A resident of Mattapoisett was arrested on the morning of Nov. 23 at 4:05 a.m. after threatening to rob the Shell gas station located at Memorial Drive and River Road with a handgun.

Nov. 24, 1997

At 2:30 p.m. a juvenile was arrested for assaulting another person with a kitchen knife as well as being a minor in possession of alcohol and a class D substance. The incident took place at the CambridgeSide Galleria Mall.

A Raymond Street resident reported that between Nov. 20 and Nov. 24 an unknown person cut a hose going to her fish pond, killing all the fish. Previously, someone had flooded the pond.

A Francis Avenue resident reported that an unknown person wrote a derogatory word in the snow on the rear window of her car. Her car was parked in her driveway at the time.

Nov. 25, 1997

A Stoneham resident reported that a vending machine was unbolted and removed from a car wash located at 2013 Mass. Ave. The building was damaged due to the removal of the machine.