Monday, May 6, 2013
No injuries in rollover accident, but traffic on southbound side stalled to a slow crawl. Multiple tow crews at scene preparing to remove 22-wheeler.
Route 1 South in Peabody was closed to traffic this afternoon after a tractor-trailer overturned on the highway in the middle of the jughandle. The leftmost lane on the northbound side of the highway and two lanes on the southbound side were closed to traffic. Detours were put in place at Lowell Street (heading south) and also at the on-ramp onto Route 1 South from Route 114 in Danvers. Peabody police issued their alert around 3 p.m. that the southbound side of the highway from Lowell Street down was closed until further notice. The truck was a 22-wheeler and was found lying on its side after attempting to turn onto Route 1 South from the turnaround on the northbound side (the jughandle). What looked to be trash and debris had spilled out …
Saturday, May 4, 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 Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2. On Wednesday, May 1 at 7:33 a.m., an accident with no injury was reported on Condon Circle. At 11:12 a.m. a dumping complaint was received from Lowell Street. At 12:11 p.m. a caller reported cars parked on the sidewalk near Sagamore Springs Golf Course. At 2:55 p.m. police arrested Michael R. DiPietro, 25, 4-6 Harvey Park, Lynnfield, and charged him with operating with a suspended license, subsequent offense. At 10:11 p.m. a woman informed police that somebody had used her American Express card to purchase airline tickets. On Thursday, May 2 shortly after midnight, Lynnfield and Wakefield, plus State Police, responded to a vehicle fire …
Thursday, May 2, 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 Monday, April 29th and Tuesday, April 30th. On Monday, April 29th at 12:40 p.m. a fire alarm was set off by food on the stove at Center Village. At 3:20 p.m. a homeowner on Salem Street reported that somebody had dumped some hypodermic syringes in his driveway. At 4:18 p.m. police took a report involving threats. At 6:19 p.m. an officer gave a verbal warning for speeding near Haywood Farm Lane. On Tuesday, April 30th at 11:02 a.m. a caller at Crystal Motors on Kimball Lane informed police that routine cargo screening had turned up what was likely a false hit for an explosive residue. The state police and state fire marshall also responded to the scene and further …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Officials stress there is no threat to the public, details still emerging.
Boston Police announced a major new development in the Boston Marathon bombing case Wednesday morning. According to the department, there are three new suspects in custody. Boston Police tweeted the news just after 11 a.m. Wednesday. There were no further details, though the police said they would offer more information soon. There is no additional information being released at the moment. BPD said additional details will be provided when they become available. Police stressed there was no immediate threat to the public. UPDATES BELOW 4:40 p.m. Attorneys for the three suspects all gave brief statements outside of the courtroom. Each stressed that his client cooperated with the investigation. An attorney for Kadyrbayez denied that his …
Former Wakefield resident facing 100 child sex charges in Middlesex County also has case in Essex County after accuser came forward.
Accused child molester John Burbine has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 in Essex County. Earlier Wednesday, a not guilty plea was entered on Burbine's behalf in Salem Superior Court and he was ordered held without bail. These charges were filed after a male accuser came forward with allegations against Burbine shortly after learning of his arrest late last year. He has been held at the Billerica House of Correction since around that time. A spokeswoman for the Essex County District Attorney's office, Carrie Kimball-Monahan, told Wakefield Patch that this accuser is a male and that his allegations against Burbine cover a four-year span back in the early 1990s. The next …
John Burbine's attorney has asked a judge to dismiss eight of the 100 charges filed against him.
The lawyer for accused child molester John Burbine has asked a judge to dismiss eight of the 100 charges his client is facing, saying his own client reached a "level of deviancy and perversion" unanticipated by the law, given the very young age of the victims. Attorney Bill Barabino has filed a motion to dismiss six counts of aggravated rape of a child and two counts of dissemination of matter harmful to minors. This would still leave Burbine facing some 92 counts. His wife, Marian, faces additional charges of reckless endangerment of a child for operating an illegal day care center in Wakefield where many of the victims' families were clients. After Tuesday's hearing in Middlesex Superior Court, Barabino told Wakefield Patch he believes…
Tuesday, April 30, 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, April 26th and Sunday, April 28th. On Friday, April 26th at 11:20 a.m. police took a report involving phone harassment. At 11:20 a.m. an unattended death was reported on Main Street. At 6:20 p.m. a suspicious man was reported walking on Elliott Street. He turned out to be a solicitor without a permit. At 8:24 p.m. a security guard at the MarketStreet Lynnfield project reported that a car had struck a fence and then driven off when he approached it. However, the vehicle reportedly left its front license plate struck in the fence. The plate was traced to a Maine address and the matter was under investigation as of Monday. On Saturday, April 27th at 12:39 a.m. …
Saturday, April 27, 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 Wednesday, April 24 and Thursday, April 25. On Wednesday, April 24 at 9:22 a.m., a suspicious auto parked on street was reported on Sparhawk Drive. An officer checked the area and was unable to find the vehicle. At 11:20 a.m. police helped a 94-year-old woman on Stafford Street. She had fallen but was not injured. At 2 p.m. a truck pulled down telephone and power lines at 54 Brook Drive. At 3:57 p.m. An elderly woman fell at Lynnfield High School. She declined an offer of being taken for treatment. At 7:18 p.m. Police were called to 387 N. Broadway for a report of a suspicious person, the son of a tenant, trying to get into the building. The person was gone when police …
Thursday, April 25, 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, April 22nd and Tuesday, April 23rd. On Monday, April 22 at 8:48 a.m. a suspicious auto was reported at Huckleberry Hill School. At 11:25 a.m. a minor accident occurred on Walnut Street. At 3:25 p.m. police arrested Michael R. DiPietro, 25, 4-6 Harvey Park, Lynnfield, and charged him on an out of town warrant. At 6:12 p.m. police were informed that some youths in a car on Salem Street were throwing fireworks out the windows. At 9:12 p.m. the operator of a truck was cited near Sparhawk Lane for operating on a restricted way. On Tuesday, April 23rd at 3:04 a.m. a caller reported that somebody was yelling on Wildewood Drive. At 9:55 a.m. an accident was reported at the …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Patch will post up-to-the-minute updates from MIT as Officer Sean Collier is honored by the school community.
Sean Collier will be remembered at an MIT memorial service at noon on Wednesday. Collier, who was killed Thursday, was laid to rest on Tuesday morning. Police believe the Boston Marathon bombing suspects shot Collier as he responded to an unrelated robbery. Patch will provide updates throughout the memorial service. We welcome you to add your condolences and memories of Sean in the chat above once the live chat begins.
Mike G.
6:40 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
I don't think that's very fair to say "well if you don't like it, there's the door" when we're talking about regional stories. You simply can't apply Westford rules to regional stories. I respect that you're trying to do what you think is right by your readers, but when it comes to a regional story, it's way bigger than Westford. more ›