Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The following information was provided by the Grafton Police Department. All arrests are reported. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Sunday, May 5 11:28 a.m.: Vandalism was reported on Merriam Road. 1:45 p.m.: A family disturbance was investigated on Upton Street. 7:48 p.m.: A suspicious person was reported on Messier Street. Monday, May 6 7:22 a.m.: Illegal dumping on Milford Road was referred to another agency. Tuesday, May 7 4:17 p.m.: A brush fire was reported on Old Upton Road. 4:59 p.m.: A past breaking and entering was investigated on Nottingham Road. 6:06 p.m.: A brush fire was reported on Waterville Street. Wednesday, May 8 3 p.m.: Larceny/theft was investigated on Pleasant Street. Thursday, May 9 1:42 p.m.: A crash with injury was reported on the Mass Pike. 6:26 p.m.: A crash with personal injury was reported at Worcester Street and Wheeler Road. Friday, May …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The following information was provided by the Grafton Police Department. All arrests are reported. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Sunday, April 28 12:24 a.m.: Domestic violence was reported on Institute Road. 1:45 p.m.: A brush fire was reported on Saddle Hill Circle. Monday, April 29 1:21 a.m.: A family disturbance was reported on Belmont Street; a person was taken into protective custody. 11:04 a.m.: The Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Worcester Street. 11:55 a.m.: The Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Old Upton Road. 11:59 a.m.: Breaking and entering into a vehicle was reported on Greenlawn Avenue. 12:03 p.m.: A brush fire was reported on Browns Road. 2:48 p.m.: Breaking and entering into a vehicle was reported on Main Street. 5:29 p.m.: The Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Ray Street. Tuesday, April 30 8:14 a.m.: A rollover …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The following information was provided by the Grafton Police Department. All arrests are reported. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Sunday, April 21 9:41 a.m.: Suspicious activity was reported on Carroll Road. 1:11 p.m.: Police responded for a suspicious person on Amherst Street. Beryl S. Rosenstein, 45, of 1203 Grafton St., Apt. C39, Worcester, was arrested on two warrants and also charged with possession of a Class B drug (amphetamine dextoamphetamine). Police will also be seeking a summons to charge her with two counts of larceny under $250 by a single scheme. 6:45 p.m.: A family disturbance was reported at Old Westboro and Wesson roads. 9:33 p.m.: Vandalism was reported on North Street. Monday, April 22 3:05 p.m.: Suspicious activity was investigated on Providence Road. 5:21 p.m.: A brush fire was reported on Hingham Road. 7:03 p.m.: Police received a request for …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The following information was provided by the Grafton Police Department. All arrests are reported. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Sunday, April 14 12:47 p.m.: Illegal dumping was reported on Magill Drive. 5:55 p.m.: Joseph M. Pachico, 29, of 117 Ferry St., Grafton, was arrested at Worcester Street and Airport Road and charged on a warrant. Monday, April 15 2:54 p.m.: Vandalism was reported on Buttercup Lane and Milford Lane and referred to another agency. 11:23 p.m.: Police dispersed youths on Danielle Drive. Tuesday, April 16 4:44 p.m.: Jonathas R. Silva, 31, of 10 Ferry St., South Grafton, was arrested on Worcester Street and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, giving a false name, and having no inspection sticker. 9:51 p.m.: David B. Neville, 50, of 26 Bruce St., Grafton, was arrested on Bruce Street and charged with domestic assault and battery…
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The following information was provided by the Grafton Police Department. All arrests are reported.
Sunday, April 7 3:15 p.m.: Illegal burning was reported on Bedford Drive. 3:48 p.m.: Vandalism was investigated on Westboro Road. 7:48 p.m.: A family disturbance was reported on Worcester Street. Monday, April 8 6:55 p.m.: A suspicious person was reported on Usher Road. 7:37 p.m.: Police pulled over a driver on Upton Street. They will be seeking a summons to charge Freddie Hernandez, 35, of 6 Bragg Slip, Apt. 2, Milford, with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and an exhaust equipment violation. Tuesday, April 9 9:26 a.m.: Police are seeking a summons to charge Karen Mitchell, 49, of 245 Providence Rd., Grafton, with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 5:37 p.m.: Harassment was investigated on East Street. 7:35 p.m.: A past …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The following information was provided by the Grafton Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction. All arrests are reported.
