Published in the February 24, 2017 edition.
WAKEFIELD — A 19 year old from Revere and two 17 year olds from East Boston have been charged with trespassing after police reportedly found them inside the old Winship Estate last night with flashlights and cans of spray paint.
Police were called to the unoccupied building on Mansion Road around 8:10 p.m. after a neighbor reported a truck parked in front of her home and said the people from the truck were inside the old Winship Estate.
Responding officers first saw flashlights from outside the mansion. When they entered it they said they found three young men inside. The interior smelled of fresh paint.
The suspects were carrying backpacks containing cans of spray paint.
Two will be summonsed to court for trespassing. Another also will be charged for defacing property.
Earlier in the evening, around 6:20 p.m., police were told other youths were heading up to the mansion. Police sent them on their way.
There are social media sites dedicated to abandoned properties, which may explain why the suspects came to Wakefield. There has also been at least one instance of youths posting a YouTube video of themselves “touring” the inside of the mansion.
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A 27 year old Vernon Street man was charged with drunk driving this morning after reportedly striking a utility pole with his car near the Route 129 Rotary.
Police, firefighters and Action Ambulance personnel went to the accident scene around 2 a.m. today.
Following an investigation, Daniel Hernandez, 117 Vernon St., was charged with operating under the influence of liquor and with a marked lanes violation.
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Police assisted emergency medical personnel just before 8 a.m. yesterday after an elderly woman fell and struck her head on Bathol Street. She was taken to the hospital.
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Those involved in a disturbance at the the Honey Donuts on Main Street in the Square were separated by police just before 9 a.m. yesterday.
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A 36 year old Stoneham resident will be summonsed to court for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver’s license after a traffic stop yesterday around 10 a.m. The stop was made in the Walgreens parking lot on Main Street.
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Police spoke to someone on Jefferson Road yesterday around 10:55 a.m. after being told he was putting snow from his property into the middle of the street.
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A cell phone was found on Lincoln Street and turned into police around 11:35 a.m.
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A Pitman Avenue resident told police around 12:25 p.m. yesterday that a suspicious black sedan was parked in front of her home. Police investigated and sent the driver on his way.
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Youths were reportedly on the roof of the Walton School around 2:10 p.m. yesterday. They apparently left before police arrived.
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Police investigated what they called a “minor” two vehicle accident at the Route 129 Rotary around 5 p.m. The drivers exchanged information needed for insurance purposes.
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A 34 year old Water Street man was arrested on a warrant at 5:25 p.m. yesterday.
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A caller told police a vehicle appeared to be stuck in a snow bank near the ramp at Prospect Street and North Avenue around 8 p.m. yesterday. Police responded and found no vehicle stuck in the area.
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A vehicle parked on the corner of Albion Street and Broadway for a number of days was moved from the area around 8:05 p.m.
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Just after 9 p.m. yesterday police went to Pine Street after being told of a loud group of youths in the street causing a disturbance. At some point the youths moved to Kendrick Road, where they were dispersed and sent on their way by police.
