Crime & Safety

Several Past Break-Ins Reported On Tuesday

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, August 7:

At 9:17 a.m., police took a report of a past break-in on Salem Street.
At 10:12 a.m., an individual came in to report a larceny from a motor vehicle.
At 11:08 a.m., police notified the DPW of a large pothole across from Landrigan Field.
At 12:15 p.m., a woman requested some advice for an ongoing family dispute.
At 1:50 p.m., some skateboarding youths and an elderly man apparently exchanged some unpleasantries at the corner of Princess Street and Main Street.
At 2:25 p.m., a caller reported that two vehicles were pulled over on Elm Street and that the two male drivers were out yelling at each other. One man was said to pull a golf club from the rear of his vehicle and wave it at the other. Both vehicles were stopped nearby. An officer spoke with the two relatives about the problem they were having and sent them on their way.
At 4:01 p.m., police took a report of a past break-in on Nichols Street.
At 4:03 p.m., police took a call from Harrington’s Pub stating that somebody had filled their Dumpsters with office equipment. Police located the owner of the trash, who agreed to resolve the matter with the pub.
At 4:17 p.m., a caller reported that some youths may be smoking marijuana in the park near Harrington Court.
At  5:34 p.m., police took a report of a past break-in on Roosevelt Road.
At 9:40 p.m., a caller reported that some youths were playing with lighters and trying to start fires. The group was not spotted.

At 2:14 a.m. on Wednesday, August 8, a caller reported that construction work was going on at the CVS work site on Main Street and Armory Street. However, an officer found all to be quiet at the scene.


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