Crime & Safety
Stoughton Police Log: Passed Out Man, Hit and Run, Shoplifting, and More
The following is from the Stoughton Police Log. Arrests and charges mentioned don't imply conviction.

May 20
1:19 a.m. - A caller reported a hit and run on Charles Avenue. One of the drivers, a 65-year-old male from Stoughton, received a summons for leaving the scene of an accident after property damage and a marked lanes violation.
11:20 a.m. - Eileen Purcell, 60, of Stoughton, was arrested on Cedar Street on a warrant.
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12:59 p.m. - A 25-year-old female from West Bridgewater received a summons at the Gulf ok Dikeman way for larceny over $250.
10:53 p.m. - A caller told police that there was a person passed out in a vehicle in the parking lot of Cumberland Farms on Washington Street. The suspect, Matthew Patchell, 31, of Avon, was arrested on a warrant.
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May 21
10:49 a.m. - During a traffic stop on School Street by Canton Street, David Mendoza-Pekala, 36, of Randolph, was arrested and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
May 22
7:15 p.m. - A 40-year-old female from Stoughton received a summons at Family Dollar Store on Washington Street for shoplifting by asportation.
8:22 p.m. - During a traffic stop on Central Street near Lurie Circle, a 27-year-old male from Stoughton received a summons for operating with a suspended license and marked lanes violation.
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