News Nearby: Malden Man Accused of Strangling, Killing Partner

Take a look at some of the stories making headlines this week in the Stoneham region:

Malden

' A Malden man was arrested on Friday morning for allegedly strangling and killing his partner.

A statement from the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said that at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Malden Police received a 911 call reporting a death at 33 Francis St. in Malden. When officers responded, police located the female victim, "obviously deceased." The victim’s name was initially withheld pending notification of next of kin.

William Bryant Moseley, 45, was at the scene and was subsequently arrested for allegedly strangling the victim to death.  

Numerous news organizations on social media reported that Moseley has been held without bail, and allegedly told a 911 dispatcher, "I killed my wife. She's dead. I strangled her."

Wakefield

:  A Winthrop woman and a Wakefield man were arrested on Wednesday on drug trafficking charges after Wakefield Police detectives raided their home.  Police said that a lengthy investigation by detectives into Sabrina Forte, 20, of Winthrop, MA and George Nealon, 23, of 12 Beachtree Circle lead them to believe they were allegedly running a drug operation out of Nealon's residence in Wakefield. Armed with a search warrant and the K-9 unit, police entered Nealon's residence and said they found a large amount of heroin and drug paraphernalia. Police said 27 grams total of heroin was seized, with a street value of more than $2,000. 

Reading

: The EEE Virus has been detected in mosquitoes collected in a trap on the east side of Reading, the Reading Health Department announced in a press release Thursday. According to the release, "EEE is a rare but serious illness spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. While EEE can infect people of all ages, people under 15 years of age or over 50 years of age are at greatest risk for serious illness." All catchbasins in Reading will be treated with a pesticide to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in those environments.

Medford

: Rob Dilman has a lot of patience. The owner of Bestsellers Cafe at has waited since May 2007 -- over five years -- to re-open as renovations to the building snailed along. The store, located on High Street near Governors Avenue, finally held a soft opening last week and will have a grand opening this weekend. As Dilman sat down for an interview Thursday afternoon, he didn't seem bothered by the long wait -- he was just happy to have the cafe open. "It feels nice," Dilman said, sitting at a table by the store's front window. "It doesn’t feel like five years."