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Published: December 2, 2008

Salem

Sunday

A man walked into the police station at 7 p.m. to say he had walked into the Dodge Street Bar & Grill and ordered a glass of water when the owner threatened him. The man said the owner threatened him with bodily injury if he did not leave. Police said the owner and the would-be patron had disagreements in the past. Police advised the patron to stay away from the bar.

A woman who lives in an apartment on Bridge Street reported to police at 10:23 p.m. that she heard a "loud bang" from a neighboring apartment and was concerned. She asked police to make sure her neighbor was OK. Police responded and knocked on the door several times but no one answered. The fire department responded to force open the door. Inside, police found the resident sleeping and said he accidentally banged a chair against the wall.

Monday

James R. Moccia, 51, of 71 Addison Ave., Lynn, was arrested at 9:40 a.m. and charged with driving with a suspended license, attaching plates, driving an unregistered motor vehicle, and driving without insurance, following a motor vehicle stop on Loring Avenue.

A Cloutman Street resident reported to police at noon that a house guest may have stolen jewelry from him. The victim, who said he only knows the house guest by his first name, discovered the missing items after dropping him off in the downtown area.

A man running around in his underwear at 1 p.m. on North Street was taken to Salem Hospital.

A woman who had $800 in rent money in her wallet told police she lost it at a Chinese restaurant. The woman told police at 2 p.m. she went to Sun Garden Chinese Restaurant and left her wallet behind. When she realized she forgot her wallet, she returned and the wallet was gone. She checked with the staff but no wallet was found.

Staff at Domino's Pizza reported to police at 3 p.m. to say more than $1,500 in cash was missing from the safe.

Danvers

Sunday

Mark Matarazzo, 50, of 1201 Crane Brook Way, Peabody, was arrested at 6:12 a.m. and charged with driving with a suspended license, a traffic violation, and giving a false name to a police officer, following a motor vehicle stop on Interstate 95 south.

Monday

Douglas Weymouth, 49, of 6 Oak St., Danvers, was arrested at 4:39 p.m. and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon, following a report of a road rage incident at CVS on Endicott Street.

Peabody

Monday

Kevin M. Downey, 35, of 62 Trask Road, Peabody, was arrested at 12:47 a.m. and charged with domestic assault and battery at his residence.

The city's animal control officer, Lillian Pinto, received two calls from residents at about 11 a.m. — one from Pinewood Road and another from Downing Road — about coyote sightings. Pinto advised the residents they have not had any issues with the coyote approaching or attacking people. She also advised them not to leave small pets unattended and referred the state MassWildlife website, www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/, for more information.

Boxford

Thursday

Carol L. Doucette, 43, of 60 North Main St., Apt. 5, North Andover, was arrested at 8:50 p.m. and charged with drunken driving, negligent driving, a marked lane violation and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage following a crash on 176 Washington St.

Ipswich

Nov. 25

William Lee Ausband, 37, of 16 Appleton Park, Ipswich, was arrested at 8:11 a.m. and charged with violating a restraining order at an East Street residence.

Wednesday

Peter B. Kersker, 23, of 2 Butman St., Beverly, was arrested at 8:45 p.m. and charged with drunken driving and speeding following a motor vehicle stop on Linebrook Road.

Friday

Christopher F. Silvestro, 18, of 262 Central St., Rowley, was arrested at 11:11 p.m. and charged with drunken driving following a motor vehicle crash on Green Street. Police said Silvestro struck a fence.

Saturday

Christine Ann Knights, 22, of 27 Elmwood Road, Wellesley, was arrested at 12:51 a.m. and charged with drunken driving and a marked lane violation, following a motor vehicle stop on Route 1.

Wenham

Sunday

John Millard, 23, of 148C Shore Drive, Peabody, was arrested at 1:49 a.m. and charged with drunken driving and marked lane violation, following a motor vehicle stop on Route 128 north. Patrolman Shane Kavanagh made the arrest.

Marblehead

Saturday

Nicholas J. Ily, 29, of 15 Harris St., Apt. 4, Marblehead, was arrested at 1:25 a.m. and charged with drunken driving, a marked lane violation and speeding, following a motor vehicle stop on Pitman Road.

Sunday

Hayley R. Greco, 19, of 44 Gerald Road, Marblehead, was arrested at 3:15 a.m. and charged with domestic assault and battery at her residence.

Beverly

Friday

Michele K. Morgan, 37, of 41A Northey St., Salem, was arrested at 9:30 a.m. and charged with driving with a suspended license and driving an unregistered vehicle following a motor vehicle stop on River Street.

Police responded to 267 Rantoul St., at 10:36 a.m. for a report of a vandalism.

Saturday

A man smoking a cigarette reported to police at 1 a.m. that he was robbed while outside the Mandrake Bar on Cabot Street. The patron said two men in their 20s robbed him while pressing a "hard object" against the man, said Patrolman John McCarthy. The victim believed the object was a handgun, but none was ever shown. The culprits were wearing black hooded sweatshirts with light-colored blue jeans. One culprit is a white man, 6-feet-2, clean-shaven and a thin build. The second culprit is 5-feet-10 and had a goatee and he was wearing a baseball hat.

A woman told police at 12:24 p.m. that she found a bag of personal items on Meeting Place Circle, including discarded men's underwear and filthy shower clogs.

Sunday

Matthew L. Mackey, 37, of 9 Chandler St., Salem, was arrested at 3 p.m. and charged with malicious destruction of property and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon at 383 Cabot St.

Police received a report at 9:20 p.m. of a stolen motorcycle from 59 Essex St.

Monday

Charley C. Torrezani, 23, of 296 Cabot St., Beverly, was arrested at 3:30 p.m. and charged with driving while unlicensed and following too closely, following a motor vehicle crash on Cabot Street by Federal Street.