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March 23, 2012

Police

Marblehead

Wednesday

A resident near Ruby Avenue and West Street called police at 11:47 a.m. because a man wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and a backward cap "looks like he does not belong."

Two citations for possession of marijuana were handed out during a traffic stop at 4:51 p.m. near Harbor Avenue and Ballast Lane.

Beverly

Wednesday

A credit card was reported stolen at 3:03 p.m. on Elliott Street.

Police told a resident who was playing a drum set outdoors on the sidewalk to move the instrument inside after receiving noise complaints at 9:05 p.m. near Rantoul Street.

Jose J. Laliberte, 32, of 146 Eutaw Ave., Lynn, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license at 9:21 p.m. near Story Avenue and Bresnahan Court.

Joseph M. Sholomith, 55, of 8 Gove Ave., Beverly, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and a one-way violation at Park Street at 9:53 p.m.

Danvers

Wednesday

Police were called to Dick's Sporting Goods on Commonwealth Avenue after a report of a man yelling at a woman at 5:43 p.m.

A red 2002 Honda Civic was reported stolen from Planet Fitness on Archmeadow Drive at 8:42 p.m.

Thursday

Police responded to a fraud case at Target on Independence Way at 1:02 a.m.

A hit-and-run accident was reported at the Chevy/Hummer Herb Chambers on Andover Street at 12:31 p.m.

Peabody

Wednesday

Credit card fraud was reported on Newbury Street at 3:12 p.m.

Valbona Dema, 30, of 10 Caller St., Apt. 4, Peabody, was arrested and charged with threatening to commit a crime and domestic assault at 4:48 p.m. on Howley Street.

Reginaldo Guasti, 55, of 40 Paleologos St., Peabody, was arrested and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and a marked-lanes violation at 4:56 p.m. on Andover Street.

Armando Fuentez, 39, of 28 Washington St., Apt. 3, Lynn, was arrested and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and a lights violation at 5:31 p.m.

Bradley J. Thompson, 23, of 192 Washington St., Peabody, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a revoked registration and driving an uninsured motor vehicle at 6:58 p.m. on Lynnfield Street.

Six lockers were broken into at the Salem Country Club on Forest Street at 8:07 p.m. Police said the lockers were pried open. However, only a wallet was reported missing.

Thursday

Christopher M. Copelas, 23, of 9 Proctor St., Apt. 3, Peabody, was arrested and charged with unlicensed operation of a scooter, providing a false name and address to a police officer, and speeding at 1:38 a.m. near Oakland Street and Davis Terrace.

Rolando Juarez-Matul, 25, of 140 Timson St., Apt. 3, Lynn, was arrested and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle at 3:18 a.m. near Lynn Street and Winnegance Avenue.

Robert Quinlan, 32, of 8 Walnut St., Apt. 419, Peabody, was arrested and charged with his second drunken-driving offense and speeding at 3:35 a.m. near Lowell and Forest streets.

A man on Sherman Street noticed that two sections of his fence had been damaged likely by a vehicle overnight. The incident was reported at 6:24 a.m.

John P. Bosse, 31, of 38B Shore Drive, Peabody, was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle with a revoked license, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and operating a vehicle with a revoked registration at 12:53 p.m. on Central Street.

Salem

Wednesday

Police found ammunition in a Loring Avenue parking lot at 6:59 p.m.

Jennifer J. Barrett, 42, of 3 Becket Ave., Salem, was arrested and charged with her second drunken-driving offense and child endangerment at 9:06 p.m. near Warren Street. Police received a report of a man and woman arguing in the area. When they arrived, they saw Barrett operating a vehicle and determined she was intoxicated after a brief interview. Police said a child was inside the vehicle at the time of the arrest.

Francisco Trinidad, 63, of 9 Colonial Terrace, Salem, was arrested and charged with drunken driving, leaving the scene of a property-damaging accident and a one-way violation at 9:11 p.m. on Essex Street. A driver on a one-way portion of Hawthorne Boulevard saw lights heading toward him before the offending car struck his vehicle. The victim said the driver attempted to drive away but eventually pulled over after the victim pursued him. Police arrived and noticed that Trinidad was "unsteady on his feet and had slurred speech." There were no injuries from the accident.

Thursday

Two golf hole flags were lit on fire and tee boxes were thrown into the woods, according to a tenant at the Salem Municipal Golf Course at 7:05 a.m.

A man who applied for a job online received a package in the mail a couple of days later that included two $950 money orders. Instructions told the Hazel Street resident to "cash the money orders, keep $250 and send the rest of the money via Western Union to the Philippines." The resident suspected fraud. At 9:27 a.m., he brought the matter to the police, who later confirmed that the money orders were in fact dubious in nature. The resident's suspicions prevented him from losing any money.

Vincenzo F. Mannone, 25, of 26 Burnham St., Gloucester, and Benjamin A. Muise, 23, of 44 Mount Vernon St., Gloucester, were arrested and charged with possession of a Class A substance (heroin) at 3:49 p.m. on Congress Street.

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