Crime & Safety
Stabbing Reported on Corner of Mass Ave. and Melrose St.
Arlington Police are gathering evidence pertaining to a violent incident from Tuesday afternoon.

An unidentified 23-year-old Falmouth man told authorities he was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday afternoon, and the Arlington Police Department is searching for his attacker.
According to a statement from police, no suspect has been named, yet they note they do not believe this was an arbitrary, motiveless assault.
Following the incident that happened a bit after 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in the vicinity of Massachusetts Avenue and Melrose Street, the stabbed Falmouth man was taken to a hospital and treated for non life-threatening injuries.
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Arlington Police say they’re gathering more information on the stabbing, which will likely include surveillance footage from nearby businesses.
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