Crime & Safety

Suspected Car Break-In Just An Open Door

All information is provided by Lynnfield Police. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

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 have been wearing pajamas. He checked out OK.
At 9:50 p.m., a suspicious white van was reported on Green Street. Police found it parked legally and unoccupied.
At 10:27 p.m., a burglar alarm was set off on South Broadway by a worker moving furniture.
At 11:51 p.m., a suspicious gray pickup truck was reported on Ashley Court.

On Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 12:32 a.m., an alarm activated at the Wakefield Elks Club. Police secured an open rear door.
At 5:52 a.m., an alarm went off at the , apparently set off by workers fixing the sprinklers.
At 8 a.m., a Pine Hill resident reported that somebody was removing items from his mother's house. It turned out to be his sister.
At 9:12 a.m., police took a loitering complaint from Partridge Lane.
At 11:30 a.m., an injured or sick raccoon was reported on Main Street.
At 6 p.m., a domestic disturbance was reported on Old Towne Road. It turned out to be two people in a verbal argument.
At 9:07 p.m., a suspicious auto was reported on Underhill Road. It turned out to belong to a local youth who had gone to a hockey game in another car.
At 10:41 p.m., police issued a summons to a 44-year-old Lynn man for operating with a suspended registration, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, and driving with no inspection sticker.

For questions about this police log, email william.laforme@patch.com.


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