SALEM — Salem Police are doing an internal investigation of an arrest made by an officer that was caught on film and is being shown on the website You Tube under the heading “Bad Salem Cop.”
Patrolman Larry Puleo has been assigned to “internal duties” pending the outcome of the investigation, according to Chief Robert St. Pierre.
The video shows an officer grabbing a young man by the throat and throwing him to the ground. Police identified the man as Travis Markarian, 21, of Swampscott.
Moments before that arrest, Puleo had been punched in the face and kicked while making another arrest, police said.
Both incidents, which police say are not related, took place early Friday morning as police were dispersing crowds exiting downtown Salem bars.
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Town Meeting OKs most articles
DANVERS — A rather workman-like and expanded Town Meeting that lacked the drama of some recent gatherings passed a net appropriation of $91.6 million for the town's budget, debated whether to create Habitat for Humanity homes at the former Danversport School property and shot down a police proposal to require fingerprint background check for those peddling door-to-door.
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'Quiz Show' team triumphs over competition
HAMILTON — Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School is the "High School Quiz Show" champion for the second year in a row.
The series' championship match — in which Hamilton-Wenham beat a team from Arlington High School — was filmed in February but aired on Sunday. -
HSI gives out awards for preservation
SALEM — Two homeowners, a rooming house owner and leaders of a historic church were among those honored this month by Historic Salem Inc. with 2012 preservation awards.
Stephen Morris, who owned a rooming house at 315-317 Essex St. that had been a source of neighborhood complaints, was recognized for transforming the property into six condominiums. HSI said he worked with local architect Morris Schopf, "to create an exterior that fits seamlessly into the McIntire Historic District." -
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Fraud is suspected in a case where a woman on Bridge Street had gotten weeks of phone calls from someone asking for money. On May 15 she got another call announcing her grandson was in an accident in Trinidad and needed $3,100. She was told a taxi would take her to the bank, then to Western Union in Peabody where she was to wire the money. "The caller advised her not to tell anyone about what she was doing," according to the log at 6:41 p.m. The woman did as she was told. Later, her family found out and they took her to police, who are investigating. -
Photo Gallery: 2012 Graduations
Images of the Class of 2012 for North Shore high schools, colleges and universities. Updated throughout the graduation season.
- Higgins Middle School honor roll
- Salem State University 2012 graduates
- Church grotto sparks controversy
- Crash victim dies despite heroic rescue effort
- Prep graduates headed down different paths
- Danvers gears up for lengthy rail-trail party
- Woman charged with trying to infect landlord
- Man trapped in two-car accident
- Wild chase ends in suspect's capture
- Salem State University graduations
- Endicott College graduation
- Gordon College awards 361 bachelor's degrees, 34 master's
- Local students graduate from Endicott College
- 'Innovative' Beverly High chosen for national event
- Danvers High's technology will trickle down to grade schools
- Brothers in boots get sneak peek at new fire truck
- 6th District Race: A look at the men behind the candidates
- Dad, daughter get degrees at Salem State
- Peabody bookie wins delay in prison sentence
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- HSI puts St. Joseph appeal on hold
- Bostik will pay $600K in fines for explosion
- Turner's Seafood eyes Danvers location
- Promoting a bike-friendly city
- Judge orders brawling seniors to avoid each other
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