Parkview Lane Man Reports Burglars Steal $17K in Valuables

The following excerpts are from reports in the Peabody Police Department press log on Oct. 16-18.

Wednesday, Oct. 16

• 2:39 p.m. A caller on Litchfield Road reported her two-year-old child was missing. The woman called back to say the child was located and had been hiding in the house.
• 3:40 p.m. A caller at Pine Grove mobile home park reported a resident had overdosed on every pill in the home. A male was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
• 4:17 p.m. A person was transported to Lahey Medical Center after a report of an overdose at a Ledgewood Way apartment.
• 4:49 p.m. Dana M. Caron, 27, of 26 Monroe Rd., Salem, was arrested on a warrant out of Salem District Court. Police responded to a car accident that occurred in Goodwin Circle. Lynnfield police handled the accident.
• 5:20 p.m. A caller on Plymouth Road reported she was upset because her neighbor just sprayed her daughter and dog with a house. An officer reported that an automatic sprinkler turned on and squirted the neighbor by accident.
• 7:39 p.m. Police and firefighters responded to a report of a fire inside an apartment on Shore Drive with heavy smoke inside the unit. Police said the resident was using an automatic cleaner function on the oven, but had left some food inside of it.
• 10:20 p.m. A caller at Upton Manor on Washington Street reported a window was shot with a pellet from a BB gun.
• 10:34 p.m. Report of a head-on collision on Route 114 at Buttonwood Lane and involving three vehicles. Two vehicles were towed away and a 22-year-old Lynn woman was transported to Salem Hospital by ambulance.

Thursday, Oct. 17

• 6:06 a.m. A caller reported a trash truck struck a pole behind Capone's on Summit Street. Police said the truck hit a utility pole and had to be removed from the scene. There were no injuries.
• 7:33 a.m. A Fay Avenue resident reported there was a car parked in front of a fire hydrant. Police issued a ticket for the violation.
• 9:02 a.m. Salem police reported someone was yelling for help in or near the Dumpster behind the CVS on Main Street. Officers located a homeless man who was looking for cans and sent him on his way.
• 9:14 a.m. An officer on detail reported a construction crew broke a gas line on Surrey Lane. National Grid was notified and turned off gas in the area to make repairs.
• 10:37 a.m. A caller on Margin Street reported a dispute with a tenant who was moving out. A 30-year-old man was issued a court summons for malicious destruction property over $250.
• 11 a.m. A Sandra Road resident reported suspicious activity on her son's cell phone.
• 1:47 p.m. Report of an elderly woman who was struck by a vehicle on Garden Road. The victim was transported to Lahey Medical Center by ambulance.
• 2:07 p.m. Report of a two-car accident at the corner of Prospect and Felton streets. One driver -- a Danvers female -- was transported to Lahey Medical Center.
• 2:53 p.m. A caller on Parkview Lane reported two males were inside his house and stole cash and jewelry. Police said the suspects were described as three white males in a white van who left in an unknown direction of travel. A safe with $8,000 cash, jewelry worth another $8,000, personal documents and $1,000 from a woman's purse were taken.
• 4:19 p.m. An officer was requested by Peabody District Court to serve a warrant on a man there. Mark Spatafore, of Hampton, N.H., was arrested on a default warrant that included charges of motor vehicle violations and OUI drugs.
• 7:46 p.m. A resident walked into the station to report the theft of some prescription medication.
• 8:37 p.m. A caller at Bill & Bob's Roast Beef reported there was an intoxicated man sleeping in the restaurant. A 77-year-old man was taken back to his residence on Lowell Street.
• 9:25 p.m. A caller on Collins Street reported her motorcycle was just stolen from her driveway. It was a gray 2011 Suzuki. The bike was found shortly after 11 p.m. after a man on Oakland Street reported a motorcycle was left behind his apartment.

Friday, Oct. 18

• 3:23 a.m. A caller reported there was a motor vehicle in the middle of the off-ramp onto Lowell Street from Route 128. The car also didn't have any lights on. State police responded to the scene.
• 7:15 a.m. The dispatcher at DPS reported someone was dumping a television on Forest Street near the I-95 overpass. Police checked the area, but didn't find anyone.
• 11:32 a.m. An officer assisted a person at Brooksby Farm with a stuck child seat.
• 2:54 p.m. A caller reported her phone was stolen last week and the suspects were back at the Apple Store in the Northshore Mall. Police said one of the two had a warrant out. Anthony P. Triantafillou, 26, of 65 Newbury St., Danvers, was arrested on a warrant from another department.
• 3:50 p.m. A 30-year-old Lynn resident was issued a court summons on charges of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and failure to use care in starting, stopping and turning. A Normandy Drive resident reported a past hit-and-run accident with property damage.
• 6:12 p.m. A Connolly Terrace resident dialed 911 yelling about leaves and Connolly Park. The dispatcher said there was a heavy language barrier. An officer reported the woman was upset with her neighbor who was throwing her leaves into the park.