Break-In And Metal Theft Among Election Day Reports
Information provided by the Wakefield Police. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.
At 7:39 a.m., a minor accident was reported near Cedar Street.
At 9:50 a.m., a caller reported that some metal items had been stolen.
At 10:17 a.m. police responded to a report of a man causing a disturbance at town hall. The matter was resolved.
At 10:40 a.m., an individual turned in a purse found in a nearby parking lot.
At 10:56 a.m., police took a report of identity fraud.
At 12:28 p.m., a break-in was reported on June Circle. A caller reported that two youths came out from behind a nearby home with a bag. One of the individuals was described as a white male about six feet tall with a blue colored sports type jacket. The vehicle was described as a tan Toyota sedan.
At 4:54 p.m., a caller reported harassing text messages.
At 9:22 p.m., state police and fire personnel responded to a reported accident near Main Street and the 128 ramp.
At 9:45 p.m., a caller reported that her neighbor was up on the roof nailing down a tarp and had also been doing that late the previous night. He agreed to stop for the night.
Victim of Civil Rights Violations
5:03 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
Relative to the 9:45 PM call, the neighbor had *not* been doing this the prior night, was attempting to make a temporary/emergency repair to hurricane damage prior to the predicted Nor'Easter, was working late because he had mistakenly purchased a tarp too small (and had to go get another one), and only stopped because he was ordered to in the "name of the commonwealth" by the police.
The neighbor was not even permitted to secure his personal possessions and his cell phone was destroyed by exposure to the elements, for which he will be seeking compensation from the town. He also is considering a formal complaint to the FBI regarding the actions of the Wakefield Police.
Furthermore, the neighbor will not be display Christmas lights this year in protest of this incident -- after all, if the police tell him that he is not permitted to be outdoors ON HIS OWN LAND after dark FOR ANY REASON then that includes decorating with lights which inherently can only be done after dark.
The neighbor does not blame the Wakefield Police, who are being used as pawns in a 3-decade-old grudge against the neighbor's late *father*, but the neighbor has no choice but to address civil rights violations via appropriate channels.