Green Street Reopened After Traffic Accident

NStar on scene to fix falling pole.

  Wednesday, 3:10 p.m. — Woburn Police reopened Green Street just after 3 p.m. today after a traffic accident closed the road for nearly an hour. NStar responded to the scene around 3 p.m. to fix the pole, which had snapped in half and was hanging on by wires. Police remain on scene to assist with traffic during the pole repairs. Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. — Woburn Police were forced to shut down Green Street around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday after a traffic accident. According to police, one car crashed into a pole, snapping it in half. Officers on scene said the pole was being held up only by its wires. Police notified NStar of the emergency situation and closed the road to traffic. Several cars were diverted to Vernon Street. At 2:40 p.m. NStar had …

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POLICE LOG: Fifty Shades of Grey, Water Stolen

An excerpt from the WPD police log. The following arrest information was supplied by the Woburn Police Department. The arrest does not indicate a conviction.

  The following is an excerpt from the Woburn Police Department log. Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log. Featured Call of the Day: May 14 – At 11:47 p.m., a Woburn woman reported her car broken into and several items stolen, including two cases of water, a copy of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” several other books and a bag of groceries.    Other Incidents: May 14 – At 12:07 p.m., a Woburn man was cited for failure to use care and caution while driving on Elm Street. At 3:19 p.m., an officer spoke to two elementary-school-aged girls regarding an ongoing bullying situation. According to police, the girls said that two other girls routinely …

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POLICE LOG: Two Men Arrested on Drug Charges

An excerpt from the WPD police log. The following arrest information was supplied by the Woburn Police Department. The arrest does not indicate a conviction.

    The following is an excerpt from the Woburn Police Department log. Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log. Featured Call of the Day: May 11 – At 11:10 a.m., Mackendy Mathurin, 34, of 40 Union St., was arrested and charged with possession to distribute a Class B drug (oxycodone/Percocet) and a drug violation near a school or park (Woburn Memorial High School). Nelson J. Fernandez, 19, of 40 Union St., was arrested and charged with possession to distribute a Class B drug (oxycodone/Percocet), drug violation near a school or park (WMHS) and three counts of possession of a Class C drug (mushrooms, alprazolam and hashish). Both men were …

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Week In Review

Five Police Incidents That Had Woburn Talking

A look back at the week in police and fire news in Woburn.

  These five stories and Police Log entries had people talking on our Facebook page and readers clicking links this week.   POLICE LOG: Teen Throws Flowerpot At Car May 6—At 12:47 a.m., an 18-year-old Woburn woman was summonsed to Woburn District Court for malicious destruction of property under $250. According to police, the teen threw a flower pot against a vehicle while screaming at her father’s girlfriend.   ARREST LOG: Man Walks Into Station With Stab Wound May 7—At 12:26 a.m., Andrew Mwania Ndunda, 36, of 6 Salem St. Apt. #2, was arrested and charged with assault and battery (domestic), assault with a dangerous weapon (brown-handled steak knife) and intimidation of a witness. According to police, Ndunda entered the police station …

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Missing Woman Found In Woods

After an active search by Woburn Police, woman was found Friday afternoon.

  A missing woman was found after a 90-minute active search by Woburn Police Friday afternoon. A woman in her 30s walked away from NuPath on New Boston Street toward the train tracks around 3 p.m. Friday. Officers were called to the scene and began searching for the woman along the train tracks, said Woburn Police Capt. Robert Rufo. While patrolmen and detectives walked the tracks, others drove to the area in cruisers. Officers in dispatch notified the MBTA of the search along the tracks. Capt. Rufo said the woman began to walk south along the tracks. "A relative contacted her and kept her on the phone, asking her questions of where she was," said Capt. Rufo.  Although the woman was unable to tell police exactly where she was, she was able…

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