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The latest calls for service to the Lynnfield Police Department.
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, March 21 and Thursday, March 22. On Wednesday, March 21 at 7:29 a.m., police went to the Middle School over a report of a disabled school bus. At 10:49 a.m., Peabody Light workers reported discovering hypodermic needles near a pole. An officer disposed of them properly. At 3:46 p.m., a family dispute was reported on Ramsdell Way. At 6:48 p.m., police served a restraining order. At 8:28 p.m., police pulled over a motorist on Walnut Street and issued a summons to a 23-year-old Revere man for speeding and operating on …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Monday, March 19 and Tuesday, March 20. On Monday, March 19 at 7:24 a.m., a caller reported smoke coming from a roof on Summer Street. Police and fire personnel soon turned back however after it was determined that the smoke was actually steam. At 9:21 a.m., police took a larceny report. At 5:22 p.m., a Lovell Road resident reported that four youths had rung her doorbell and fled into the woods. They were gone on arrival. At 6:38 p.m., police took a shoplifting report from Yankee Candle. At 8:01 p.m., police issued a summons …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Friday, March 16 and Sunday, March 18. On Friday, March 16 at 1:57 p.m., police placed a 37-year-old Peabody woman into protective custody. At 4:46 p.m., police took a larceny report by phone.At 8:15 p.m., a Longbow Circle resident reported that some youths were in the neighborhood toilet-papering trees. At 10:46 p.m., a Windsor Road resident reported that somebody tried to open his front door and then took off when he came to the door. On Saturday, March 17 at 12:57 a.m., a caller reported a possible fight happening in …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday March 14 and Thursday, March 15. On Wednesday, March 14 at 1:40 p.m., police issued a summons to a 23-year-old East Boston man for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Police were initially responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle. At 3:16 p.m., police responded to a family disturbance on Carol Ann Road. At 3:36 p.m., a suspicious auto was reported on Winchester Drive. At 4:20 p.m., a caller reported some youths on a Roundy Road property where a house is under construction. At 5:35 p.m., a suspicious man …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Monday, March 12 and Tuesday, March 13. On Monday, March 12, at 2:51 a.m., a caller reported her CO detector was going off. The fire department responded to the scene and found a zero reading. At 6:18 a.m., a Longbow Road resident reported hearing something in the garage. An officer checked the scene but did not find anything. At 7:25 a.m., police investigated a burglar alarm on Salem Street. At 8:33 a.m., a motor vehicle accident with no personal injury occurred on Salem Street. At 11:48 a.m., a burglar alarm went off on Main…
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Friday, March 9, and Sunday, March 11. On Friday, March 9, at 8:27 a.m., a suspicious auto was reported on Fairview Ave. The individual checked out OK. At 8:42 a.m., Lynnfield Police and other law enforcement personnel were at Lynnfield High School for a canine exercise. At 6:11 p.m., a Grey Lane resident reported a strange man rang her bell and was asking questions about neighbors. At 7:52 p.m., police and fire personnel responded to Walnut Street for a report of a fall. At 8:36 p.m., police took a vandalism report from …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, March 7 and Thursday, March 8. On Wednesday, March 7, at 5:47 a.m., police provided a town assistant with a lift assist on Saunders Road. At 2:52 p.m., an officer gave a verbal warning to an individual who failed to stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk in front of Summer Street School. At 4:10 p.m., a caller reported a suspicious solicitor in town. It turned out to be a local landscaper handing out business cards. At 6:04 p.m., a caller reported that a neighbor had just informed her that a truck was parked in the …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Monday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 6. On Monday, March 5 at 11:52 a.m., police investigated a reported break-in on Lowell Street.At 1:44 p.m., police and fire personnel responded to Boston Sports Club for a report of a person who fainted near the pool. The individual declined treatment. At 2:58 p.m., a neighbor disturbance was reported on Pine Street. At 5:45 p.m., police issued a summons to a 29-year-old North Andover man for operating with a suspended license. At 6:34 p.m., police issued a summons to a 36-year-old Chelsea …
Lynnfield Police responded to the following calls for service between Friday, March 2 and Sunday, March 4: On Friday, March 2, at 8 a.m., an accident with no personal injury was reported near the South Fire Station. At 12:43 p.m., a Canterbury Road resident reported that a "very pushy" saleswoman had come to the door. An officer spoke with her and her supervisor. At 4:41 p.m., a Prospect Ave. resident reported that a solicitor had walked into her home and was very aggressive. The resident then saw the solicitor repeat this behavior at a neighbor's house across the street. An office spoke to …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, Feb. 29 and Thursday, March 1. On Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 9:11 a.m., a burglary was reported on Putney Lane. At 12:14 p.m., police and fire personnel responded to a motorist reportedly having a seizure on North Broadway. At 3:46 p.m., an accident was reported on Route 128 North. One was transported to Union Hospital. On Thursday, March 1 at 2:05 p.m., a caller reported a suspicious auto near Munroe Street that may have been involved in a drug transaction. At 3:05 p.m., police issued a citation to a motorist on