Caller Seeks Help for Injured Owl

The following activity for the Wenham Police and Fire Department comes from the Essex County Regional Emergency Communication Center log for Wenham for Monday, July 22 through Tuesday, July 23.

Monday, July 22

• A neighbor on Woodside Lane reports that a home where a stop work order had been issued had work trucks parked at it at 7:17 a.m. The contractors left the property.

• A lift assist was provided by the Fire Department at an Essex Street address at 11:33 a.m. Lyons ambulance was canceled since no transport to the hospital was needed.

• A disabled vehicle near the Route 128 overpass on Grapevine Road was checked at 4:51 p.m. It was off to the side of the road.

• A speeding ticket was issued after a car stop on Grapevine Road at 5:03 p.m.

• Cross Towing towed a vehicle with revoked insurance after a car stop on Grapevine Road at 5:21 p.m.

• A verbal warning for speed was issued after a car stop on Grapevine Road at 5:47 p.m.

• Two people on Boulder Lane were told there is no trespassing allowed in the area and sent on their way at 5:49 p.m.

• A verbal warning for following too close was issued after a car stop on Pleasant Street at 8:11 p.m.

• A verbal warning was issued for defective equipment and failure to dim lights after a car stop at Arbor Street and Eddel Avenue at 8:16 p.m.

Tuesday, July 23

• A driver was arrested for operating under the influence after a car stop on Grapevine Road at 12:19 a.m. Adults removed the four passengers and the parents came to pick up the vehicle.

• A vehicle that was out of fuel on Main Street near Town Hall at 8:30 a.m. was assisted. Somebody else showed up with more fuel. A ticket was issued to the driver for a passenger violation since they had a passenger in the car.

• An officer conducted an investigation at the Wenham Housing Authority on Larch Lane at 8:49 a.m. he returned to the station with some evidence.

• A total of five patient refusals were obtained after a car crash at Grapevine Road and Hull Street at 8:54 p.m. Lyons ambulance had responded along with the Fire Department and a vehicle was towed away by Big Jim’s.

• An alarm activation at Penguin Hall on Essex Street at 9:37 a.m. ended up being cancelled.

• A two-car car crash was reported at Arbor and Main streets at 11:19 a.m. The Fire Department and Police Department checked the area and nothing was located. Hamilton dispatch was notified and asked to check Asbury Street and Bay Road.

• Animal control was notified about an injured owl along the sidewalk on Grapevine Road near Gordon College at 9:25 p.m. Animal Control Officer Stephen Kavanagh said he does not handle owls because they are federally protected and the Environmental Police were contacted.