Melrose Police Department Michael L. Lyle, Chief 56 W. Foster St. Melrose, MA 02176 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Contact: John Guilfoil Phone: 617-993-0003 Email: [email protected] Great Turnout! Melrose Police Install 53 Car Seats for Local Parents Second Free Event Being Planned for Later This Year MELROSE — Police Chief Michael L. Lyle […]
Photo: Melrose Police Officer Alan Brown Rides at Officer Arkell’s Funeral
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — This is a photo from a NEMLEC call out for the funeral of Brentwood New Hampshire Officer Stephen Arkell on Wednesday May 21, 2014. The photo shows the motorcycles leading the procession from the staging area at New England Dragway to the Exeter High School for the service. This photo also appeared […]
Car Seat Installation Event: June 21, 2014
The Melrose Police Department will be offering free Car Seat Installations to Melrose residents on Saturday June 21st from 9am to 1pm at the Melrose High School lower parking lot. Melrose Police officers will be installing car seats in residents’ vehicles, as well as showing them how to properly secure the seats and their children […]
Melrose Police Honor Guard Visits Tyler Seddon for his 7th Birthday
On March 6th members of the Melrose Police Department Honor Guard visited Tyler Seddon of Rhode Island along with a large group of Police, Fire, EMS and Military personnel. Tyler, who is battling leukemia for the second time, was sworn in as Chief for the day and led a local bone marrow drive. The Officers […]
Help Melrose Police identify a property crime suspect
The Melrose Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in an on-going property crime investigation. Anyone with information regarding this identification is asked to contact the Melrose Police Department, attention Detective Ehlers at 781-979-4432. Anonymous tips can be left on the Melrose Anonymous Tip Line at (781) 665-TIPS (8477) or Text […]
Press Release: October 4, 2013
The Melrose Police Department is investigating a report of lewdness that occurred on Thursday evening October 3rd 2013 at approximately 9:15pm on Laurel Street in Melrose. The reporting parties state they were walking on Laurel Street near Gooch Street when they were approached by a male who exposed himself while walking toward them, asking them […]
Press Release: June 22, 2013
The Melrose Police Department has received a report from an adult female resident of Melrose that she was jogging on Vinton Street on Saturday June 22nd at approximately 9:30am. When she approached the intersection of Vinton and North High Street the reporting party observed a white full size van with tinted windows on North High […]
Be wary of phone scammers pretending your grandchildren are in trouble!
The Melrose Police Department is warning residents to be wary of an increase in phone scammers, or ” phishers” pretending to be a Grandchild in trouble. The elderly population is often targeted and the caller may know the name of a grandchild or will trick the resident into revealing the grandchild’s name. A story of […]
Press Release: Melrose Council On Aging and Melrose Police join to create Melrose Alert Program
The Council On Aging (COA) and the Melrose Police Department have joined to create a recovery plan designed to provide rapid response in locating cognitively impaired residents (of any age) who have been reported missing. Residents with a loved one suffering from a serious cognitive impairment are encouraged to come learn more about this free […]
Press Release, January 11, 2013
On Thursday January 10, 2013 at approximately 11:50pm the Melrose Police Department received multiple 911 calls for reported shots fired in the area of West Wyoming Avenue near the intersection of Main Street. Units that responded were met by witnesses that were in the area at the time. It was apparent that several shots were […]