'Don't Push the Red Button,' Yells Shirtless Man Running to Zombie Parade

The following excerpts are from reports in the Peabody Police Department press log on Sept. 29 - Oct. 1.

Sunday, Sept. 29

• 2:16 p.m. Police responded to a report of a male at a Postgate Lane residence who burnt his hand. The man was taken to Mass. General Hospital.
• 5:15 p.m. Officers responded to the area of the Dunkin' Donuts on Central for multiple reports of a shirtless male running around and yelling at people not to "push the red button." An officer found the man and said he was running to the zombie parade in Salem.
• 6:51 p.m. An officer reported he was assisting a Dennis Street resident with getting her money back. A 56-year-old Lynn man was subsequently issued a court summons on a charge of larceny under $250 by false pretenses.

Monday, Sept. 30

• 7:09 a.m. A passing motorist reported a suspicious male was standing at the corner of Lowell and Bourbon streets and holding a sign. Police said the man was trying to sell a battery charger.
• 7:09 a.m. A male caller reported someone entered his apartment the night before and stole some prescription medication -- Xanax and Klonopin.
• 12:45 p.m. A caller on Wilson Terrace reported someone broke into her residence and stole a cable wire for the television. An officer located the wire in the home.
• 1:25 p.m. A Lowell Street resident reported she received a fraudulent email and was scammed out of $2,600 from her bank account with a "mystery shopper" scam.
• 2:32 p.m. Report of a two-car accident at the corner of Gardner Street and Burnham Road. Four people were taken to the hospital.
• 2:46 p.m. A caller on Beacon Boulevard reported a neighbor's house was infested with rats. She was advised to call the Health Department to file a complaint.
• 4:35 p.m. A caller at CTW Transportation on Summit Street reported a stolen vehicle.
• 4:42 p.m. A resident at the Tannery Apartments on Warren Street reported a past break-in to an apartment. Eight pairs of jeans were missing. An officer said the person claimed there were random numbers showing up on the caller ID.
• 4:46 p.m. A male bicyclist was taken to Salem Hospital after being knocked unconscious from falling off his bicycle on Mill Street and hitting his head.
• 5:41 p.m. A caller at a mobile home park on Route 1 reported the tire cover on the rear of her SUV was slashed multiple times.
• 9:16 p.m. A Jennings Circle resident reported a family member was using his dead wife's credit card and identity.

Tuesday, Oct. 1

• 9:37 a.m. The school resource officer at Higgins Middle School reported a juvenile would be issued a court summons for disturbing a school assembly.
• 9:50 a.m. A caller at the Tannery Apartments on Warren Street complained a sales van ran a stop sign and the resident wanted police to stop the driver and talk to him about his "lack of driving ability."
• 1:40 p.m. A caller on Russell Street reported his car was vandalized.
• 2:33 p.m. An employee at Hertz on Route 1 reported a rental car was never returned and was now considered stolen. An officer said he had the name of the last person to rent the car and would contact the customer.
• 3:33 p.m. Atlantic Ambulance requested an officer stop by a Glen Drive home to ask the residents to hang up their telephone, which was off the hook.
• 5:54 p.m. Police received a report of a tractor-trailer that took out a guard rail at the corner of Lowell and Forest streets. Police said the guard rail was still intact, but damaged. It wasn't clear if it was fresh damage or old damage.
• 7:46 p.m. A female resident was transported to Lynn Union Hospital for evaluation police responded to reports of a person running around the neighborhood at Garden Road and ringing people's doorbells.
• 8:55 p.m. A caller at Sunshine Laundry on Foster Street reported her clothes came out of a washing machine dirty and stained and she refused to pay to have them re-washed.