Published in the April 16, 2018 edition.
WAKEFIELD — Police arrested a 21-year-old Somerville man just after noon on Friday for felony larceny over $250 after he allegedly stole a delivery package off the front porch of a Nahant Street home.
Police received a description of the suspect from a neighbor who witnessed the theft. The suspect then reportedly joined three others and they began walking down Nahant Street toward Farm Street with the suspect carrying the stolen package in a shopping bag.
According to police, Detective DiNanno confronted the group on Hemlock Road, but the group ignored him and kept walking in the direction of vocational school. The suspect then dropped the bag and continued walking.
When Det. DiNanno confronted him again, the suspect claimed that he had “found” the package, but didn’t know where he found it. Police ultimately arrested Tyler Ferreira of 56 Otis St. in Somerville on felony larceny charges.
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At about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, a Melvin Street resident walked into police headquarters to report a case of bank fraud.
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Four individuals had to be taken to the hospital following a car crash on Nahant Street at about 10 p.m. Friday.
Police said that a 2010 GMC driven by a Wakefield woman was driving west on Nahant Street in the area of Stark Avenue when a 2008 Toyota driven by a Malden woman came around the bend at a speed estimated at over 60 mph, crossed the center line and crashed head on into the GMC. Both occupants of the Toyota were from Wakefield and both occupants of the GMC were from Malden.
All were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. The driver of the GMC was issued multiple citations. Both cars had to be towed from the scene.
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Police responded to a report of a possible drug overdose at about 7:45 a.m. Saturday after a man reportedly fell in the bathroom of a downtown home. Narcan was deployed twice by the man’s roommate, according to police.
The man was taken by ambulance to Melrose-Wakefield-Hospital.
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At about 9:30 on Saturday morning a homeowner reported a break-in to a house on Galvin Circle. The homeowner said that the house is presently unoccupied and showed police a rear window that had apparently been broken in order to gain entry to the home.
Police found dresser drawers in two bedrooms open and their contents emptied. The only thing reported missing was a large water bottle containing about $200 in coins.
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Police arrested a 45-year-old Wakefield woman for drunk driving after they were called to the parking garage of the apartment building at 14 Audubon Rd.
The caller said that a car was parked in a way that obstructed the parking garage and may be intoxicated. Arriving officers found a car with a flat tire on the rear driver’s side parked at an angle in front of the entrance to the garage.
Police spoke to the driver, Cheryl Marston of 11 Audubon Rd. and reported that her eyes were glassy and her speech was slurred.
They also reported detecting an odor of alcohol. Police said that when asked, Marston said she had two drinks at a friend’s house and didn’t know how she got the flat tire. They asked her to step out of the car and observed her to be unsteady on her feet. Police had to discontinue field sobriety tests due to Marston’s inability to complete them safely.
Marston was arrested and taken to the police station, where she reportedly was uncooperative during the booking process.
