Around the Region: Repeat OUI Offender Arrested with Beer Can in Pocket; Malden Ballpark Plan Moves Forward

Here's some of the top recent headlines from just beyond Medford's bounds:

- Wakefield Police arrested a five-time OUI offender for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol in Wakefield - and found an open beer can stashed inside his pocket, according to police. Scott Bergholtz, 48 of Rockport, MA was pulled over on Audubon Road after Wakefield Police received a call from a Salem Street gas station reporting a man who seemed intoxicated had just filled up his tank and drove away in a gray Mercury. -Sara Jacobi

Malden's "Field of Dreams" took another step ahead Wednesday night, when the Malden Redevelopment Authority designated them a "preliminary developer" of the 6.5-acre downtown National Grid site. The stadium's plans include will also boast a restaurant, some retail space and a large green space to adorn the stadium's entrance. -Chris Caesar

A Stoneham man was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn Thursday morning on charges of attempted murder, assault and battery and making threats against a woman, according to a press release from  Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone. Stacey Jones, 35, allegedly threw the female victim to the ground and began to strangle her on Dec. 19, prosecutors said. “We allege that this defendant threw the victim to the ground, and attempted to strangle her with the intention of killing her in her own home, all while the victim’s young child was asleep in the house,” Leone said in the statement. -Mark Ouellette

Charlotte Schofield, a  student, recently held a  at , a local venue that looks like a small castle, complete with a red carpet entrance, a paparazzi-style photographer and a dress code. The 150-some-odd guests came dressed in black and white, except for Schofield, who wore pink. It was much like a scene from MTV's "My Super Sweet 16," a show that follows spoiled, bratty teenagers as they plan lavish Sweet 16 birthday parties. But there was one big difference: Schofield used her Sweet 16 party to raise over $1000 for Boston Children's Hospital, and her guests brought gifts, not for her, but for sick children being treated at the hospital.

: Melrose Police arrested during the wee hours last Thursday a New Hampshire man who allegedly held 13 GPS devices, along with MP3 players and chargers, taken from car break-ins. At 1:20 a.m. on Feb. 2, a resident of Main Street towards the Malden line reported seeing a male in his backyard and driveway. When police responded to the area 3-5 minutes later, officers found a man on Main Street matching the description given by the caller, Melrose Police Lt. Mark DeCroteau said.