Crime & Safety
Police: Stolen Medication; Bringing the Chickens Home
Excerpts from the Wakefield Police Department log.

Tuesday, Sept. 8
At 1:28 p.m., there was a report of medication stolen from a motor vehicle on Preston Street.
Wednesday, Sept. 9
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At 7:16 a.m., a motorcycle was stolen on Audobon Road.
At 8:55 a.m., a woman reported that she was being threatened over a parking issue on Albion Street.
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At 9:56 a.m., there was a report of solicitors on Bateman Court. According to police, they were Jehovah’s Witnesses making their rounds.
At 3:20 p.m., there was a motor vehicle accident on Farm Street.
At 4:45 p.m, there was a motor vehicle accident on Salem Street.
Thursday, Sept. 10
At 12:47 a.m., a group was trespassing at a parking garage on Water Street. They were sent on their way.
At 9:26 a.m., a trash truck struck a motor vehicle on Hart Street.
At 10:33 a.m., two chickens were in a yard on Farm Street. They were returned home.
At 3:02 p.m., a man was sleeping on a loading dock on Main Street. He was sent on his way.
At 4:48 p.m., police arrested Tom Sam, 33, of 22 Roosevelt Ave. in Peabody and charged him with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and a motor vehicle lights violation.
>> Editor’s note: This information from the Wakefield Police Department log does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a Massachusetts Patch police report.
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