Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Business owner said $2,800 was stolen from the office during an apparant burglary on Friday.
Sometime during the overnight hours of May 9 to May 10, the commercial building at 67 West Street was broken into. According to the Medfield safety log, on Friday, May 10, a business owner reported the break-in at 6:17 a.m. Later that morning, two other tenants of the building reported that they had been broken into as well. Sgt. Fabbo met with the owner and several employees of the burglarized business. According to [owner], when she came into work, she noticed that something wasn’t quite right. In her office, two cabinet doors were open but everything in her office, on her desk and in those cabinets, was undisturbed. The one exception was in the cabinet on the left, she had approximately $2,800 in cash wrapped up in paper and …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Here's a look at the Medfield safety log for May 9 and May 10.
Here's a glance at the safety log for May 9 and May 10. Thursday, May 9 3:01 a.m., Wilkens Glen Road. Caller asked for an ambulance because she fell and might have broken her foot. 2:36 p.m., Nebo Street. Caller asked police to check on two men sitting in a black minivan. Police said the men ran out of gas and are waiting for someone to bring them some more gas. 3:24 p.m., Main Street at Hartford Street. Caller reported a minor car accident in this area. 5:31 p.m., South Street. Caller said that, on May 6, her neighbor saw a strange man walking around her house. The neighbor took down the license plate. Police spoke with the homeowner. 9:14 p.m., Main Street. Caller said that someone was tailgating her then passed her and two other cars…
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Here's a look at the Medfield safety log for Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 including attempted break-in on Hearthstone Drive.
Wednesday, Nov. 21 8:49 a.m., Main Street. Caller reported a smell of gas by the Mobil station and library. Fire Chief Kingsbury said the smell is from workers taking gasoline tanks out of service at Mobil station. 11:43 a.m., station. Police assisted a resident with fingerprints. 12:55 p.m., Main Street. State police dispatch reported they a call about a motor vehicle accident with no personal injury. A wrecker was needed for one vehicle. 3:14 p.m., Farm Street. Caller reported a disabled motor vehicle at the Farm Street railroad tracks. The man lost his oil pan when going over the tracks and was waiting for a tow truck. Medfield Fire was called for some "speedy dry" for the oil spill. Police called a wrecker to move the vehicle which …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
After a recent string of attempted and successful house breaks, police warn residents to hide their gold.
With the price of gold weighing in at more than $1,700 an ounce, police are warning residents to put their gold in a safe place. "It doesn't take a lot to make up an ounce, it could be some earrings and a couple pendants and, when it's melted down, it's worth a lot more," said Medfield Police Chief Robert Meaney Jr. "The earrings that were worth $400 when you got them years ago are now worth $1,800...All of a sudden, it becomes more attractive to break into someone's house," he said of the jewelry thieves. Meaney said that some communities are experiencing six to eight house breaks a day, and that Medfield break-ins are on the rise. On Tuesday, a house on Wood End Lane, off Route 109, was broken into. Police think the same person(s) was …