Crime & Safety
Vehicle Strikes DPW Trailer at Melrose High School
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:
Vehicle Strikes DPW Trailer at Melrose High School
At 11:05 a.m. Aug. 26, Melrose Police responded to Melrose High School on Lynn Fells Parkway for a report of DPW trailer struck by a vehicle. No tows or transports logged.
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Aug. 27
10:59 a.m.: Boston Rock Road, report of wallet stolen from a vehicle overnight.
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11:48 a.m.: Melrose High School on Lynn Fells Parkway, report of a harassment order violation. A 17-year-old Melrosian was summonsed on a charge of violating a harassment prevention order.
7:21 p.m.: Summer Street, report of vandalism to a vehicle.
10:29 p.m.: Porter Street area, report of a vehicular accident.
Aug. 28
9:08 a.m.: Lynn Fells Parkway at Elm Street, report of a woman yelling that she wanted to get out of a red vehicle driven by a man. The vehicle reportedly made a right turn onto Lynn Fells Parkway, but police were unable to locate it.
2:35 p.m.: Lynn Fells Parkway at Tremont Street, report of a vehicular accident. State Police were on scene.
3:23 p.m.: Walk-in report of bicycle stolen from Mount Vernon Avenue.
4:53 p.m.: East Foster Street, report of a solicitor attempting to sell a woman a home security system. Police could not locate the solicitor.
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