Woman Unhappy Salem Police Will Not Drive Her to Wakefield

One woman looking for a ride to Wakefield after her purse was stolen on Sunday afternoon in Salem was none too happy that the Salem Police Department wouldn’t give her a ride.

Shortly after 4 p.m. on Sunday, police went to Lafayette and Central Streets for a report of a lost or stolen purse.

There, police met a woman who said she was drinking at a restaurant with a friend from work.

The woman went on to say that when she woke up, she was on a bench in downtown Salem and her purse was gone.

Officers asked the woman if she needed medical attention, and the woman said she was fine.

However, the woman was very upset with the officer that he would not give her a ride back to Wakefield, according to the police report.

The officer offered to call the woman a taxi, but the woman responded, “How am I supposed to pay for it, I lost my purse.”

The officer then asked the woman if she wanted a ride back to the station to figure things out.

Apparently, that was also not a reasonable solution to the situation for the woman.

“Why the hell would I want to go there,” she yelled at the officer and then walked off saying she would find her way home, according to police.