The Peabody man was charged with stealing the wheelchair van, which he later crashed after leading officers on a chase, police said.
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Francis Stamegna, 62, of Melrose, was killed when he tried to cross Revere Beach Parkway Friday night.
State Police said someone driving the wrong way on Route 1 collided head-on with another car. The driver and someone in the other car died.
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Mayor Gail Infurna's initial decision to hire a permanent replacement was panned many in Melrose. Only three applicants applied to the job.
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The victim suffered life-threatening injuries, police said.
More than 2,600 are in the dark tonight.
Also, there were raccoons in trash barrels and kids with nerf guns.
Yeffry Reynoso admitted to selling heroin and/or fentanyl to a 34-year-old mother who died of an overdose.
The woman who crashed into Melrose's Theo's Pizzeria & Deli will not face charges or a citation.
The woman suffered what are believed to be minor injuries, fire officials told Patch. See more photos inside.
The training, which took place at the Horace Mann, saw student volunteers play "victims in a school shooting."
Also: A domestic assault arrest, stolen cologne and more dastardly kids (this time on the roof of the post office!).
A 59-year-old Malden man ended up in someone's Grove Street home, according to police logs.
A Massachusetts State Police trooper encountered a "frightened" coyote pup near Suffolk Downs.
Robert Cook, whose license had been revoked after six previous convictions, gave officers a fake name, police said.
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Excerpts from the Melrose Police log the week of April 1.
A Holiday Inn Express in Saugus was reportedly evacuated Sunday morning after a carbon monoxide scare.
"Our expectations are no longer compatible with our financial reality, and no school funding reform from Beacon Hill will save us."
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MAAV was joined by Melrose schools students and staff and city and state officials Thursday morning.
Kendric Price was found shot to death in a Dorchester home early Saturday morning, police said.
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Everyone made it out of the house safe.
The 41-year-old was thrown from his vehicle in a single-car crash early Tuesday morning, police said.
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The arrest took place on Super Bowl Sunday, while two summons were issued Wednesday.
The 34-year-old Melrose mom was just one day out of rehab when a Lynn man sold her drugs. She died that day, and now he faces prison.
The two arrests last week took place eight hours apart in separate incidents.
National Grid is at 1028 Main St. investigating.
Here are excerpts from last week's Melrose Police log.
The baby was born unresponsive with the umbilical cord around its neck, but a dispatcher talked the father through the process.
Saugus Police said someone drove through a garage on Hammersmith Drive and down an embankment this afternoon.
Everyone who was either arrested or issued a summons last week was from out of town.
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