Crime & Safety
Suspicious Driver Was Waiting For His Mom
Information provided by the Lynnfield Police. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
responded to these and other calls for service on Monday, July 23 and Tuesday, July 24:
On Monday, July 23 at 9:36 a.m., police and rescue personnel responded to because a person was having an allergic reaction to a bee sting. The patient was brought to Union Hospital.
At 10:04 a.m., police performed traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
At 12:57 p.m., there was an accident on South Broadway.
At 1:35 p.m., a suspicious auto was reported on Ross Drive. The driver turned out to be waiting for his mother.
At 6:34 p.m., a storm drain was reported out of place on Salem Street.
At 6:47 p.m., an officer gave a verbal warning to a motorist on Salem Street.
At 9:44 p.m., a citizen walked in to report that a dark sedan at the gas station on Main Street appeared to be following a running young girl near Homestead Road. An area search came up negative.
On Tuesday, July 24 at 6:47 a.m., police issued a summons to a 30 year old Lynn man for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
At 7:19 a.m., a caller reported that a large tractor trailer unit ran over her lawn and her neighbor's lawn. An officer spoke with the involved parties.
At 11:17 a.m., an officer monitored traffic on Summer Street.
At 11:22 a.m., a suspicious auto was reported on Locksley Road. It turned out to be a contractor at work.
At 2:51 p.m., a small black Huffy bike was reportedly found next to a Dumpster behind the .
At 2:56 p.m., a burglar alarm went off on Cortland Lane. An officer secured a door but the place was otherwise in order.
At 3:20 p.m., a manhole was reported in the road on Archer Lane.
At 3:34 p.m., an odor of gas was reported in a home on Pillings Pond Lane.
At 7:38 p.m., a motorist at the Shell Station on Lowell Street reported that she heard a woman crying in the ladies' room. Wakefield Police were notified.
At 6:26 p.m., police took a walk-in larceny report.
At 7:16 p.m., an accident occurred on Lynnfield Street. One patient was brought to Union Hospital.
At 8:16 p.m., police dispersed a group of youths who were behind the Lynnfield Medical Building.
At 10:57 p.m., an accident occurred near Pillings Pond Road.
For questions about this police log, email william.laforme@patch.com.
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