Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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 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 complaint about a dirtbike near Drummer Lane. At 4:07 p.m. a young male and female were reportedly yelling and swearing at each other on Broadway. They …
In the 1980s, Arthur Bourque was a member of the Mass. State Police Major Crimes Unit working to bring down Whitey Bulger's gang with electronic surveillance and wiretaps. But Bulger's connections ran deep.
Arthur Bourque of Lynnfield, the current town moderator and a former selectman there, has more reasons than many people to follow the ongoing Whitey Bulger trial. In the 1980s, the retired Massachusetts State Trooper was a member of the major crimes unit working to bring down Bulger's Winter Hill gang through constant surveillance, wiretapping, and even a break-in at the gang's Lancaster Street Garage headquarters to plant electronic bugs. What the unit had no way of knowing at the time was that their investigation was compromised by Bulger's own informants. In a recent conversation with Lynnfield Patch, Bourque talked extensively about his law enforcement career, which began in 1971 when he joined the Mass. State Police at the age of 21. …
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
A 21-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday afternoon after his vehicle was stopped.
A 21-year-old Lawrence man is facing heroin charges after his vehicle was stopped Monday afternoon on North Ave. Oscar B. Ovalles, 133 Woodland Street, Lawrence, was pulled over after police in the vicinity of Avon Street saw a male get into the vehicle's passenger side and then exit after a drive of about thirty feet, department spokesman Lt. Craig Calabrese told Wakefield Patch. Calabrese also indicated that the arrest was part of an investigation by Wakefield detectives Chris Grace and Jack Ryan. Officer Rossicone was reportedly on the scene as well with the department’s K9, and police allegedly recovered 49 bags of heroin hidden inside the 2004 Chevy Malibu in its side, as well as over $1,000 in cash. The heroin reportedly amounts to …
Information provided by Wakefield Police. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
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 a woman. At 4:29 p.m. a caller reported a suspicious man at an ATM on Smith Street was claiming to be working on the machine. He checkd out OK. At 7:…
Monday, June 17, 2013
Wakefield resident was arrested last week by Londonderry Police.
The former director of St. Mark's Nursery School allegedly stole thousands from the facility using a company card, according to court documents. Lisa Wallace, 41, of Wakefield, was arrested on a warrant June 6 and charged with theft by unauthorized taking. Her bail was set at $5,000 personal recognizance. According to the complaint from Derry District Court, Wallace began working at the school in Sept. 2008. In 2011, she was added to a checking acount set up by the Diocese of Manchester in the names of Frederick J. Pennett, Jr., the pastor of the St. Mark's Church, and Leon F. Abbott, Jr., the deacon of the church. As the result of an investigation conducted by Londonderry Police Detective Kristen Gore, it was determined that Wallace …
Saturday, June 15, 2013
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 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 walking a dog near Montrose Ave. and MacKenzie Lane was possibly casing homes in the area. He was gone on arrival. At 2:17 p.m. police arrested …
Friday, June 14, 2013
This weekend 10 members of the deaf community will learn to ride a motorcycle.
This was submitted by Training Wheels. Wakefield resident Bob Bedrosian will be one of 10 Deaf students participating in the nation’s first Deaf Motorcycle Riding class this weekend in Framingham. Each year Training Wheels, a motorcycle instruction business, receives a couple of requests from members of the deaf community to teach them how to ride a motorcycle. Although they love teaching people how to ride (20,000 since 2000), we have no experience with training Deaf students. A few people at Training Wheels put their heads together and attempted to develop a program that is both consistent and effective so when a Deaf person contacts them in the future they can accommodate them. With the help of interpreter Jessica Winiecki and several …
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 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 complaint came in from Salem Street. At 1:23 p.m. an accident was reported on Main Street. At 3:58 p.m. police were informed of two vehicles engaged in …
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Local police are warning residents of paving scams as summer begins.
Wakefield Police officials say that they continually run into incidents involving paving scams and want to warn the public during the summer months, especially. Police say that conmen will show up at your house and claim to have extra paving materials and offer to repave your driveway for a reasonable cost. However, halfway through the conmen will say that a mistake was made and that you owe thousands of dollars more. And these solicitors will often escort you to the bank to withdraw money. In the case a check is written, they will often cash it within minutes of you giving it to them. Police say advise residents to never allow unsolicitors workers on their property to do work. Avoid victimization and consider the following suggestions…
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, 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. Morin III, 28, 7 Lummus Ave., Danvers, and charged him on a warrant. At 7:37 p.m. a caller reported that he had encountered a problem with a store …
