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POLICE LOG: Operator of Vehicle Driven on Rims at Stop & Shop Taken to Hospital

Check out what types of calls kept the Stoneham Police Department busy recently.

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At 6:05 p.m. Aug. 8, Stoneham police responded to the parking lot at the  on Main Street where residents were calling in about a vehicle driving around on its rims. Police stopped the vehicle and transported the driver to Winchester Hospital. The car was parked safely overnight in the lot.

Aug. 8

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@4:58 a.m.: Police responded to Elm Street for reports of trash in the road disturbing traffic.

@6:54 a.m.: Police responded to Main Street for a report of a domestic disturbance. A mother didn't want her son entering her home. The son was taken into police custody.

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@8:10 a.m.: Police called to Central Street on a report of a hypodermic needle found in the area. The item was recovered.

@3:34 p.m.: Police responded to the on Franklin Street after a report came in that a hit and run had occurred. The offending party struck a car while the owner was inside the Dunkin' Donuts. Police tracked the offending party to his home on Stonewood Avenue. No arrest reported.

Aug. 9

@8:18 a.m.: Police responded to Main Street where a young child was reported to be walking around the street unaccompanied. Police found out that the parents lived on Main Street and the father was brought in (later to be accompanied by the mother) to the police station where a social services officer spoke with the parents. The parents were cleared on any wrongdoing.

@12:15 p.m.: A call came in about a person bitten by a dog on Spring Street that Animal Control handled.

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