Crime & Safety

Police: Keep That Drone Away; Loud (Birthday) Party

Excerpts from the Wakefield Police Department log.

Friday, Sept. 11

At 3:56 p.m., there was a motor vehicle crash on Avon Street.

At 4:38 p.m., there was a motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

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Saturday, Sept. 12

At 2:58 a.m., police were called to a verbal altercation on Tuttle Street.

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At 10:41 a.m., a caller reported a possible breaking and entering into a house on Preston Street.

At 12:06 p.m., there was a report of damage to a fence on Main Street.

At 2:02 p.m., there was a report of two people arguing on a bench on Lowell Street.

At 3:49 p.m., there was a report than an erratic driver almost hit a baby carriage in a crosswalk on Main Street.

At 5:16 p.m., there was a two car accident on Audobon Road.

At 8:45 p.m., there was a report of a drone flying over Water Street. Police spoke to residents on Stark Avenue and asked them not to fly things in the air.

Sunday, Sept. 13

At 10:37 a.m., there was a motor vehicle accident on Main Street.

At 8:23 p.m., there was a report of a woman screaming somewhere in the Sherman Road area. The noise was determined to be coming from a nearby child’s birthday party.

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