Having recently moved into the Melrose Community, after visiting for the last 6+ months, I’ve witnessed more events than usual regarding gunfire and calling 911 for help.

Recently a gun battle type event happened and I called 911 twice as the shots surrounded my house on 3 of 4 sides. I was very scared and called family members just in case. I was very surprised no police ever came by or contacted me or any of my neighbors from what I can tell.

I posted the event on Nextdoor and continued the conversation the next day with quite a few neighbors who have stories of their own about 911 calls going unanswered for serious events.

Rather than accepting a general impression that OPD doesn’t come to Melrose for 911 calls, I did some research in my new role as Chair of Melrose Community Council and found

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