Woman Staples Hand, Man Tries to Steal Bikes

Wakefield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Tuesday, September 24, 2013.
At 7:37 a.m. a minor accident was reported near Main Street and Chestnut Street.
At 8:52 a.m. a smoldering fire was reported in the woods near JJ Round Park. The fire department handled it.
At 10:29 a.m. a woman called to report that she had stapled her hand and was unable to remove the staple. EMS and fire personnel were notified.
At 11:06 a.m. a minor accident was reported near Main Street and Princess Street. At 11:10 a.m. a Morningside Road resident reported a parked vehicle was struck in front of the house, possibly by a neighbor. The neighbor denied involvement.
At 11:15 a.m. an individual reportedly fell down some stairs on North Ave. and was transported to a nearby hospital.
At 11:43 a.m. an accident was reported on Turnbull Ave.
At 3:32 p.m. illegal trash dumping was reported on New Salem Street. Police recovered a mailing address in the boxes of trash and intended to attempt to contact the individual.
At  4:13 p.m. a suspicious male was reportedly attempting to steal bicycles at the BMX park on Tyler’s Lane.
At 6:13 p.m. a Ford pickup truck was reportedly operating erratically on Water Street. The operator checked out OK.
At 6:40 p.m. a caller reported an individual stole some copper wire, and provided a license plate number to police. Further investigation found that the wire was taken from the sidewalk next to some trash barrels and was apparently mistaken for trash. No charges were filed.
At 10:22 p.m the K9 unit responded to Green Street for a vehicle narcotics search. No drugs were reported found.
At 2:09 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25 police were called to do a well being check on Chestnut Street and ended up issuing a summons to a 39 year old Wakefield man for possession of an electric stun gun.
At 6:27 a.m. a motorcycle accident was reported near Prospect Street and Cedar Street. The operator was transported to a nearby hospital.