Police: Won't Stop Setting That Fire; Assault with a Plastic Container

Monday, Oct. 5

At 2:26 p.m., a motor vehicle struck several parked cars in a parking lot on Main Street.

At 4:10 p.m., there was a two car accident on Salem Street.

At 5:12 p.m., police arrested John M. Plummer, 40, of 48 Water St., #15 in Wakefield and charged him with assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (plastic container).

Tuesday, Oct. 6

At 8:43 a.m., there was a report of tires slashed on Main Street.

At 1:53 p.m., a truck struck a light pole on Main Street.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

At 5:16 a.m., a loud vehicle was causing a disturbance on Putnam Avenue.

At 6:41 p.m., a man was yelling obscenities at pedestrians passing by on Main Street.

Thursday, Oct. 8

At 7:10 a.m., a car crashed into a parking garage on Audubon Road.

At 10:18 a.m., a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle on North Avenue and transported to Lahey Clinic.

At 6:31 p.m., police and fire responded to a controlled brush fire on New Salem Street.

At 7:01 p.m., police and fire responded to a controlled brush fire on New Salem Street started by the same individual warned not to do so thirty minutes before. The fire was extinguished.