THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022 Page 7 Saugus man charged in Revere break-in A Saugus man has pleaded not guilty after being arrested for a recent Revere house break-in that involved the alleged theft of a safe containing up to $200,000. Patrick Wiswall, 50, was charged with breaking and entering in the daytime for a felony, larceny over $1,200, larceny under $1,200, property vandalization, witness intimidation and conspiracy. Chelsea District Court Judge William Farrell ordered Wiswall be held in jail on $50,000 cash bail during his arraignment last week. The judge also agreed to Suff olk County Assistant District Attorney Liana LaMattina’s request that the defendant have no contact with the victim or witness in the event he is released on bail. On July 7, Revere Police The COVID-19 Update Town reports 36 newly confi rmed cases; no new deaths By Mark E. Vogler T here were 36 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past seven days through Wednesday (Aug. 5), according to Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree. That’s 29 fewer new cases in town than reported last week by the state Department of Public Health (DPH), increasing the overall total to 9,638 confirmed cases, according to Crabtree. There have been more than 835 confirmed cases over the past 15 weeks (which averages out to 56) as the virus continues to hang around, causing some people to keep wearing masks at Town Hall even though they are optional. Meanwhile, the state reported no new COVID-19-related deaths in Saugus over the past seven days, as the overall total remained at 94 deaths since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in March of 2020. “Our hearts and prayers go out to those families affected by this health pandemic,” Crabtree said. responded to an Agawam Street home for a report of a break-in. The victim had returned home from an adjacent business that day to find the home’s door ajar and glass broken. A safe containing personal identification documents and up to $200,000 was reported stolen, according to a press release issued last Friday (July 29) by Suffolk County DisHELP WANTED | FROM PAGE 2 unusual to have a number of openings — “But in some cases, we have ongoing problems attracting and retaining talent, like the Planning Department. Having recently received MAPC guidance on our Town Wide Master Plan, it is critical that we have eff ective Planning and Engineering departments.” “The Town Wide Master Plan provides a framework for short, medium, and long term goals. We’ll need in-house experts to evaluate the needs and potential of existing facilities like our school buildings that have been turned back to trict Attorney Kevin Hayden’s Offi ce. “During the course of an investigation, detectives received information that a UHaul truck was believed to have been used in the robbery. Footage from private and public cameras captured the truck in the area of the home that was broken into,” the press release noted. “Footage depicts a man the Town,” she said. “We’ll also need expertise to evaluate options and provide direction on potential new facilities like a West-side Fire Stawheeling a city-issued trash can to the truck, which is believed to have contained the stolen safe. Records show that Wiswall rented the truck in the days prior to the robbery and returned it on July 8, the day after the break-in,” it noted. Wiswall is due back in court on Sept. 2 for a pretrial hearing. He is represented by Attorney José Vincenty. tion. These things take time and eff ort to plan, and as far as I know, no one is working on them. We need these roles fi lled.”
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