Crime & Safety
Dedham Man Arrested for Driving Drunk on East Street
The following information was supplied by the Westwood Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Westwood Police arrested a Dedham man on Saturday for an alleged second OUI offense on East Street.
Joseph Thissell, 42, of 40 Tarbox St. in Dedham, was charged with a second offense of operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor, as well as negligent operation of a motor vehicle so as to endanger and a marked lanes violation.
Thissell was arrested after police responded to the East Street rotary, where police and Emergency Medical Service officials were dispatched for a motor vehicle accident.
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The incident took place on Saturday, Dec. 4 at around 7:40 p.m.
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