Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. At 8 a.m. a Millbrook Lane resident reported a mirror was ripped from the wall at his condo unit. At 8:49 a.m. police took a call from an area hospital about a piece of equipment that a patient had not returned. The issue was resolved. At 9:54 a.m. an accident was reported on Main Street. At 11:38 a.m. A caller at the Shaw’s on Water Street informed police that a person known for passing bad checks was there. At 11:49 a.m. police took a report of a past vehicle break-in on Water Street. At 12:10 p.m. an…

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Monday, June 17, 2013. At 9:51 a.m. police arrested Mark B. Hatch, 51, 24 Cedar Street, Wakefield, and charged him on a warrant. At 10:21 a.m. police were informed a motorist struck a deer near Vernon Street and Juniper Ave. At 12:05 p.m. an accident was reported near North Ave. and Quannapowitt Parkway. At 1 p.m. police took a report involving check fraud. At 1:50 p.m. an individual reported his email account was hacked into. At 3:22 p.m. an attempted credit card fraud was reported on North Ave. At 3:25 p.m. police took a …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Friday, June 14 and Sunday, June 16, 2013. At 7:43 a.m. on Friday, June 14, a woman reported she was rear-ended on Lowell Street. At 9:12 a.m. an accident was reported on Main Street. At 9:46 a.m. an accident was reported on Main Street. At 10:04 a.m. a vehicle was reportedly broken into on Main Street and its air bags were stolen. At 12:49 p.m. a caller reported a man apparently sniffing a white powder in a vehicle on Salem Street. Further investigation found no drugs present. At 1:52 p.m. a found wallet was returned to …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Thursday, June 13, 2013. At 7:45 a.m. a driver on Hemlock Road reported his vehicle was damaged by a rock while passing a construction site. At 7:50 a.m. a caller reported a shirtless and disheveled man in gray shorts had emerged from some bushes on Farm Street. He turned out to be a nearby resident doing yard work. At 9:44 a.m. police responded to Railroad Ave. for an employer/employee dispute. At 12:01 p.m. a suspicious vehicle was reported on Vernon Street. It was gone on arrival. At 12:27 p.m. a caller reported that a man …

 Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. At 10:57 a.m. an accident was reported on Albion Street involving an ambulance. Police were requested to the scene because the driver of the other vehicle reportedly lacked a license and was being uncooperative. A summons was issued to a 50 year old Melrose woman for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, an unregistered motor vehicle, and an uninsured motor vehicle. At 11:50 a.m. a man was reportedly bitten by a dog on Salem Street. Animal Control was also notified. At 12:22 p.m. a parking …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. At 8:39 a.m. an accident near Salem Street and Vernon Street was reported. At 10:07 a.m. a vehicle on Central Street was reported to have been broken into during the night. At 3:26 p.m. a minor accident was reported on North Ave. At 3:40 p.m. an individual reported a stolen laptop.At 7:28 p.m. police took a report of a past vehicle break-in on Woodcrest Drive. At 7:31 p.m. police took a call about a suspicious vehicle parked on Audubon Road without plates or tires. Soon after, police arrested Charles H…

