Crime & Safety

Police Log: Cocaine Charges For Three

Notable entries from this week's Medford Police log. The following information was supplied by the Medford Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is a selective list of entries from the Medford Police log from Saturday, Feb. 9 through Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 and any arrests recorded during that time. 

Charges are alleged. Locations, times and events appear as they are recorded by police.

Arrests and Summonses

James Marino, 21, 41 Edward St., Medford, was arrested Monday, Feb. 11 on Hicks Avenue and charged with two counts of receiving stolen property over $250.

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Martha Fernandez, 18, 70 Revere St., Everett, was arrested Monday, Feb. 11 on Mystic Valley Parkway and charged with shoplifting by asportation.

James Feeney, 51, 50 Hicks Ave., Medford, was arrested Monday, Feb. 11 on Hicks Avenue and charged with assault and battery.

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Nicholas Vita, 19, 24 Valley St., Medford, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 12 on Main Street on a warrant and charged with conspiracy to violate drug law, disorderly conduct, distributing class B drug, drug possession to distribute, assault and battery, assault and battery on a police officer and two counts of possession of a class B drug.

John Viera, 62, 55 Jerome St., Medford, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 12 on Jerome Street and charged with possession to distrbute cocaine.

Michael Hendricks, 37, of an unknown address, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 12 on Jerome Street and charged with conspiracy to violate drug laws, possession to distribute cocaine, cocaine trafficking and possession to distribute drugs.

Joseph Zimmerman, 39, 55 Jerome St., Medford, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 12 on Jerome Street and charged with two counts of possession to distribute drugs, conspiracy to violate drug law and cocaine trafficking.

Notable Incidents

Saturday, Feb. 9

11:27 a.m. Domestic disturbance in the 100 block on Fellsway West.

4:53 p.m. Harassment on Winchester Street.

8:02 p.m. Disturbance on Roland Street.

9:38 p.m. Motor vehicle accident at St. Joseph's Church on High Street.

11:06 p.m. Disturbance in the 100 block of Summer Street.

Sunday, Feb. 10

9:42 a.m. Assault and battery on Winchester Street.

10:55 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Winthrop Street.

1:14 p.m. Identity fraud in the 400 block of Main Street.

3:15 p.m. Domestic disturbance on Windsor Road.

4:00 p.m. Disturbance at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Governors Avenue.

5:15 p.m. Harassment on Winchester Street.

6:11 p.m. Motor vehicle fire at Ken's Service Towing.

6:42 p.m. Disturbance on Fellsway West.

9:49 p.m. Disturbance on Marion Street.

Monday, Feb. 11

6:17 a.m. Motor vehicle accident at Lino's Sub Shop on Mystic Avenue.

7:51 a.m. Domestic disturbance on Princeton Street.

10:19 a.m. Larceny on Fellsway West.

12:07 p.m. Domestic disturbance on Lambert Street.

2:45 p.m. Threats on Carney Street.

3:11 p.m. Motor vehicle accident at Randy's Car Wash on Middlesex Avenue.

4:29 p.m. Shoplifting at Kohl's on Mystic Valley Parkway.

7:20 p.m. Domestic disturbance on First Street.

9:06 p.m. Assault on Hicks Avenue.

9:15 p.m. Domestic disturbance on Hicks Avenue.

9:57 p.m. Fire on Mystic Avenue.

11:01 p.m. Fight on Worster Street.

Tuesday, Feb. 12

5:59 a.m. Search warrant on Jerome Street.

6:00 a.m. Search warrant on Jerome Street.

7:52 a.m. Vandalism on Carney Street.

11:42 a.m. Larceny in the 100 block of Summer Street.

11:57 a.m. Identity fraud on Richard Street.

12:01 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on South Border Road.

1:58 p.m. Pedestrian accident on Locust Street.

2:02 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Hicks Avenue at Main Street.

3:15 p.m. Disturbance at Ocean State Job Lot on Commercial Street.

7:01 p.m. Disturbance on Brookings Street.

8:09 p.m. Vandalism on Washington Street.

11:12 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Middlesex Avenue at Third Street.

11:35 p.m. Motor vehicle accident on Cedar Road at Forest Street.


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