Salem …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Monday, Feb. 27 and Tuesday, Feb. 28: On Monday, Feb. 27 at 5:27 a.m., a Salem Street resident reported that his car alarm was sounding and a door was open. He called back soon after to report that his child had apparently left the car door ajar all night and that the alarm had not sounded until that point. At 9:19 a.m., police did a well-being check at Center Village. At 10:14 a.m., police took a larceny report. At 2:46 p.m., a caller reported that there was an elderly man on Durham Drive who appeared to be lost and who may …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service from Friday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 26. On Friday, Feb. 24 at 2:59 p.m., police took a report involving fraud. At 8:12 p.m., police assisted an individual who had become stuck in the ATM vestibule at Sovereign Bank in Center Court. On Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1:25 a.m., an Essex Street resident reported an attempted break-in. The resident's daughter apparently heard a window being opened and screamed, and the intruder, described as a white male in a white-colored shirt, ran from the scene. At 4:02 a.m., police assisted …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 23: On Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 9:23 a.m., a caller contacted the station seeking medical advice. EMT personnel were sent to the address. At 9:39 a.m., police received a call from a woman stating she had received a threat from her daughter in law. At 10:12 a.m., police provided a lift assist to a town resident. At 11:13 a.m., police helped with a dwelling lockout on Salem Street. At 12:33 p.m.,  a suspicious person was reported on Main and Lowell street. The subject was not spotted. At 12:54 …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Friday, Feb, 17 and Tuesday, Feb. 21. On Friday, Feb. 17, at 5:35 a.m., a motorist reported that she struck a deer near the Summer Street School. At 1:18 p.m., the Lynn Police called about a man wearing a ski mask who was walking on Salem Street near Otter Pond Road. Lynnfield Police located him and transported him back to that city. At 1:59 p.m., a motorist called from the Pump 'N Pantry saying that the price posted on the gas pump was not correct. At 5:03 p.m., a man with a pickup truck was reported to be cutting down …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, Feb. 15 and Thursday, Feb. 16. On Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 2:08 p.m., a Wing Road resident reported a man had been sitting on a nearby sidewalk for some time. It turned out he was waiting for a ride. At 5:56 p.m., a suspicious van was reported to be parked on Pine Hill Drive. It turned out to belong to painters. At 6:15 p.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported at Summer Street School. It was gone on arrival. At 6:34 p.m., a motor vehicle reportedly went over a guardrail on Condon Circle. There was no personal injury …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Monday, Feb. 13 and Tuesday, Feb. 14. On Monday, Feb. 13, at 7:02 a.m., police helped with a disabled vehicle near Hidden Valley Road. At 7:38 a.m., a caller reported a ladder in the road on South Broadway. It was gone on arrival. At 9:43 a.m., an accident with no personal injury was reported on Main Street. At 1:46 p.m., an accident with no personal injury ws reported on Condon Circle. At 4:22 p.m., an audible alarm was reported on Essex Street. At 4:44 p.m., police took a walk-in larceny report stemming from a previous …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service from Friday, Feb. 10 through Sunday, Feb. 12. On Friday, Feb. 10, at 1:48 a.m., police took a report from the Herb Chambers dealership on North Broadway regarding items taken from a vehicle. At 1:54 p.m., a resident reported finding a pocketbook in the woods near Williams Road. At 5:07 p.m., Lynnfield and State Police investigated a hit and run accident on Salem Street. At 7:42 p.m., police took a call regarding a custody matter. At 8:12 p.m., a caller reported that a group of youths had come to the door looking for her son and …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, Feb. 8 and Thursday, Feb. 9. On Wednesday, Feb. 8 at at 6:34 a.m., a burglar alarm went off on Chestnut Street. At 10:22 a.m., a Saunders Road resident reported that a suspicious person was knocking at the door. It turned out to be a tree company worker leaving business cards in the area. At 10:33 a.m., a suspicious auto was reported on Winchester Drive. It turned out to belong to a contractor. At 5:02 p.m., police arrested Michael Harvey, 20, of 1 Saunders Road, Lynnfield, on an out of town warrant. At 6:23 p.m., a…
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Monday, Feb. 6 and Tuesday, Feb. 7. On Monday, Feb. 6, at 9:03 a.m., police performed a well-being check on Carol Ann Road. At 9:15 a.m., a suspicious auto was reported near Williams Road. It turned out to be a Boston Globe delivery driver. At 2:11 p.m., a burglar alarm went off on Bridle Path. At 2:57 p.m., a suspicious person was reported on Country Club Drive. The individual was not found. At 10:29 p.m., a suspicious auto was reported on Saunders Road. It turned out to be a neighbor talking to a friend with no noise issues …
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service from Friday, Feb. 3 through Sunday, Feb. 5. On Friday, Feb. 3 at 1:25 a.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported in the Christmas Tree Shop parking lot. It was gone on arrival. At 6:31 a.m., police received a parking complaint from Archer Lane. At 10:58 a.m., a caller near Grey Lane reported that a suspicious male had walked up her driveway and across her lawn before heading back up the street. At 11:32 and 11:41 a.m., police checked out accidental 9-1-1 hangups. At 4:47 p.m., police received a parking complaint about a limo on …

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