Stoneham Police Log: Cocaine Trafficking, Pumpkin Chucked and Hypodermic Needles

Editor's note: The following information was provided by the . Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Nov. 21

@12:56 p.m.: Police arrested Duane Collins, 52, of Lynn, for “trafficking cocaine” after a traffic stop at the intersection of Main and Middle Streets.

@2:21 p.m.: Police responded to BJ’s on Cedar Street for a report of a past larceny from the building.

@2:32 p.m.: Police responded to Ira Nissan of Woburn on Cedar Street for a report of a “belligerent customer refusing to leave.”

@4:19 p.m.: A North Street resident called police after someone allegedly dropped a large rock on his property.

Nov. 23

@12:55 p.m.: Police responded to Whip Hill Parking Lot after a report of a large group of youths gathering and heading into the woods toward Painted Rock.

@3:34 p.m.: Police were called to on Main Street for a report of a male in the parking lot trying to sell food stamps for cash.

@5:12 p.m.: Police were called to Montvale Avenue after a report that a dog was struck in the roadway. The owner was on scene and was going to bring the dog to Woburn Animal Hospital.

Nov. 24

@9:07 a.m.: A Crosby Street resident reported that someone chucked a pumpkin through his driver’s side window sometime after 8 p.m.

Nov. 25

@12:09 p.m.: Police were notified that people were trapped in an elevator on Montvale Avenue. The building’s management company was called and was going to respond.

@2:59 p.m.: Police were called to the intersection of Main Street and Lindenwood Road for a report of two hypodermic needles in the street. The needles were retrieved by police for disposal.

Nov. 26

@2:15 p.m.: Police responded to Main Street for a report of a group of youths gathering in front of a bank and blocking the flow of pedestrian traffic with a rocking chair. The youths were dispersed by police, and the rocking chair was removed.