Two Arrested After Break-In, And a Caller Gets the Wrong Wakefield

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Friday, February 22nd and Sunday, February 24th.

On Friday, February 22nd at 10 a.m., police issued a summons to a 48 year old Stoneham woman for violating a 209A abuse prevention order.
At 10:31 a.m. a Broadway resident reported money missing from his apartment.
At 11:35 a.m. a hit and run accident was reported on Main Street. The other vehicle was located in Stoneham and the operators were to exchange their info.
At 11:38 a.m. a driver reported a car passed him and then slammed on the brakes near Montrose Ave before turning into the Irving lot. The car was not spotted.
At 1:53 p.m. a group was reportedly blocking the sidewalk on Main Street. An officer moved them along.
At 2:43 p.m. a caller reported that somebody in a car picked up his Chihuahua, which had gotten out of the house. Police provided the owner with the other car’s phone number.
At 5:35 p.m. the fire department responded to a report of a brush fire near Old Nahant Road.
At 10:42 p.m. a Preston Street resident said minors were drinking in the street and causing a disturbance. An officer spoke with a parent on the scene and found no disturbance.
At 11:18 p.m. a caller reported some youths hanging around in a parking area on Water Street. None were spotted.

On Saturday, February 23rd at 12:08 a.m. an officer spoke with a man on Salem Street who had been reported as possibly intoxicated.
At 12:36 a.m. a caller reported spotting two males entering a vacant home on Turnbull Ave. that was for sale. The caller said the two could be seen on the second floor with flashlights. Police arrested a 17 year old Wakefield resident and charged him with B&E in the nighttime for a misdemeanor. They also arrested Tyler Gordon, 18, 205 Oak Street, Wakefield, and charged him with B&E in the nighttime for a misdemeanor.
At 1:18 a.m. police took a call from Union Street regarding ongoing harassment.
At 2:48 a.m. a caller reported a runaway 14 year old girl who returned home a while later.
At 11:18 a.m. a business on Princess Street reported a woman had walked in and stolen an employee’s purse and camera.
At 12:01 p.m. a woman reported someone had damaged her car with a baseball bat on Auburn Street.
At 2:48 p.m. a man was reported sitting in the drive-thru at McDonald’s on Main Street. An officer gave him a ride to the Clarion Hotel.
At 5:39 p.m. the fire department assisted a Harts Hill Road resident with a lockout.
At 6:19 p.m. a man called to report that he may have just struck a pedestrian on North Ave. The victim appeared to be fine, did not want further assistance, and never reported the matter.
At 7:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to an accident near 128 on Audubon Road.
At 8:53 p.m. police arrested James Robert Cress, 33, 310 Green St., North Andover, a number plate violation, and on two warrants.
At 9:34 p.m. police took a report involving phone harassment from a Winship Drive resident.

On Sunday, February 24th at 12:13 a.m. four intoxicated males were reportedly causing a disturbance on Cedar Street. They were gone on arrival.
At 2:09 a.m. a woman reported that her car was damaged by another vehicle while she was parked at a restaurant. It turned out that she was looking for the police in Wakefield, Rhode Island.
At 11:41 a.m. a hit and run accident that occurred the previous evening was reported near Lowell Street and Vernon Street.
At 1:13 p.m. a woman reported losing a wallet near Gould Street.
At 7:02 p.m. police issued a summons to a 67 year old Stoneham man for an uninsured motor vehicle and for operating with a suspended/revoked registration.
At 8:08 p.m. a disabled vehicle was reportedly causing a road hazard on Montclare Ave.
At 8:16 p.m. a caller reported threatening phone calls from his daughter’s ex-boyfriend.

At 2:52 a.m. on Monday, February 25th, a company North Ave. reported a 1995 red Ford pickup truck with a plow on the front was stolen from the parking lot sometime over the weekend.
At 4:39 a.m., an officer spotted a vehicle reported stolen out of Beverly parked on Main Street. The vehicle was towed.