrose on Sunday morning is a 76-year-old Stoneham resident now in custody. The driver involved in a hit-and-run crash Sunday morning that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital with serious injuries allegedly ran over the victim repeatedly, according to Melrose Police. Police received multiple reports of the crash between a sedan and motorcycle at Franklin Square around 8:15 a.m., according to a Melrose Police statement. The man riding the motorcycle was stopped at a red traffic signal on Main Street northbound at the intersection of Franklin and Green streets, according to the statement, with the sedan directly behind the motorcycle …
A car reportedly struck a motorcycle at Main and Franklin streets on Sunday morning, with the motorcycle rider suffering trauma and taken by advanced life support ambulance to the hospital.
UPDATE: Melrose Police allege that the driver struck the motorcyclist with his car and then backed up and drove over the motorcyclist several times. A hit-and-run accident at Franklin Square on Sunday morning sent a motorcyclist to Mass. General Hospital in an advanced life support (ALS) ambulance, according to the Melrose Fire Department. Melrose firefighters reported a motorcycle rider down in the roadway at Main Street and Franklin Street at approximately 9:45 a.m., according to alerts from the Breaking News Network service. Firefighters requested a Cataldo ALS ambulance to take the rider to Mass. General with trauma. Melrose Fire Capt. Rich Fink said he believed the accident was a hit-and-run, with a car striking the motorcycle and …
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Main St & Franklin St, Melrose, MA
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Ed E
6:52 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Finally! The police reports are back! Can we expect this weekly as it was before? more ›