Crime & Safety
POLICE LOG: Man Taken to Mass General After Falling Off Ladder
The following information was provided by the Peabody Police Department. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Monday, Feb. 3
At 2:22 p.m., police arrested John Mello, 20, 31 Gardner St., and charged him on a warrant for larceny from a person.
At 3:50 p.m., a King Street resident reported her cat was missing. He’s described as a gray long-haired, neutered male cat. The cat was last seen in the area on Feb. 2. He was not wearing a collar.
At 4:26 p.m., police notified the Department of Public Works that vehicles were sliding on Kosciusko Street near Lowell Street.
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At 4:38 p.m., a Kosciusko Street resident reported that a vehicle damaged his fence. Police summonsed a 49-year-old Peabody man to court for leaving the scene of a hit and run accident with property damage.
At 5:22 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Spring Street. A 35-year-old Peabody man was summonsed to court for operating while under the influence of liquor.
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At 5:57 p.m., police received a call about patrons causing a problem at the Peabody Institute Library and refusing to leave. The group left before police arrived. The library planned to mail no trespass notices to them.
At 6:50 p.m., police responded to Lowell Street after a car struck a deer. The deer got up and left the area.
At 10:10 p.m., police summonsed a 36-year-old Lynn man to court for operating an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle. Police pulled over the man on Lynn Street.
At 8:59 p.m., police arrested Mario S. Salvatore, 60, 9A Hourihan St., Peabody, and charged him with domestic assault and battery.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
At 9:11 a.m., police received a call from Andover Street after someone broke into a vehicle overnight and damaged the ignition.
At 9:22 a.m., police responded to Newbury Street after someone fell off a six-foot ladder. The person was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Police notified OSHA.
At 10:47 a.m., police responded to Central and Tremont streets about a motor vehicle accident. No one was taken to a hospital, but police cited a driver for failing to yield.
At 11:30 a.m., police received a call from Centennial Drive after a motor vehicle accident. One person was taken to Union Hospital.
At 12:06 p.m., an employee at People’s United Bank reported that a Danvers man tried to pass a stolen check. Police summonsed the 22-year-old man to court for check uttering.
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