Police Respond to Several Accidents in Melrose

[Editor's Note: The following information was supplied by the Melrose Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.]

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The following is a sampling of entries from the Melrose Police log:

Jan. 21

5:19 a.m.: West Street, caller reported a house fire. See our coverage here.

10:34 a.m.: Main Street at West Emerson Street, report of a minor accident.

11:53 a.m.: Main Street at West Emerson Street near Bank of America, report of an accident involving a city vehicle.

12:04 p.m.: Myrtle Street, report of an accident.

Jan. 20

1:28 p.m.: Lebanon Street, report of a two-car accident.

1:51 p.m.: A person visited the police station to report a larceny on Ashland.

3:03 p.m.: Walgreens on Main Street, caller reported past shoplifting at the store.

5:08 p.m.: A person visited the police station to request a check of her home. The alarm have gone off several times. Police discovered that her home had been broken into.

9:11 p.m.: Franklin Street at Chipman Avenue, report of an accident.