Published in the February 25, 2019 edition.
WAKEFIELD — A 30-year-old Pitman Avenue resident was arrested for drunk driving following a hit-and-run crash on Main Street in Greenwood Friday night.
Officer Ryan Doren was dispatched to the area of 1053 Main St. at about 7 p.m. after police received a report that a green Ford F-150 had struck a parked car and continued on Main Street, turning left on Pitman Avenue. The parked car had reportedly been pushed up on the sidewalk by the impact.
Off. Doren was able to locate the suspect truck, which had heavy damage and was leaking fluids, parked in a driveway at a home on Pitman Avenue. The owner of the truck came out of the house, Doren reported, and admitted to being involved in the crash. While speaking with the owner, Doren detected a strong odor of alcohol and observed that the man’s eyes were glassy and his speech was slurred.
After conducting a series of field sobriety tests, Off. Doren arrested Stephen A. Ruiz of 15 Pitman Ave. on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage.
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There were no injuries, but one driver was cited and both cars had to be towed after a two-car crash on Audubon Road Friday at about 8 a.m.
Police said that a 1997 Toyota Avalon driven by a Marblehead man was attempting to make a left turn when it was hit by a 2010 Honda Civic driven by a Lynn man. The Lynn man was cited for failure to yield.
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At about 8:45 a.m. on Friday, police, Fire and Action Ambulance responded to a three-car crash on Salem Street. Police said that all three vehicles were headed east when the lead car, a 2017 Hyundai Elantra driven by a New Bedford man, stopped to turn left into a parking lot in the area of 534 Salem St.
A 2018 Nissan Rogue, driven by a Marlborough woman crashed into the Hyundai. The woman told police that the Hyundai has stopped suddenly. The third car, a 2012 Ford truck driven by a Reading man, was also unable to stop and struck the Nissan.
There were no injuries, no citations and none of the cars required a tow.
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Police took a report at about 11:15 a.m. on Friday of a minor crash in a parking lot on Richardson Avenue involving a 2008 Ford Focus and a 2016 Honda Civic. Both cars sustained minor damage.
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At about 3:15 p.m. on Friday, police went to the parking lot at Farmland for a crash involving some unusual circumstances. Police said that a Lynnfield woman told them that she was entering the lot and pulling into a parking space when her brakes failed. The car then reportedly hit a concrete post and continued across the sidewalk and out onto Main Street where it made a loop and cut back across the sidewalk, hit a sign post and then hit a parked Toyota Corolla in the Farmland parking lot, knocking it onto the sidewalk.
The Fire Department and Action Ambulance also responded, but the driver refused medical treatment. Both cars were towed.
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At about 6:15 p.m. on Friday, a woman reported that while she and her daughter were sitting in a parked vehicle at Veterans Field, a man had attempted to enter her car. She said that a white male in his 30s, wearing a black shirt and walking a golden retriever, attempted to open a rear door of her car and then walked toward North Avenue and Church Street. Police were unable to locate the man and there were no other witnesses.
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Just before 9 a.m. on Saturday, police, the Fire Department and Action Ambulance responded to a reported drug overdose at a Main Street address. Narcan was administered to a 33-year-old man who was then taken by ambulance to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.
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At about 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, a caller from the 800 block of Main Street reported that someone had broken into his home sometime between Wednesday and Saturday while he was away. The resident showed police a broken window on a first-floor front porch. Missing were two tablet computers and a bass guitar. Detectives are investigating.
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Just after 3 p.m. on Sunday, an Elm Street resident reported an unwanted man on the back deck of her home. The homeowner said that she was not at home but was watching her security cameras online. Police responded and sent the intruder on his way. The woman was advised on how to proceed.
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At about 5:45 on Sunday, a man called police and reported that another man had spit on his car and made threatening comments to him while on Albion Street. Police checked the area but were unable to locate the offender.
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The Fire Department responded to 33 calls over the weekend, including 20 for medical aid.
