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A roundup of activity for the Wenham Police and Fire Department for May 2-8. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following activity for the  and  comes from the Hamilton-Wenham Emergency Center log for Wednesday, May 2 through Tuesday, May 8.

Wednesday, May 2

2 a.m. A suspicious person was reported on Parsons Hill Road.

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6:40 a.m. A burglary was reported at on Topsfield Road.

9:26 a.m. A 911 hang-up call or wrong dial came from Patti Lane.

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9:50 a.m. Directions were given out.

11:58 a.m. A lost and found call was transferred.

1:25 p.m. A disabled vehicle was assisted on Main Street.

3:52 p.m. An illegally parked vehicle was reported in front of a Perkins Street address.

5:02 p.m. An animal call was handled at Cherry Street and Stage Hill Road.

9:02 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Main Street.

9:15 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Cherry Street.

Thursday, May 3

1:28 a.m. Medical attention was refused after an ambulance call to Wilson Hall at .

6:24 a.m. Medical attention was refused after an ambulance call to a Friend Court address.

8:02 a.m. Somebody was transported to the hospital after an ambulance call to an Eaton Road address.

9:43 a.m. The was notified for service on Walnut Road.

3:43 p.m. A well-being check was conducted on Grapevine Road.

4:16 a.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Hull Street.

4:56 a.m. A well-being check was conducted at the same Eaton Road address where the ambulance was called earlier in the day.

5:44 p.m. A well-being check was conducted at the same Eaton Road address was 50 minutes earlier.

8:03 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Topsfield Road.

8:15 p.m. An animal call was handled at Walnut Road and Dodges Row.

9:52 p.m. The animal involved in an animal call at a Cedar Street address was gone when officers arrived.

10:04 p.m. An attempt was made to make an arrest on a warrant on Longfellow Road.

11:19 p.m. Suspicious activity was reported on Perkins Street.

11:34 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Arbor Street and Eddel Avenue.

11:51 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop at Main Street and Fairview Avenue.

11:55 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Main Street.

Friday, May 4

7:18 a.m. Medical attention was refused after an ambulance call to the Lane Student Center at Gordon College.

11:25 a.m. A message about a disabled vehicle on Friend Court was given to the Fire Department.

3:45 p.m. No police services were needed for a disabled vehicle at Grapevine Road and Larch Row.

4:15 p.m. Medical attention was refused after an ambulance call to Bromley Hall at Gordon College.

5:18 p.m. Assistance was rendered at a Dodges Row address.

6:26 p.m. Assistance was rendered on Route 128 southbound between exits 16 and 17.

7:13 p.m. Suspicious activity was reported at on Main Street.

8:43 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Main Street.

9:08 p.m. Mutual aid was provided to Hamilton at the corner of Railroad Avenue and Willow Street.

11:14 p.m. Fireworks going off on School Street were gone when officers arrived.

Saturday, May 5

12:03 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Main Street.

12:12 p.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Main Street.

1:02 p.m. Assistance was rendered on Grapevine Road.

10:03 a.m. A report was written after fraud was reported at a Woodside Lane address.

11 a.m. Mutual aid was provided at a Burley Street address by delivering a message.

4:21 p.m. An animal call was handled at a Batchelder Park address.

6:34 p.m. A fire alarm activation at a Main Street address was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.

8:53 p.m. A criminal complaint was issued after a car stop on Main Street.

Sunday, May 6

12:30 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Main Street.

12:34 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Main Street.

12:48 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Main Street.

2:34 a.m. The Department of Public Works were called about hazards at Cherry and Pleasant streets.

7:20 a.m. Somebody was taken to the hospital after an ambulance call to a Larch Lane address.

9:29 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Grapevine Road.

11:08 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Walnut Road.

1 p.m. A ticket was issued after a car stop on Rubbly Road.

1:40 p.m. Directions were given out.

3:19 p.m. A disabled vehicle was assisted on Route 128 northbound, north of exit 17.

3:29 p.m. Assistance was rendered on Grapevine Road.

4:54 p.m. A vehicle was towed after a car stop on Topsfield Road.

8:21 p.m. Somebody was transported to the hospital after an ambulance call to a Walnut Road address.

Monday, May 7

12:59 a.m. A verbal warning was issued after a car stop on Cherry Street.

12:08 p.m. Assistance was rendered on Topsfield Road.

12:39 p.m. Assistance was rendered on Topsfield Road.

1:06 p.m. A summons was issued and the vehicle was towed after a car stop at Cherry and Monument streets. A Peabody woman was issued a summons for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and speeding.

3:57 p.m. A man was arrested after a car stop on William Fairfield Drive.  Vito R. Tanzella, 50, of 63 Batchelder Road in Raymond, N.H., was charged with a subsequent offense of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

5:34 p.m. A written report was filed after a report of an incident involving telephone calls at a Larch Row address.

5:55 p.m. Mutual aid was provided to the area in Hamilton.

6:44 p.m. An animal call was handled at a Parsons Hill Road address.

8:05 p.m. A car stop was conducted on Topsfield Road.

8:15 p.m. An alarm at the was caused by an accidental activation or defective alarm.

11:50 p.m. An ambulance was called to a Larch Lane address.

Tuesday, May 8 

4:55 p.m. An ambulance was called to a Patti Lane address.

11:09 p.m. Assistance was rendered at a Larch Lane address.

For any questions on this blotter, please contact robertg@patch.com.


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