Published in the July 31, 2017 edition.
WAKEFIELD — A 37-year-old Chelsea man was arrested early this morning for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, operating with a suspended registration and giving a false name to a police officer after the officer pulled the driver over on Spaulding Street.
According to police, Officer Ryan Doran ran a Registry check on a black Dodge Durango that he observed traveling north on Main Street at about 1:15 a.m. The car registration came back as revoked, and Doran conducted the stop. The registered owner’s license also came back as revoked and the driver initially gave a false name to police.
Eventually, police were able to determine the driver’s true identity and arrested Abdirahman Hassan of 235 Webster Ave., in Chelsea.
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Police de-escalated an argument between two drivers at Water and Farm streets at about 5:45 p.m. on Friday after a caller reported an erratic driver had passed him and then got out of his vehicle on Farm Street.
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Just after 10 p.m. on Friday, a Grafton Street resident reported the theft of a bicycle from his front porch. The caller said that he left home at about 7 p.m. and when he returned at about 10 p.m. he noticed that the mountain bike was gone. The bike was described as red, black and white with a mostly white frame.
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At about 11:15 p.m. on Friday police assisted a Woodcrest Road resident with the removal of a bat from his residence.
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At about 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, a wallet found in the area of Farm Street and Old Nahant Road was turned in to police. The wallet contained only cash.
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Police went to 95 Audubon Rd at about 9:15 p.m. on Saturday after a caller reported several possibly intoxicated individuals stumbling and falling down in front of the building. Police ended up taking a 59-year-old Wakefield man into protective custody.
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At about 1:45 a.m., on Sunday, Wakefield Police and the Wakefield Fire Department along with State Police responded to the northbound side of Route 128 near Exit 40 for a three-car crash. There were no reported injuries but the Fire Department remained on the scene until the vehicles were removed.
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At about 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, an employee of a Water Street restaurant reported that two young women stole the tip jar from the counter.
The two women reportedly went into Sonny Noto’s and were asking about items on the takeout menu in an apparent effort to distract the employee. The theft was reported after the women fled toward Saugus in a black Honda Civic. The suspects were described as African American females. One was wearing a black top and blue jeans. The other was a red had and dark jeans. Police were given a possible license plate number and are investigating.
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At about 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, a caller reported a man walking near North Avenue with no pants on. He was described as a white male with a yellow shirt and no pants. Police located the man, who was fully clothed.
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The Fire Department responded to 31 calls over the weekend, of which 24 were for medical aid. The non-medical runs included a gas grill fire, a call related to burnt food on a stove, illegal outdoor burning and several accidental or malfunctioning alarms.
