WHDH-TV 1/6/11: Vandals destroy holiday decorations in Wayland. (with Video) In Wayland, the holidays may be over, but a Grinch is still at work. Decorations on several homes ruined by a vandal, and that's not all. Pat Kadnik’s inflatable holiday wonderland that she and her brother have created in front of their Wayland home for four decades was ruined, and it’s not just the decorations that were deflated. “Just heartbroken. We don’t want to have the kids prosecuted. Whoever did it, we just want them to come forward, pay for the damages they have done,” said Kadnik. They are a vandal or group of vandals who slashed apart the Kadnik’s display, smashed a nativity scene in front of St. Zepherin’s Church, and smashed up a number of cars in the neighborhood. Kadnik only wants to be repaid. "We’re not gonna punish everybody just for the pranksters that did this because there’s just way too many people that come by," said Kadnik. Deflated but not defeated. "To see all the people come down and hear all the kids laughing, getting so excited, it just makes you feel good," said Kadnik. The incident happened on Saturday, New Year’s night. Kadnik would like to see the vandals get community service, and Wayland police are asking for the public’s help in finding whoever is responsible for the vandalism.

Wayland Path 1/3/11: Wayland’s Youth Officer Retires. Officer James Forti has retired after 28 years of service, most of which were spent serving as Wayland's youth officer. "I'm honored that the people of Wayland have allowed me to guide their kids for the past 16 years," Forti said, taking a quick break from cleaning out his office. "It's been a pleasure and an honor to serve the department." Forti began his law enforcement career in 1983 as an intermittent officer with Wayland PD. He became a full-time patrolman in 1986, where he remained until assuming his role as youth officer in 1994.

A followup story covering his retirement party is posted here.

Metrowest Daily News 12/28/10: Wayland youth officer to retire. Youth Officer James K. Forti has announced his retirement from the Wayland Police Department after 28…

Wayland Town Crier 12/20/10: Man who fled to Seattle arraigned for Wayland Country Club thefts. A shoplifting arrest in a Seattle grocery store led police there to link the 50-year-old suspect to a theft that occurred thousands of miles away and six years in the past. Mark Miller had been arrested in Wayland in 2004 after officers responding to an alarm at Wayland Country Club's pro shop pulled him over and found his car full of stolen golf clubs. Police had been investigating a series of burglaries at the country club and thought Miller was selling the goods over the Internet. Miller posted bail but then fled.

Metrowest Daily News 12/18/10: Man who fled to Seattle arraigned for Wayland Country Club thefts. A shoplifting arrest in a Seattle grocery store led police…

Wayland Town Crier 12/17/10: Seattle man in custody for 2004 breaking and entering. Mark T. Miller, 50, of 2922 39th Ave. Southwest, Seattle, Wash., has been charged by Wayland Police with being a fugitive from justice, breaking and entering in the nighttime, destruction of property, larceny from a building, larceny over $250, and possession of burglarious tools. According to Wayland Police, Mark T. Miller was arrested for breaking and entering into the Wayland Country Club on March 6, 2004. After his arrest, Miller posted bail and later fled Massachusetts to Seattle, Wash. Over six years later, on Sept. 17, 2010, Seattle authorities had arrested Miller for shoplifting. The Wayland Police along with the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office were able to secure a governor’s warrant for Miller as he would not waive extradition to Massachusetts. On Dec. 15, 2010, Miller appeared at Middlesex Superior Court with his attorney and was taken into custody. He is currently being held without bail. Arresting and investigating officer is Wayland Detective Sgt. Jamie Berger.

Portland Press Herald 12/3/10: Missing: Gold, silver and rare coins: A suspect’s suicide in Maine complicates attempts by police to track down the stolen items. A detective from Massachusetts is trying to track down thousands of dollars worth of stolen gold, silver and rare coins that may be in southern Maine, but the person who knew where to find them is dead. The man who was accused of stealing $75,000 in collectible coins and jewelry from a home in Wayland, Mass., killed himself after he was arrested by sheriff's deputies and state drug agents in a hotel room in Edgecomb on Sept. 30.