Woman Complains Neighbor 'Always Smoking Weed' Inside Building

The following excerpts are from reports in the Peabody Police Department press log on Oct. 21-22.

Monday, Oct. 21

• 12:21 a.m. A caller reported a person was being loud in a hotel room at the Peabody Marriott. Officers searched the grounds for a highly intoxicated male and after eventually finding, he was returned to his room for the night.
• 5:20 a.m. A caller at Mobile Estates on Route 1 reported her son took her car without permission and that he was possibly intoxicated. She said his girlfriend and a young child were also in the vehicle. An officer said the son returned while he was at the scene, however -- he just went to buy some cigarettes.
• 10:41 a.m. A Noble Lane resident reported someone used his credit card to make multiple fraudulent purchases.
• 3 p.m. A Bow Street resident reported his wife, who has Alzheimer's, walked away from their home. She was located about a mile away near the McCarthy School and brought back home. An officer informed the husband about a GPS locator designed for Alzheimer's patients or others who might wander.
• 6 p.m. An officer reported recovering a possible stolen vehicle on Bowditch Street. Danvers police were notified.
• 6:08 p.m. Jason R. Banville, 30, of 12 Oak Ave., Peabody, was arrested, following a motor vehicle stop on Lynn Street. He was charged with driving with a suspended license (subsequent offense) and a miscellaneous equipment violation.
• 7:11 p.m. A 29-year-old Lynn woman was issued a court summons on a charge of larceny over $250, following a report of a dispute between neighbors at a mobile home park on Route 1.

Tuesday, Oct. 22

• 1:07 a.m. A dispatcher at North Shore Taxi reported he believed a man was trying to break into cars on Walnut Street. The person was described as a white male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. Police checked the area, but didn't find anyone. They said there was an employee at Oliveira's Steak House who was loading his vehicle a few minutes before the initial call and he might have been the person the dispatcher saw.
• 1:42 a.m. A Caller Street resident reported a person was outside damaging vehicles and causing a disturbance. The suspect was described as a white male with shoulder length brown hair and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and jeans. He was last seen near Oliveira's. Police said the windshield wipers were bent on two vehicles and a side view mirror was smashed on a third vehicle.
• 5:30 a.m. A pedestrian was transported to Salem Hospital after being struck by a vehicle at the corner of Sutton and Berkley streets. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
• 8:16 a.m. A caller on Walnut Street reported a company vehicle was vandalized. The rear mirror, side mirror, antennae and a wiper were broken.
• 9:19 a.m. An Aborn Street resident reported a case of identity fraud. She said she gave out her Social Security number to someone who called her that day.
• 10:09 a.m. A caller on Monson Drive complained about woodchucks living in her yard. She was advised that it's illegal to relocate wildlife and she should call MassWildlife instead or hire an exterminator.
• 1:18 p.m. Andrew M. Capela, 22, of 13 Albert Rd., Peabody, was arrested, following a report of an assault at an Elmwood Circle home. He was charged with breaking and entering for a misdemeanor, domestic assault and battery and one count of assault and battery.
• 1:21 p.m. A female driver was transported to Lahey Medical Center, Peabody after a three-car accident at the corner of Washington and Aborn streets. Police said a "No Trucks" sign was damaged and removed.
• 5:59 p.m. An employee at Hertz Local Edition on Route 1 reported an unruly customer. Police said there was an argument over the mechanics of the car that the man rented and he would not be renting another vehicle. North Shore Taxi was en route to the scene.
• 7 p.m. A caller at Mobile Estates reported children were playing Manhunt and being very loud and disrespectful. They were reportedly running in front of cars driving down the roadways within the mobile home park. An officer spoke to the youths and advised them to be cautious in and around the road to avoid cars and be respectful of others by being quiet and staying off of property that isn't theirs.
• 10:17 p.m. Police received an alert of a missing 14-year-old in Danvers from his home on Riverside Street. He was last seen at Danvers High School at 3:30 p.m. and his cell phone was last pinged at Hollywood Hits at 4:30 p.m. He was described as wearing blue jeans, a red hooded sweatshirt and a backpack.
• 11:09 p.m. A caller at a Washington Street apartment reported her neighbor was always smoking weed inside the building. An officer spoke with the male and he denied smoking anything, although the officer said there was a very faint smell. The neighbor was advised to open her window clear out the smell.