Crime & Safety

Strip Club Reports Receiving Suspicious Package Full of Capsules

The following information was provided by the Peabody Police Department. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following are excerpts from reports in the Peabody Police Department press log from Feb. Feb 15-17.

Friday, Feb. 15

  • 2:46 p.m. Police received a report of kids throwing items out of a school bus at passing motor vehicles on Lynn Street. The bus was traveling toward Lynn. An officer checked the area for the bus, but couldn't find it.
  • 3:16 p.m. Police received a report of parents encouraging their children to fight. Officers said two girls, 13 and 12, were having an argument and were spoken to about further disputes.
  • 3:38 p.m. Frederick S. Sullivan, 45, of 8 Coleman St., Peabody, was arrested for violating a restraining order, following an incident at a Glen Road home.
  • 4:18 p.m. A caller reported a dog was in the water at the Winona Water Treatment Plant on Butternut Avenue. The Fire Department was able to rescue the dog.
  • 5:27 p.m. A 21-year-old Lynn resident was issued a court summons for shoplifting at JC Penney.
  • 5:55 p.m. Gregory J. Lowe, 54, of 13 Kilby St., Gloucester, and George Schlichte, 53, of 73 Whithem St., Gloucester, were both arrested, following a motor vehicle stop at the Northshore Mall. They were charged with possession of a Class A drug.

Saturday, Feb. 16

  • 1:28 a.m. Dylan A. Clukey, 22, of 33 Appleby St., Salem, was arrested, following a motor vehicle stop in Peabody Square. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
  • 8:58 a.m. A caller at Wilson Terrace reported having a problem with local youths throwing snowballs. She said two boys, 14 and 13, were throwing snowballs at her windows and door from Sparrow Lane every day for a week and twice daily between 3 and 5 p.m. Police told her to call again when the teens show up so they could speak with the boys' parents.
  • 10:26 a.m. A Tara Road resident reported someone used his Visa card to purchase cosmetics. He said he did not purchase any cosmetics and never heard of that particular company.
  • 11:04 a.m. A Russell Street resident reported a car was stolen.
  • 12:18 p.m. A caller on Aborn Street reported her neighbors were knocking on her door. She wasn't sure if they were trying to harass her or determine if someone was home so they could break in. An officer said there was no problem, it was actually a man looking for his daughter who recently moved in next-door. He had the wrong address.
  • 12:26 p.m. An employee at the Golden Banana reported the club received a suspicious package containing some capsules. There was no address for the package.
  • 2:52 p.m. Cesar A. Herrera, 20, of 103 Washington St. #1, Peabody, was arrested, following a motor vehicle stop on Route 114. He was charged with driving with a suspended license and on a warrant from another department.
  • 5:56 p.m. Police received a report of an item stolen from the Ghost Armor kiosk at the Northshore Mall.
  • 7:32 p.m. Police received a report of a car into a snow bank at 6 Mansfield St. with an impaired operator wandering in the road. Darcell M. Clare, 29, of 6 Mansfield St., Peabody, was then arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
  • 8:13 p.m. A caller at a Northend Street apartment reported her neighbors were smoking marijuana and the smell was bothering her. Police checked the area, but were unable to determine where the smell was coming from.
  • 8:21 p.m. Police received a report of a larceny at Forever 21 at the mall. A bag with makeup worth $170 was stolen.
  • 10:28 p.m. A caller at the Wholesale Market Place on Bourbon Street reported his plow was stolen. Police said it was a 9-foot, stainless steel, Fisher plow.

Sunday, Feb. 17

  • 12:10 a.m. A caller reported a silver Dodge pickup truck was operating erratically in the area of Central and Walnut streets. The truck was going at a high rate of speed and crossing over the median yellow lines, according to the caller. Police were unable to find the truck.
  • 12:31 a.m. Selvin W. Macario, 25, of 10 Linwood Pl. #2, Lynn, was arrested, following a motor vehicle stop on Lynn Street. He was charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and for defective equipment.
  • 12:46 a.m. Jose D. Sanchez, 32, of 83 Fayette St., Lynn, was arrested, following a report of an erratic operator on Holten Street. The vehicle was eventually stopped by police at the corner of Wallis and Upton streets and Sanchez was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and a marked lanes violation.
  • 1:01 a.m. A caller reported a car break-in at Carrabba's Italian Restaurant. Police said the driver front side window was smashed and $11 in cash was taken from a purse.
  • 1:40 a.m. Police received a report of a past assault at Greg's Lounge. The suspects involved left the area in a silver BMW with New Hampshire licenses plates. The vehicle was last seen in the area of Central and Walnut streets. Police said they did not know the identity of the suspects at that time.
  • 4:33 a.m. Police received a report of males checking out vehicles in the parking lot at Maple Village on Aborn Street. Officers responded to the scene, but the males had already left in a silver Dodge sedan, according to a witness. Salem police were notified to be on the lookout.
  • 8:54 a.m. DPS reported it was declaring an emergency parking ban due to the snow.
  • 9:26 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle kept striking snowbanks near Sal's Pizza on Lynnfield Street. The driver -- a 48-year-old Peabody man -- was issued a court summons for operating a vehicle with a revoked registration and the car was towed.
  • 11:24 a.m. A caller reported he was refusing to move for a plow driver in the parking lot at Dunkin' Donuts on Central Street. Police said the person who was impeding snow removal had left the area before they arrived.
  • 12:43 p.m. DPS reported parked cars were blocking the entrance to Highland Park. Police issued four citations for violating the parking ban.
  • 1:17 p.m. Police issued five tickets to cars parked on Foster Street in violation of the parking ban.


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