The Salem News
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Thursday
Police received a 9 a.m. report that a car on Humphrey Street had been vandalized with flour.
A Lindbergh Road woman reported at 10:59 a.m. that a driver in a car full of packages had waved and driven off when she went to talk with him. Police determined it was a Fed Ex subcontractor.
Police received a 6:30 p.m. report from a caller at Gregory and Barnard streets who said he was “in the car with his mother arguing and she got mad and struck him.” Police wrote: “He hit her back and got out of the car. He stated that she threatened to have him committed to a facility and he has had mental health issues in the past.” Police went to speak with the mother but were unable to locate her.
Friday
A 1:41 a.m. traffic stop on Lafayette Street resulted in the arrest of Casey Walker, 22, of 56 Kensington Lane, Swampscott, on charges of drunken driving, uninsured motor vehicle and unregistered motor vehicle.
Beverly
A motor vehicle at 156 Bridge St. had been broken into, according to an 8:35 p.m. report.
Friday
Police took a 10:32 p.m. report of assault and battery on an elderly woman at 20 Sohier Road.
Peabody
Thursday
Police received a 2:44 p.m. report that a man’s peacocks and chickens had escaped from their pens at 272 Forest St.
A Benevento Circle man reported at 3:05 p.m. that somebody had removed all of his trash from his barrel before the trash was picked up. “Concerned that someone may be attempting to commit identity fraud,” wrote police. The man said a neighbor’s barrel was also found empty.
One person was transported to Beverly Hospital with minor injuries after a rollover accident just before Exit 25 on Route 128 northbound at about 11:30 p.m.
Friday
Police responded to a 4:51 a.m. report of an accident on Holten Street, where they determined one vehicle had struck another and then hit a tree. The operator was transported to Union Hospital with unspecified injuries and will be summonsed on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and two counts of leaving the scene of property damage. A passenger in the same vehicle was transported to Lahey North Shore.
A Lynn Street caller reported at 7:56 a.m. that there was a woman yelling for help from a green Ford Taurus as it drove down the street. Police were unable to locate the vehicle.
At 8:04 a.m., police at the Northshore Mall arrested Shalik Seri, 18, of 104 South Common St., Apt. 4, Lynn, on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Police responded to a 10:35 a.m. report of a domestic assault at 9 Sprague St. and subsequently arrested Demetra Moutsoulas, 33, of the same address, on charges of two counts of domestic assault and battery.
A Lowell Street woman reported at 12:10 p.m. that somebody had entered her apartment, taken her keys and replaced them with an unknown set of keys. An officer later called the report “unfounded.”
Just before 4 p.m., police assisted in corralling some cows that had gotten loose on Buxton Lane, in the area of Dunajski Dairy Farm.
A 55-year-old woman was transported to Beverly Hospital after police and the Fire Department responded to a 4:58 p.m. report that she had been struck and knocked down by a vehicle at 4 Mill St. The woman said she hit her head and complained of leg pain. No citations were issued.
Swampscott
Wednesday
A Crescent Street woman reported at 3:07 p.m. that her vehicle had been broken into overnight.
Thursday
Police received a 5:21 p.m. report that a Cherry Street resident had received a voicemail “threatening legal action.”
Friday
A Lombard Terrace woman reported at 1:16 p.m. that her front door was open when she returned home from work. “Appears to have been caused by wind,” wrote police.
Salem
Thursday
A Bridge Street man reported at 6:01 p.m. that his green Saab convertible had sustained key marks on its front and side panels.
Police responded to a 9:01 p.m. report that a Florence Street woman had been assaulted by her child’s father and aunt while she was holding her 4-year old daughter. Subsequently arrested was Joshua Smith, 23, of 271 Jefferson Ave., Salem, on charges of domestic assault and battery, domestic assault and threatening to commit a crime.
Friday
Officers happened upon a fight in progress in the area of Klop Alley at 12:50 a.m., according to the log. Subsequently arrested were Brendan McDonough, 23, of 85 Archer St., Lynn, Paul McBurney, 23, of 9 Westledge Road, Marblehead, and Luis Marques, 25, of 127 Canal St., Salem, each on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Officers responded to a 1:06 a.m. report of people yelling at 10 First St. and determined a woman there was arguing on the phone with her boyfriend.
A 6:37 a.m. report of a man yelling brought police to the Starbucks at 211 Washington St., where a manager told them the man had been telling people not to go into the shop because they had an “elevated superior complex.” Police wrote: “He was sent on his way and asked not to come back.”
Danvers
Thursday
A vehicle stop at Andover Street and Rosewood Drive resulted in the arrest of Daniel David, 19, of 58 Grove St., Gloucester, on charges of driving under the influence of drugs, possession of a class D substance with intent to distribute and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. An officer said David was stopped after he failed to obey police directions at the scene of a rollover accident.
Police responded to a 9:23 p.m. report of shoplifting at Walmart and subsequently arrested Jamie Steen, 36, of 63 Sohier Road, Beverly, and Jennifer Frongillo, 29, of 61 Herrick St., Beverly, each on a charge of larceny over $250.
Friday
Police took a 12:01 a.m. report that an employee had stolen from Best Buy.
