Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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 between Friday, May 17 and Sunday, May 19. On Friday, May 17 at 1:04 a.m. police took a noise complaint on Windsor Road. It turned out to be neighbors trying to start a generator. At 6:31 a.m. an accident on Condon Circle was reported. At 3:16 p.m. some youths were reported on the roof at Summer Street School. The principal spoke with them before police arrived. At 7:21 p.m. a suspicious person was reported sitting on the sidewalk near Pocahontas Lane. He turned out to be resting while walking to North Reading. At 7:43 p.m. a suspicious green truck was reported on Lynnbrook Road. It turned out to belong to a nearby resident. At 8:32 p.m.a large group of youths were reportedly …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
One drink could be the standard for drunken driving – at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. What do you think? Is the proposal reasonable? About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. There were 114 DUI fatalities in Massachusetts in 2012, which were 34 percent of traffic-related fatalities last year, according to Mothers…
Thursday, May 16, 2013
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 on Monday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 14. On Monday, May 13 at 7:42 a.m. a caller reported two men fishing on her land on Pillings Pond. At 9:53 a.m. a vehicle was reported vandalized at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Post Office Square. At 5:04 p.m. a hit and run accident was reported on Olde Towne Road. At 8:55 p.m. a suspicious vehicle was reported in a neighbor's driveway on Lowell Street. It turned out to be a friend of the neighbor. At 11:25 p.m. an erratic operator was reported on Chestnut Street. An officer gave the operator a verbal warning after the vehicle was found in a driveway on that street. On Tuesday, May 14 at 4:21 p.m. an Apple Hill Lane resident reported key …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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 between Friday, May 10 and Sunday, May 12. On Friday, May 10 at 7:44 a.m. a Williams Road resident reported that a flock of plastic flamingoes had been left on her property. The plastic birds are part of an annual fundraiser for local Destination Imagination students. At 8:19 a.m. a tree was reported to be pulling some wires down on Edward Ave. At 8:35 a.m. a motor vehicle break-in was reported on Edward Ave. At 10:54 a.m. an accident was reported at the 128 ramp. At 12:43 p.m. an accident was reported on North Broadway. The State Police responded to the scene. At 3:55 p.m. an accident was reorted at the 128 Exit near Summer Street. State Police responded. At 4:10 p.m. police…
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Information provided by Lynnfield Police. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, May 8 and Thursday, May 9, 2013. On Wednesday, May 8 at 10:20 a.m., police and fire personnel responded to what would become a two-alarm house fire on Horseshoe Drive. At 1:15 p.m. a suspicious auto was reported on Barnsley Drive. At 5:01 p.m. a caller reported receiving harassing phone calls from a telemarketers who reportedly ignored her requests to stop calling. At 5:10 p.m. police took a report where a man may have been acting abusively toward a woman on Pillings Pond Road. They were gone on arrival. On Thursday, May 9 at 6:58 a.m. a caller on Edward Ave. reported his two vehicles were broken into. At 7:38 a.m. a woman reported her car was broken into during …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Chief Joseph Lingel has served on the Lynnfield Fire Department for 44 years.
Lynnfield Fire Chief Joseph Lingel informed selectmen in a letter this week that he plans to retire as of August 14, 2013. Lingel became chief last summer after former Chief Tom Bogart retired from that position. Chief Lingel is also the town's emergency management director. In a short letter to Town Administrator Bill Gustus, Lingel stated the following: "Effective August 14, 2013, I will be resigning from my position as Chief of the Lynnfield Fire Department. Effective the same date, I will be retiring from the Lynnfield Fire Department after 44 years of service."
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Personnel from Lynnfield and several surrounding communities knocked down an attic fire in large brick home before more serious damage could spread through the house.
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 on Monday, May 6th and Tuesday, May 7th. On Monday, May 6th at 8:58 a.m., a woman reported that her son was refusing to go to school. The matter was resolved. At 12:45 p.m. an accident with no injury was reported on Condon Circle. At 6:13 p.m. an officer issued a speeding citation near Sagamore Spring Golf Course. At 7:13 p.m. the fire department responded to a report of a senior who had fallen. At 7:18 p.m. a door to door solicitor was reported on Edward Ave. Police advised him to get a permit. On Tuesday, May 7th at 4:15 a.m. a North Hill Drive resident reported somebody threw eggs at his house. At 9 a.m. a hit and run accident was reported at Salem Street and Walnut Street…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Personnel from Lynnfield and several surrounding communities knocked down attic fire in large brick home before more serious damage could spread through the house.
Personnel from several communities joined the Lynnfield Fire Department Wednesday morning in knocking down a two-alarm blaze at a large brick home on Horseshoe Drive. One firefighter reportedly went to Lahey Clinic with non-life threatening smoke-related injuries, said Lynnfield Fire Captain Michael Feinberg after the fire was extinguished, adding that when firefighters first arrived on the scene, the residents were already out of the dwelling. The fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m. and firefighters spotted smoke coming through the roof when they arrived, Feinberg told area media outlets at the scene. He went on to explain that they found the fire in the attic and initially had difficulty gaining access to it, but once they …
A brick house caught fire Wednesday morning.
Lynnfield firefighters are dousing a two-alarm blaze on Horseshoe Drive. A 11:20 a.m. a brick home at 2 Horseshoe Drive was still showing smoke. Firefighters are on top of the home cutting a hole in the roof to ventilate. There are no reported injuries. Neighboring fire departments helping out include Reading and Wakefield. For photos, video and more information from the fire scene, click here. For breaking Lynnfield news as it happens, sign up for Lynnfield Patch email alerts.
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John H. Kimball III
11:27 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
That is the 4th drunk driver to crash into the Kimball house since 2005. There was another accident in 2003 when a driver fell asleep at the wheel and in the early 70s there was a drunk driver being chased by the cops and he also crashed into the house. more ›