The following are excepts from the Melrose police log for the week of March 22.
The following are excerpts from the Melrose police log for the week of March 8.
The couple ran a scheme that convinced people their computers had tech problems, "fixed" the bogus issues, then charged for a subscription.
A Pennsylvania man threatened to kill two members of Congress, a Clark staffer, other Democrats and Black people, prosecutors said.
Police said there is no threat to the public. Neighbors said the home has long made them uncomfortable.
Brian Thibodeau, 48, was indicted on one count of theft of mail by an employee of the U.S. Postal Service.
Michael Flynn, 63, was thrown from his snowmobile Saturday in Barnstead, N.H.
Officers Andrew Ruby and Thomas Grant were sworn in this week at City Hall.
Here are some excerpts from the Melrose police log for the week of Jan. 18.
Officers Alexander Wilson, Ashley Baldwin and Lucas Kaestner graduated from the Lowell Police Academy earlier this month.
Authorities said the man told a Santander Bank teller to fill a brown paper bag with cash Saturday morning.
Mark Bertrand, 57, was operating a Bobcat machine on Friday night when it rolled over, according to authorities.
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"This problem has become so common that false claims have been submitted to the state on my behalf," Mayor Paul Brodeur said.
The man was working at a business on Route 1 south Wednesday morning when he went out to get a barrel that had blown into the road.
Police said two women were thrown from a car when it went off the highway and crashed into some trees early Saturday.
A utility worker was trapped by live wires after a pole snapped at Emerson Place, according to WHDH.
The trunk of the tree shifted and landed on the worker, seriously injuring his leg. He was taken to Mass General Hospital in Boston.
The Massachusetts Bail Fund paid $30,000 to secure the release of Tyler Jacquard, 34, who is accused of exposing himself to young girls.
The sergeant, who leads the traffic division and is the firearms officer, said repeatedly he didn't think he wrote an offensive statement.
Public parks, schools and memorial sites had been tagged, mostly with signatures.
Neighbors said no one was home at the time of the crash.
Police said officers were investigating an unreturned U-Haul rental van when they were got in an altercation with a 43-year-old Saugus man.
The officers "prevented a terrible tragedy" in aiding a 14-year-old boy who had his leg stuck atop a fence at the Winthrop School.
Alan Neal Scott is accused by of using other identities — including those of incarcerated people — for unemployment insurance funds.
The circumstances surrounding the controversial traffic sign are being investigated by an outside attorney, the city solicitor said.
Police Chief Mike Lyle launched an investigation into how the "improper and unfortunate wording" got into a Main Street traffic sign.
Residents — and a cat — were stranded outside as firefighters worked the West Wyoming Avenue apartment building.
Tyler Jacquard, 34, was arrested after a woman said she saw him with his penis out watching young girls, the Salem News reported.
The City Council denied the mayor's request to reallocate money meant to replace old police firearms to fund implicit bias training.
There's a new sergeant in town, and he's a familiar face. Det. Kevin Mulrenan is now Sgt. Kevin Mulrenan.
People sitting on a bench and others smoking a cigarette were among those who were the subject of calls last week.
In a time of social distancing and face masks, smoke and flames aren't the only things firefighters are contending with.
A passerby alerted the residents to the quick-moving flames, which came within a minute or two of igniting an adjacent home.
Firefighters and neighbors were gathered on narrow Willow Street as stubborn flames crept out the roof Tuesday.
A Salem man was arrested after a wild morning in which police said he nearly drove into an officer, who fired his gun at the vehicle.
Also: Police reminding residents to lock up after uptick in car break-in attempts.
A severely damaged car was towed away from the front of a Green Street home.
The Lynn man was also indicted for a string of other robberies across Middlesex County.