Crime & Safety

Police Log: Cops Charge Driver After Drug-Related Crash

Tuesday, April 8

At 2:57 p.m., a Petco employee reported a birdcage was stolen.

At 3:46 p.m., police issued six handicap parking violation citations at Northshore Mall.

At 5:22 p.m., a Hardy Street resident reported that his car was damaged overnight. Someone scratched the car and broke the front windshield. Police took a report.

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At 5:52 p.m., police arrested Jared Robert Cook, 20, 3 Ray St., Peabody, and charged him on a warrant for malicious destruction of property more than $250 and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

At 6:51 p.m., police summonsed a 25-year-old Chelmsford man to court and charged him with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs and possessing a Class A drug. Police summonsed the man to court after a car accident on Scenic Road. When police arrived, the man was unconscious and may have overdosed. He was taken to Salem Hospital and his car was towed.

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At 7:07 p.m., police summonsed a 19-year-old woman to court and charged her with assault and battery and shoplifting more than $250. Police responded to Macy’s about a shoplifter, but the suspect assaulted a security person and fled the store. She left behind her cell phone. Police contacted her friend and was able to identify the suspect.

At 7:17 p.m., police summonsed two juveniles to court and charged them with shoplifting more than $250 after a report of two shoplifters trying to steal more than $500 worth of items from J.C. Penney.

 

Wednesday, April 9

At 6:49 a.m., a Bartholomew Street resident reported a driver struck a fence and left the area.

At 9:09 am.., police arrested Kathleen M. Piracini, 31, 369 Shirley St., Apt. 3, Winthrop, and charged her on a warrant for larceny more than $250.

At 11:55 a.m., police arrested Robert A. Bouffard, 63, homeless, and charged him with four counts of credit card fraud less than $250 and a warrant for violating an abuse prevention order. Police made the arrest after a person reported that someone fraudulently used a debit card. Police spoke to businesses in which the card was used and identified Bouffard as the suspect. 


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