Wednesday, April 9
At 4:48 p.m., police notified the Department of Public Services about a large pothole on Veterans Memorial Drive.
At 5:18 p.m., police responded to a two-car accident at Lowell and Chestnut streets. One person was taken to Salem Hospital. Both cars were towed.
At 7:21 p.m., police notified the Department of Public Services about a sinkhole developing at the corner of Tremont and Central streets. The DPS said they would place cones around the hole and add it to their road repairs list.
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At 9:55 p.m., a person reported seeing a female jumped on Andover Street. The victim was reportedly upset and taken into the vehicle, which fled the scene. The person gave police a plate number, but there were no matches in the system. Police contacted Lahey Clinic, which said no one arrived with injuries from an assault.
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Thursday, April 10
At 12:37 a.m., police placed an intoxicated 52-year-old homeless man into protective custody.
At 9:34 a.m., police arrested John R. Evans, 33, 107 Prospect St., Apt. 2, Gloucester, and charged him with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor (second offense), assault and battery on a police officer and failing to wear a seat belt. Police responded to a road rage incident on Andover Street and subsequently arrested Evans.
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