Crime & Safety

Police: Traffic Violation Arrest; Icy Roads

Excerpts from the Wakefield Police Department log.

Monday, Dec. 28

At 12:14 p.m., multiple utility poles with wires and transformers were struck on Delcarmine Street.

At 3:23 p.m., police arrested Moses James French, 30, of 28 Essex Lane in Peabody and charged him with operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license and a motor vehicle lights violation.

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At 10:28 p.m., a caller reported a traffic hazard of a dresser drawer in the high speed lane of Rte. 128.

Tuesday, Dec. 29

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At 3:33 a.m., a juvenile was arrested and charged with vandalizing property and assault with a dangerous weapon.

At 6:48 a.m., there was a motor vehicle accident on Salem Street.

At 3:45 p.m., a man on Fairmont Avenue reported that a neighbor was blowing snow onto his motor vehicle.

At 5:15 p.m., the DPW was called out to handle out icy roads throughout the town.

At 6:33 p.m., a package was stolen from a doorstep on Albion Street.

Wednesday, Dec. 30

At 4:25 p.m., there was an oven fire on Salem Street.

At 5:42 p.m., a motor vehicle struck a pole on Hopkins Street.

At 7:54 p.m., there was a report of a motor vehicle that was abandoned on Thorndike Road with the motor running and the keys still in it.

At 10:51 p.m., there was a motor vehicle accident on Heritage Lane.

Thursday, Dec. 31

At 8:24 a.m., the fire department entered a house that was flooding on Keeling Road.

At 2:05 p.m., a man on Line Road said someone had dumped trash in front of his house.

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