Numerous Vandalism Complaints Come In Over The 4th
Information provided by the Lynnfield Police. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service from Monday, July 2 through Thursday, July 5.
On Monday, July 2 at 10:44 a.m., police assisted a town resident after a fall.
At 12:16 p.m., police did a civil standby.
At 5:34 p.m., a caller reported that there were water skiiers on Pillings Pond and that the water had apparently been treated with a chemical recently. No water skiiers were spotted.
At 7:04 p.m., police monitored traffic on Walnut Street and gave one verbal warning.
At 7:14 p.m., a caller reported an injured animal on Apple Hill Lane.
At 8:05 p.m., police arrested Gregory S. Alexander, Jr., 23 of 8 Fernway, Lynnfield, for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, subsequent offense. They also arrested Joseph P. DiPietro Jr., 22, of 8B Harvey Park, Lynnfield, for possession of a Class E drug.
At 11:17 p.m., police were called to the Bali Hai for a report of a disturbance. All was quiet on arrival.
On Tuesday, July 3 at 6:19 a.m., a caller reported two mailboxes were destroyed on Ivanhoe Drive.
At 6:47 a.m., a Midland Road resident reported two light poles were torn down.
At 7:49 a.m., police took a vandalism report from Yorkshire Drive.
At 1 p.m., police took a report involving a lost or stolen license plate.
At 9:11 p.m., some youths were reported hanging out in a car in a Kimball Lane parking lot. An officer sent them on their way.
At 9:42 p.m., police took a complaint about a trailer parked on Locksley Road. It checked out OK.
At 9:47 p.m., a Main Street resident reported a burning bag of fecal matter left on the stairs.
At 10:32 p.m., a fireworks complaint came in from Lowell Street.
On Wednesday, July 4 at 12:25 a.m., a Pleasant Avenue resident reported some youths parked in front of her driveway.
At 12:26 a.m., a second fireworks complaint came in from Lowell Street. The resident agreed to wrap it up for the night.
At 8:33 a.m., a Yorkshire Drive resident reported a damaged lamp post, adding that a bulb had been removed from another one.
At 9 a.m., police provided traffic control on Summer Street for the annual LAA 5K Road Race.
At 1:55 p.m., a Locksley Road resident reported hearing what could have been gunshots.
At 4 p.m., police took a vandalism report from Yorkshire Drive.
At 8:58 p.m., police took a fireworks complaint from Fairview Ave.
At 8:59 p.m., police took a noise complaint from near Ashdale Road and sent a group of youths on their way.
At 11:42 p.m., a Salem Street resident reported a blown-up mailbox.
On Thursday, July 5 at 12:16 a.m., a Durham Drive resident reported that a group of youths, one wearing a red shirt, rang his doorbell three times. One of them also apparently set off an M-80. They were gone on arrival.
At 3:18 a.m., a fireworks complaint came in from Chatham Way.
At 8:01 a.m., a vandalism report was received from Doncaster Circle.
At 8:48 a.m., a vandalism report came in from Summer Street.
At 9:54 a.m., police performed a well-being check.
At 10:09 a.m., a vandalism report was received from Summer Street.
At 11:10 p.m., a loud music complaint was received from Essex Village. All was quiet on arrival.
For questions about this police log, email william.laforme@patch.com.