Published in the August 5, 2016 edition.
WAKEFIELD — A 41-year-old Woburn man who was found passed out this morning in a car resting partly on a Main Street sidewalk facing the wrong way will be summonsed to court for operating under the influence of drugs.
Police went to the 600 block of Main Street around 12:20 today and saw a gray 2009 Honda Civic halfway up on a curb facing south in the northbound lane. The Honda had a flat tire and the operator initially was unresponsive to officers’ requests to open the driver’s side door.
Eventually he did, and police said he was unsteady on his feet and his speech was slurred. There also allegedly was a clear baggie with a white powdery residue found in the car.
The man was taken to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He will be charged with OUI drugs, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation.
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An alarm on a freezer at Wakefield Memorial High sounded around 12:25 a.m. today, prompting a passerby to call police because a red light was also flashing inside the building.
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Tickets were issued to vehicles parking on the sidewalk and on the crosswalk at the Salem and New Salem streets intersection around 2:40 a.m. today.
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A man entered police headquarters around 4:25 a.m. today and attempted to go to sleep on a lobby bench. Police noticed he was intoxicated and had back and elbow pain from falling down multiple times. He was taken to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.
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Police were told yesterday around 10:40 a.m. that someone was seen illegally dumping trash into a Dumpster on Greenwood Street.
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A person was reportedly drinking in the doorway of a Main Street business around 11:05 a.m. yesterday. Police responded and believe the man left northbound on an MBTA bus.
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A minor motor vehicle accident was reported in the confusing Route 129 rotary around 11:25 a.m. yesterday.
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At 3:49 yesterday afternoon a woman called to report she was locked out of her vehicle with her baby inside. Howe’s Towing personnel were able to get the car unlocked.
