By Jim Clark

A Somerville Police officer assigned to conduct enforcement in the Assembly Row area last Friday afternoon was patrolling on Grand Union Blvd., at the intersection of Canal St., when he observed a pickup truck fail to stop for an elderly woman who was in the crosswalk.

This woman was reportedly several feet into the crosswalk when the vehicle went past her.  According to the officer, she was clearly visible on the pickup’s right side.

The officer activated his blue lights and siren and stopped the vehicle on Grand Union Blvd, one block up from where the violation occurred.

The officer exited his cruiser and approached the pickup, which had a New Jersey license plate. The driver, identified as Jeff Malloy, did not have a driver’s license with him.

The officer asked Malloy for his personal information, which he provided. He reportedly stated that he had a Massachusetts license, and that it was currently active.

The officer returned to and cruiser and ran the defendant through Criminal Justice Information Services database and was able to determine that Malloy has never had a valid license in Massachusetts, only an identification card, and that his right to operate a vehicle was suspended.

Based on this information, the officer placed Malloy under arrested on charges of crosswalk violation and operation of a motor vehicle with a suspended license. He was then taken to the station for booking on the above stated charges.