Sunday, March 24 2:52 a.m.: A breaking and entering was investigated on Worcester Street. 12:50 p.m.: A crash with personal injury was reported on Worcester and Bridge streets; a person was removed to the hospital. 6:26 p.m.: Police stopped a vehicle on North Main Street. Juan C. Morales, 31, of 12 Pleasant St., Apt. 6, Auburn, was arrested and charged with operating after a revoked license, uninsured motor vehicle, unregistered motor vehicle, illegally attaching plates, exhaust equipment violation, motor vehicle not meeting RMV safety standards and two counts of receiving stolen property under $250. 7:58 p.m.: An assault was investigated on Providence Road. Monday, March 25 3:36 p.m.: A suspicious automobile was reported on Waterville …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
A summons is one way police get cases to the court system.
Readers of Grafton Patch may notice the word "summons" included alongside charges in the Grafton police log. In fact, we've received a handful of emails over the last couple of years from people who argue that they were "summonsed," not arrested, and therefore should be omitted from the log. A summons is not an arrest. But the end result is often the same, and we include both summonses and arrests in our log, to be fair. So, let us clarify the difference between a summons and an arrest, and the reasons police might use one over the other when looking to charge a suspect. "There are certain cases for which the law only allows us to file a criminal complaint," Grafton Police Chief Normand A. Crepeau Jr. said, referring to the process by …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The following information was provided by the Grafton Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction. All arrests are reported.
Monday, March 4 3:58 a.m.: A reported breaking-and-entering on Hovey Pond Drive was unfounded. 2 p.m.: Police made a traffic stop on North Street. They are seeking a summons to charge Eric S. Saltus, 32, of 51 Depot St., Grafton, with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and having no inspection sticker. 5:25 p.m.: Police made a traffic stop on North Main Street. They are seeking a summons to charge Mike Soto, 27, of 17 Mason St., Apt. 1, Worcester, with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and having no inspection sticker. 5:31 p.m.: A robbery was investigated at Cumberland Farms on North Main Street. Tuesday, March 5 1:34 p.m.: Police made a traffic stop on Deernolm and…
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The following information was provided by the Grafton Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction. All arrests are reported.
Sunday, Feb. 17 3:53 p.m.: Police and an ambulance responded to Milford Road for a crash with personal injury. 8:26 p.m.: A suspicious person was reported seen at Creeper Hill Road and Prentice Street. Monday, Feb. 18 12:43 a.m.: Police pulled over a vehicle on Overlook Street and are seeking a summons to charge its driver. Police will be seeking a summons to charge James A. Fontaine, 50, of 6 Overlook St., Apt. 6B, Grafton, with having an uninsured motor vehicle on a public way, having an unregistered motor vehicle and no inspection sticker. 2:59 p.m.: Police responded to a crash with property damage on Worcester Street and called to take the driver to the hospital. They will be seeking a summons to charge Jeffrey M. Meade, 50, of 10 …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The following excerpts of the police log were provided by the Grafton Police Department. Charges do not indicate a conviction.
Sunday, Jan. 27 2:22 a.m.: Police arrested Steven K. Woskie, 52, of 77 Follette St., Grafton, and charged him with a variety of offenses. See original story here. 12:15 p.m.: Police investigated a reported assault on Shrewsbury Street. 6:27 p.m.: A crash with property damage was investigated at Worcester Street and Wheeler Road. Monday, Jan. 28 10:36 a.m.: Flooding was reported on Nottingham Road. 1:57 p.m.: Flooding was reported on Falmouth Drive. Tuesday, Jan. 29 3:55 p.m.: A neighbor disturbance was investigated on Veterans Circle. 6:20 p.m.: A neighbor disturbance was investigated on Bailin Circle. 8:02 p.m.: Domestic violence on Providence Road was unfounded. Wednesday, Jan. 30 6:35 a.m.: Flooding was investigated on North Street. 5:…