Crime & Safety
July 4th Police Log: Creepy Dude, Terrorists ... And A Drone?
July 4th in Wakefield filled with challenges for your Wakefield Police Department.

The Wakefield Police Department sends out its log of calls each week and the night of July 4th is always good for some strange ones. Following is a partial look at the night of July 4-5. Each narrative reflects one call to police.
Narrative: reports neighbor taking pictures from inside his house of college aged girls swimming in their pool. she was informed that there is no crime that we could enforce. they did confront him about it and he stopped but is still looking out window. she requested incident be logged.
Narrative: check on well being of male holding signs saying his children were captured by terrorists. refused any assistance and refused to give any personal info.
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Narrative: Caller reports a male and female possibly under the influence of drugs along the parade route with their two young children. Male described as a white male wearing a black t-shirt with sun glasses. Female described as a white female with a white t-shirt on. Parties check out and sent on their way.
Narrative: Walk in reports being threatened by another female while at the parade. Advice given. R/P does not know who threatened her.
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Narrative: Caller reports an argument with another ice cream vendor regarding having a permit. Other ice cream vendor left prior to arrival.
Narrative: Caller reports loud house party with about 50 people in the street area. Everything quite at this time.
Narrative: Caller reports a female party who appears under the influence of drugs or alcohol wiping away damage from the front of her vehicle at gas pump.
Narrative: Caller reports fire works going off in front of her house. Neighbor spoken to about fire works.
Narrative: Caller reports people in the playground parking lot lighting off fireworks over residences. Requests an officer to respond to the area. Units spoke to calling party. Parties left prior to officer arrival.
Narrative: Caller reports house party in the area where they were lighting off fireworks onto the sidewalk area almost striking citizens walking by. Quiet upon arrival, small party at residence.
Narrative: Female reports drone flying over her house on multiple times. Party advised on how to proceed.
Narrative: Fireworks complaint. Male party spoken to and will stop for the evening.
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