Melrose Police Logs: First Call Of The Year Was...

MELROSE, MA — Here are some excerpts from the first Melrose Police logs of 2018, starting with...

Monday, Jan. 1

12:14 a.m. - The first Melrose Police log entry of 2018 is a Franklin Street complaint of fireworks, of which the remains of a container was found.

4:32 a.m. - A First Street caller said an item was left in an Uber, but the driver wasn't returning it.

Tuesday, Jan. 2

5:22 p.m - A caller said an injured coyote was walking on Hawes Ave. Police couldn't find the animal.

Wednesday, Jan. 3

6:07 p.m. - Complaint of basketball net in the road on North Mountain Ave.

Friday, Jan. 5

2:04 p.m. - Caller reports group of kind throwing snow onto his vehicle on First Street

2:53 a.m. - Two males in a red vehicle were knocking at the door of a Bancroft Road home. The situation ended in a summons for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle for a man.

4:41 p.m. - Caller on Bellevue says neighbor was dumping snow on her property.

Saturday, Jan. 6

1:42 p.m. - A person whose car was stuck in Wyoming Cemetery was panicking because AAA put him on hold.

1:58 p.m. - Caller complained of snow bank at corner of Dell and East Foster was blocking view of drivers. Police said it was no worse than any other snow pile. (Patch note: The snow pile did seem hazardous to us.)

Sunday, Jan. 7

11:26 a.m. - Caller reports stolen package from Garfield Road.

5:55 p.m. - Caller from Tappan Street reports finding a gun on the property. The gun turned out to be of the BB variety.

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