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Monday, June 10, 2013. At 7:51 a.m. a caller reported that his unlocked vehicle on Salem Street had been entered during the night. At 8:23 a.m. a caller reported a company van had its window smashed on Edgewater Drive. At 9:38 a.m. police took a walk-in report involving threats. At 10:56 a.m. a barking dog complaint came in from Forest Street. At 11:21 a.m. vandalism was reported on New Salem Street. At 12:29 p.m. police responded to a verbal argument reported on Salem Street. At 1:13 p.m. a woman reported that a man had …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Friday, June 7 and Sunday, June 9, 2013. On Friday, June 7 at 7:49 a.m. a caller reported a suspicious container near Albion Street and Lake Street. It turned out to be a small cooler left on the ground. At 1:36 p.m. police took a call about possible drug activity in town. At 3:05 p.m. an accident was reported near Common Street and Church Street. At 3:55 p.m. police arrested Joseph O. Landry, 33 North Emerson Street, Wakefield, and charged him with assault and battery – domestic. At 5:16 p.m. a Charles Street resident …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Thursday, June 6, 2013. At 8:22 a.m. a stray dog was reported on the MBTA tracks near Forest Street and Main Street. An attendant took the animal into possession and animal control was notified, with arrangements later made to return the dog to its owners. At 9:10 a.m. a woman reported a two-car accident near Harrison Ave. and Essex Street and noted that one individual was being uncooperative. An officer assisted with the paper exchange. At 9:58 a.m. a woman reported that a man and woman driving a black car had just been seen …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. At 10:05 a.m. a woman reported she had apparently lost her pocketbook on Salem Street by driving with it on the roof of her car. At 10:12 a.m. a stolen cell phone was reported on Water Street. At 10:21 a.m. a man reported that his ex-girlfriend’s father had threatened to punch him in the face. At 12:04 p.m. a domestic disturbance was reported on Atwood Ave. At 1:37 p.m. Reading and Wakefield Police were notified of an Infiniti that had sped down North Ave. into Reading. At 2:08 p.m. police and rescue …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. At 7:42 a.m. an accident was reported on Route 128 at North Ave. At 9:28 a.m. a pedestrian was reportedly struck by a car in a Main Street parking lot. The individual was transported to Lahey Clinic. At 11:39 a.m. police were informed a truck took down some wires on North Ave. At 12:01 p.m. an accident on the Rotary was reported. At 2 p.m. police and rescue personnel responded to a report of an elderly man falling and injuring his head near Keeling Road and Swansea Road. At 4:08 p.m. police and rescue …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Monday, June 3, 2013. At 9:34 a.m. police were informed that a living room set was stolen on Audubon Road over the weekend. At 10:55 a.m. police took a walk-in credit card fraud report. At 11:21 a.m. a caller reported a woman was causing a disturbance on Audubon Road.  Police spoke with her and she agreed to stop. At 1:20 p.m. a caller reported that two youths appeared to be shooting BB guns at a house on Gould Street. At 1:57 p.m. police took a walk-in report involving threats. At 5:31 p.m. the Fire Department responded to …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Friday, May 31 and Sunday, June 2, 2013. On Friday, May 31 at 8:01 a.m., police took a call about a dog in a car on North Ave. The window was slightly open and the caller believed the dog had been there all night. The owner was contacted and the dog removed. At 10:58 a.m. a suspicious blue car was reported on Sheffield Road. At 11:40 a.m. a woman was reported to have fallen on Water Street. She was transported to a local hospital. At 3:09 p.m. a caller reported that they had just put a smell dent into the door of another …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Thursday, May 30, 2013. At 8:29 a.m. a caller reported a man in his thirties was walking on Prospect Street screaming profanities. He was gone on arrival. At 8:43 a.m. an accident was reported at Prospect Street and Elm Street. At 9:59 a.m. a Sunset Drive resident called to report seeing a neighbor climb out the window of his own house with a large box, which was then placed into a suspicious vehicle that drove off. At 11:17 a.m. a woman who was walking at Lake Quannapowitt reported that she was going into labor. Ambulance and…

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on May 29, 2013. At 7:33 a.m. police took a report of a rock through a window on Greenwood Street. Further investigation found it was caused by debris from a pothole. At 8:11 a.m. police took a report of a past hit and run on Armory Street. At 8:29 a.m. a woman on Myrtle Ave. reported a scrap metal truck that was unsafely loaded and which appeared to be the truck used to steal her snowblower on a past occasion. At 9:15 a.m. police took a walk-in report of a past accident on Albion Street and Main Street. At 2:29 p.m. a Richardson…

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. At 7:46 a.m. a caller reported an attempted house break on Indian Lane at about 6 p.m. the previous day. At 9:34 a.m. a minor accident was reported at North Ave. and Church Street. At 1:15 p.m. a possibly abandoned car was reported on Richardson Ave. The vehicle was found to be legally parked with a damaged tire. At 3:10 p.m. police investigated a suspected break-in on Prospect Street. At 3:23 p.m. police responded to a family disturbance on Jackson Lane. At 9:20 p.m. a caller on Richardson Street …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Friday, May 24 and Monday, May 28. On Friday, May 24 at 8:18 a.m., a woman reported that a man was walking in traffic near Nahant and Main Street yelling and hitting cars. He was gone on arrival. At 12:32 p.m. police were informed of a child choking on North Ave. The item was dislodged prior to EMS arrival. At 5:02 p.m. police arrested Matthew J. Coke, 29, 21 Littleton Road, Harvard, and charged him with assault and battery-domestic. At 10:17 p.m. police sent a small group of youths on their way after receiving a report …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Thursday, May 23, 2013. At 9:06 a.m. an erratic operator was reported on Hopkins Street. At 9:09 a.m. a caller reported vandalism to multiple cars that was apparently committed on May 13th. At 9:22 a.m. a caller reported a suspicious man with a grey sweatshirt and blue duffel bag was following his wife near Flint Street and Main Street. No threats were made, and the individual was gone on arrival. At 10:02 a.m. a caller reported receiving a suspicious message on their answering machine. Further investigation found it was a …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. At 8:07 a.m. an employee at Woodville School informed police that she had pictures of some bones her dog had discovered in her yard. Animal Control determined they were from a deceased animal. At 8:18 a.m. an accident was reported near Montrose Ave. and Salem Street. At 8:52 a.m. an attempted email scam was reported. At 12:05 p.m. an accident was reported near Vernon Street and Lowell Street. At 1:43 p.m. a security guard informed police that somebody near Lake Street and Albion Street was possibly …

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. At 11:25 a.m. a minor accident near Main Street and Pearl Street was reported. At 11:58 a.m. police took a report involving threats. At 12:32 p.m. police issued a summons to a 62 year old Saugus man charging him with operating with a suspended/revoked registration and for operating an uninsured motor vehicle. At 1:16 p.m. a caller on Rosemary Ave. reported that a suspicious vehicle pulled into his driveway and then left quickly when he was spotted. At 1:54 p.m. an accident was reported on Church Street. …