Police Log: Traffic Stop on Highway Ramp Leads to Drug Charge

A man stopped Friday on the ramp to I-93 was faces a drug charge, according to the police log.

Vincent Berte, 50, was stopped on the ramp leading to I-93 North in Medford just before 2 p.m. Friday after allegedly failing to stop or yield. The stop lead to police charging Berte with possession of a drug with intent to distribute, accordinhg to the police log.

Here's a look at some of the events from the police log (Charges are alleged and are not an indication of guilt. Locations and events are recorded as they appear in the Medford Police Department's public journal):

Friday, March 2

• ARREST: 1:54 p.m., I-93 ramp Info: Vincent Berte, 50, failure to stop/yield, possession to distribute a drug
• ARREST: 9:02 p.m., 184 Winthrop St. Info: Seth Cromwell, 28, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon

Saturday, March 3

• 12:31 a.m., assault, 170 Governors Ave., assault
• 2:33 p.m., larceny of a motor vehicle, 2500 Mystic Valley Parkway4:05 p.m., vandalism, 28 Ninth St.

Sunday, March 4

• 8:22 a.m., vandalism, 40 Canal St.
• 10:39 a.m., larceny of a motor vehicle, 121 Riverside Ave.
• 12:13 p.m., larceny, 200 Boston Ave. (Work Out World)