Peabody Police Cracking Down on Seat Belt Scofflaws

The department is once again joining the national "Click it or Ticket" initiative, leading up to Memorial Day later this month.

The Peabody Police Department joins the nationwide "Click it or Ticket" initiative again, starting Monday and lasting through Memorial Day weekend. So Chief Robert Champagne just urges everyone to buckle up -- it's for your own safety. Peabody and other numerous other local departments are partnering with the state police and Executive Officer of Public Safety and Security's Highway Safety Division on the 2013 seat belt enforcement mobilization from May 20 to June 2 and will be cracking down on motorists who are not belted. Police say that more than half of the 21,253 people killed in car crashes in 2011 were not wearing their belts, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. "As …

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Man Arrested on Warrant While Police Investigate Different Call

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. At 6:01 p.m., there was a 3-car accident at the Peabody Library. One of the drivers will be summonsed for operating without a license. At 6:16 p.m., Brothers Kouzina reported a male throwing items at the windows of the restaurant. The suspect fled in a vehicle. At 6 a.m., Weston & Sampson Engineers requested assistance in the renmoval of a vehicle. Ethan Johnson, 20, and Avery Johnson, 20, both of 130-133 224th St., St. Laurelton, N.Y., were charged with larceny, possession of burglarious instrument, malicious destruction of property and three counts of malicious destruction of property. At 7:50 a.m., a caller on Tremont Street reported that her vehicle was broken …

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Dog Found and Strange Gym Request

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The following are excerpts from reports in the Peabody Police Department. At 2:50 p.m., JCPenney reported two shoplifters. Police will summons the suspects for shoplifting. At 3:34 p.m., a caller on Glenway Avenue reported that her female cat, gray, black and tan, was missing. The cat has no collar or microchip. At 5:06 p.m., a caller on Harris Street reported that a watch that had been delivered by UPS and left on his stairs was stolen. At 7:49 p.m., a caller on Eisenhower Road reported that kids were playing in her yard and hiding under her porch. The kids were gone when police arrived. At 8:27 a.m., Northshore Mall security reported a male wearing jeans and a blue hoodie with his pants down outside the Container Store. Police did not …

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Missing Man Found After Jumping Off Garage

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The following are excerpts from reports in the Peabody Police Department. At 4:29 p.m., agroup home on Lowell Street reported that a resident left that morning and hadn't come back. Police learned the man was seen in Lynn that day. The man was found after jumping off a parking garage and taken to Salem Hospital. At 4:47 p.m., a caller on Main Street reported that she was assaulted by her upstairs neighbor. Police plan to speak with the upstairs neighbor, who was not home when they arrived. At 4:55 p.m., a caller reported that her daughter was approached by a suspicious male party on a bicycle near the Scoop ice cream store. It turned out to be a misunderstanding. At 5:35 p.m., a caller on Lynn Street reported golf balls flying over and …

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Woman Goes Into Labor on Route 128 Northbound

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The following are excerpts from reports in the Peabody Police Department. At 2:58 p.m., a woman requested police assistance reteiving her stolen vehicle. She was at her brother's home and believed that he knows where vehicle is located and is arguing witPolice spoke with both parties and told them the vehicle may be in Salem. At 5:14 p.m., a caller at Mobile Estates reported that a garden ornament was stolen, a Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse ornament worth $70. At 5:19 p.m., JCPenney reported a shoplifter. Police will summons the suspect. At 10:55 p.m., a caller reported a domestic dispute between two women in a vehicle. It was only a verbal argument, and police sent the women on their way. At 9:21 a.m., a caller on Felton Avenue reported a…

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Civil Service Commission Denies Appeal From Peabody Firefighter

A veteran firefighter appealed to the state Civil Service Commission about alleged violations regarding an exam that led to a colleague's promotion.

Peabody Fire Lt. John Manning complained to the state Civil Service Commission earlier this year that Civil Service procedures were violated when a colleague was promoted recently, but that appeal has been denied. The Salem News reports the Civil Service Commission rejected the appeal in a ruling May 2, which went in the city's favor. The issue was over alleged violations regarding a promotional exam, which factored into Daniel Dean's promotion to Captain. The Salem News reports the commission told Manning he was mistaken in his claim of impropriety. He was represented by his sister, attorney Mary-Ellen Manning. You can read more from the Salem News story here.

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Shed Fire Extinguished at Lynn Street Home

Peabody firefighters responded to Lynn Street Sunday evening for a report of a fully involved shed.

A shed at 254 Lynn St. reportedly caught on fire Sunday shortly after 6 p.m. and was extinguished by Peabody firefighters at the scene. Initial reports indicated there was a small explosion that occurred during the fire; however, the Peabody Fire Department couldn't immediately confirm that Sunday evening. The blaz was doused within 45 to 60 minutes of first being reported, the fire department told Peabody Patch.

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