Crime & Safety

The Old 'Stop By And Call The Other Side Of The World' Trick

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, August 13 and Tuesday, August 14.

On Monday, August 13 at 7:30 a.m., police issued a summons to a 32 year old Lynn man for speeding and operating with a suspended license.
At 9:34 a.m., a Kimball Lane business reported that a truck was removing a container that belonged to them. The driver turned out to have the wrong address.
At 12:24 p.m., a town resident reported receiving a package that contained drugs.
At 12:38 p.m., police took a call from a town resident who had a guest that was apparently trying to call a very faraway country.
At 2:31 p.m., some motorbikes were reported racing up and down Keniston Lane.
At 3:40 p.m., a caller reported that she had just been rear-ended on the rotary.
At 4:25 p.m., a Munroe Street resident reported witnessing a likely drug transaction from a car on Munroe Street.
At 6:17 p.m., responders went to LHS for a report of a football player with shortness of breath. He turned out to be OK.
At 6:30 p.m., an accident was reported on the rotary.
At 6:35 p.m., another accident was apparently reported on the rotary.
At 7:15 p.m., police took a walk-in fraud report.
At 8:28 p.m., police arrested Kenneth Grierson, 43, 102 South Broadway, Lynnfield, on a warrant.
At 8:38 p.m., a Temple Road resident reported that a suspicious car was in the driveway of his vacationing neighbor. The car turned out to belong to the neighbor.
At 9:19 p.m., police cleared several youths out of the Our Lady of the Assumption parking lot.
At 10:04 p.m., a Hampton Court resident reported a possible fight. Some youths had apparently shown up uninvited to a party.

On Tuesday, August 14 at 11:11 a.m. a driver reported that she struck the side mirror of a mail truck on Lowell Street.
At 1:35 p.m., a minor accident was reported on Salem Street.
At 10:28 p.m., a man called to report that he had just moved into an apartment on North Broadway and was having his car towed. The situation was apparently worked out.

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


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