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Published: September 6, 2008

Peabody

Thursday

A police officer told older teens to quit swearing and using racial profanities in front of younger kids and parents at James Street Park. Someone complained to police at 5:31 p.m.

A 44-year-old Revere woman will be summonsed to court after police said she shoplifted at Sears at 7:36 p.m.

Martha L. Betancourt, 46, of 17 Margin St. Apt. 3, East Boston, was arrested at 7:59 p.m. and charged with shoplifting after another incident at Sears.

Friday

Jeffery Knorr, 20, of 14 Essex St., Apt. 2, Salem, was arrested at 1:42 a.m. and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and malicious destruction of property over $250. Paul Vasey Jr., 31, of 12 Bennett St. Apt. 1, Beverly, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in the same reported fight on Hancock Street.

Keith D. Currier, 24, of 15 Carol Ann Road, Peabody, was arrested at 2:17 a.m. and charged with drunken driving, a marked lanes violation and an improper turn after an incident on Main Street. He was also listed as an "involved party" in the fight a half-hour earlier but was not charged.

A 7-year-old was locked in an Antonio Drive car at 9:02 a.m. but was rescued.

A building inspector asked for police help at 12:52 p.m. Police told residents of a Lynnfield Street home they couldn't live there until all the permits were in place, and the residents agreed to leave.

A Peabody woman told police she'd been attacked two weeks earlier during a dispute on Silverleaf Way.

Police watching traffic at Carroll School had a New Hampshire woman's car towed away at 2:44 p.m. They cited her for driving with a revoked license, driving without registration, driving without insurance, double parking and parking in front of a fire hydrant.

An employee of the AT&T store in Northshore Mall said two cell phones valued at $890 had been stolen since Aug. 22.

Danvers

Thursday

Danvers firefighters hopped from one fire to another after 11 p.m, Lt. Mike Graves said yesterday. The first blaze started in a detached garage on North Shore Avenue, where a homeowner had left a bag of rags from a floor refinishing job. The rags spontaneously combusted — in the same way that a Beverly mansion apparently burned — but firefighters from Engine 3 and Rescue 1 extinguished the blaze before it damaged the garage or its contents. Then firefighters were called to a very smoky fire inside the Danvers transfer station. They opened up the garage doors so they could find the fire in a trash trailer. Firefighters used a tractor to move the trailer out of the building to limit damage, then spent three to four hours fighting the blaze, Graves said. No significant damage was done in either fire and no one was injured.

Friday

A car was reported stolen from Morgan Drive at 11:09 a.m.

Swampscott

Thursday

Ismael Martinez, 29, of 8 Mason St. Apt. 2, Lynn, was arrested at 5:04 a.m. and charged with giving false information to a police officer, a marked lanes violation, a red light violation, driving vehicle in violation of license class, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and drunken driving after an incident on Danvers Road.

A caller at Swampscott Middle School said youths broke a school van window at 10:09 a.m.

A Bates Road resident complained at 7:24 p.m. that parents picked up their kids after a sporting event and then sped down the road.

Friday

An MBTA bus passenger called police at 5:44 p.m. after seeing another passenger possibly having a stroke. An ambulance took the patient from Bus 824 on Essex Street.

Beverly

Thursday

A seal washed up on the beach near Ober Street and police called the New England Aquarium at 6 a.m.. The seal appeared to be fine and was just resting.

A man told police he'd been thrown to the ground and punched in the face by a guy named Mike at 9:58 a.m. in a Park Street fight. Police asked why they'd fought, and the man said he'd asked for his $160. Police reported asking, "160 dollars for what? And he replied 'For crack.' We were not able to locate Mike and cleared" the scene, according to a report.

Douglas D. Bergquist, 27, of 29 Pleasant St., Manchester, was arrested at 9:10 p.m. and charged with drunken driving (second offense) and a marked lanes violation after his car hit a pole on Hale Street.

A woman jumped into a Trafalgar Drive pool at 9:42 p.m., but fled before police arrived.

Charles R. Curcuru Jr., 44, of 4 Balsam Drive, Beverly, was arrested at 11:02 p.m. and charged with assault and battery on an elderly or disabled person and possession of a Class D drug after he reportedly beat up his father.

In a series of reported fights at The Sports Connection, 9 Park St., police sent two officers at 11:26 p.m., three officers there at 11:51 p.m. and one officer there at 12:01 a.m. Robert Lee Kendrick, 45, of 70 Linwood St., Lynn, was arrested at the 11:51 p.m. incident and charged with driving with a revoked license and driving an unregistered motor vehicle.

Police were told about a fight with 15 people at 1:13 a.m. at Rantoul Street and Broadway, but it broke up before police arrived.

Salem

Thursday

Police found a power wheelchair abandoned in Washington Square at 9:05 a.m.

A woman crossing Washington Street near Salem District Court at 9:24 a.m. was hit by a car mirror on her right arm. She was not in a crosswalk. The driver was not cited.

A Rainbow Terrace resident reported a car had been stolen from there sometime Wednesday.

A 14-year-old whom witnesses said "darted" into traffic at 3:06 p.m. wound up on the hood of a Ford. He was taken to Salem Hospital with pains in his right side and hand. The driver was not cited.

Clement Lavigne, 51, of 56 Margin St., Salem, and Ronald Horace LaPorte, 45, of 286 Washington St., Salem, were both arrested at 3:46 p.m. and charged with disturbing the peace. An MBTA bus driver said he'd pulled over on Congress Street when he heard a commotion. Lavigne said he was attacked by LaPorte, who got on in Lynn and harassed him the whole ride into Salem. They started fighting in the back of the bus when they'd both had enough, "to the disbelief of other patrons on the bus."

A drunken man was taken into protective custody at 3:53 p.m. when he'd arrived at Saltonstall School looking to pick up his daughter, who'd already gotten on a bus. Police filed a neglect report.

At 4:30 p.m., a woman said her ex-husband had been constantly calling her cell phone asking where she was going and who she was with. He'd sent police to her home to check on her. She said he'd been threatening to call social workers to say she'd been abusing their children. While the woman talked with police, the ex-husband called at least 10 times. Police told her about getting a restraining order. Police were called again at 5:14 p.m. to document a visitation rights dispute between the parents.

Salem firefighters freed an infant accidentally locked in a Highland Avenue car by her grandmother.

A Salem resident was cited for failure to use care in turning after he tried to make a U-turn and instead ran into the front porch of 118 Bridge St. at 6:44 p.m. The porch had minor damage.

A black Labrador retriever tied up on Foster Court got in a fight with a smaller black Lab at 8:23 p.m. The larger dog bit the smaller dog and his owner's finger; the owner kicked the larger dog's head three times until he quit biting.

Friday

A Briggs Street man found all four of his pickup tires slashed in the morning.

A Dodge Ram rolled into 20 feet of water from a ramp at the Kernwood Marina at 10:02 a.m. Salem divers helped hook up the vehicle to a tow truck. The owner had been launching a personal watercraft when the truck rolled in.

Peter S. Jacqueson, 20, of 4 First St., Salem, was arrested at 1:09 p.m. and charged with driving with a revoked license and speeding after police clocked him at 50 mph in a 30 mph zone on Highland Avenue.