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April 25, 2012

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Marblehead

Monday

A car accident was reported near Smith Street and Atlantic Avenue, requiring one car to be towed and one driver to be taken to Salem Hospital at noon.

Peabody

Monday

A theft of about $1,000 worth of goods from a shed on Jayne Circle was reported at 5:08 p.m. A summons was issued to the individual believed to have taken the items.

A $300 laptop was among the items taken from a Sherman Street residence and reported at 5:19 p.m.

Tuesday

A guest of SpringHill Suites on Newbury Street had their car burglarized and reported the incident at 8:49 a.m.

Danvers

Monday

Threats were allegedly received by text message on Lummus Avenue at 7:25 p.m.

"Malicious damage" was reported to a car at Stop & Shop at 8:07 p.m. on Newbury Street.

DVDs were reported stolen from Walmart on Brooksby Village Drive at 3:06 p.m.

Salem

Monday

The owner of a Buick parked on Columbus Avenue said at 4:01 p.m. that he suspected "a slim jim may have been used" to break into his car "due to (the) driver's window molding pushed in near the top of the window." The owner said about $100 in tools were stolen.

Rafael B. Barreto, 27, of 72 Walnut St., Peabody, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle without being a licensed driver and marked lanes violation at 5:06 p.m. on North Street.

Two Mason Street residents said a number of items, including six "sets of Eastern Bank checks," as well as a PlayStation 2, controllers and a Nintendo Wii, were stolen. They reported the thefts at 5:48 p.m.

Michael R. Connors, 24, of 3 Hardy St., Salem, and Michael A. Waselchuck, 23, of 148 Essex St., Swampscott, were both arrested and charted with trespassing, tagging property and vandalism at 6:02 p.m. on Bridge Street. Police said they responded to a report of people inside the MBTA train tunnel.

Lydia Jamina, 19, of 54 Perkins St., Salem, was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (an iron) at 6:59 p.m. at her address.

Police responded to a report of a questionable "single loud pop." When police investigated the area of Leach Street at 9:08 p.m., they determined the sound was caused by fireworks.

Tuesday

Police responded to an 8:20 a.m. Day Avenue report of a man touching himself inappropriately in his car parked on the road. When police arrived, nothing seemed to be a problem — the man said he had just pulled over to rest. When police followed up with the reporting witness, the individual "refused to be involved any further."

The owner of a Honda S2000 told police that "an unknown party had cut the soft top of his motor vehicle to access the door and, while inside, took his black leather seats, a Garmin GPS and an aftermarket shift knob." The incident was reported at 8:58 a.m. on Boardman Street.

Someone stole a rabbit and attempted unsuccessfully to steal a second at 9:28 a.m. on North Street.

A basement window was busted with a brick and reported at 9:54 a.m. on Brown Street.

The front left fender of a police car parked near Derby and Carlton streets was damaged by a dump truck backing up at 11:19 a.m.

A rock was reportedly thrown through a window at 5:16 p.m. on Wharf Street.

Beverly

Monday

Someone from Sunset Drive called police at 5:01 p.m. because residents were trying to climb through a window to get into a home. Police confirmed the residents "forgot (the) key."

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