Alleged Heroin Dealer Slams Into Police Vehicle After Drug Sting
A Salem police officer was reportedly injured Thursday night when an alleged heroin dealer slammed into a police surveillance vehicle while trying to flee the scene. A Peabody man and Lynnfield woman were both arrested for drug violations.
A Salem police officer was reportedly thrown to the ground Thursday night when a pair of alleged heroin dealers attempted to flee the scene of a controlled drug buy on Putnam Street in Salem. On Thursday, Salem Police Department detectives were reportedly granted an arrest warrant for Paul Iudice, 29, of 26 Elizabeth Ln., Peabody, after he reportedly sold heroin to an undercover police officer on three separate occasions. Around 9 p.m. Thursday, Salem officers arranged to make a controlled buy of heroin near the intersection of Varney and Putnam streets and Iudice reportedly showed up in a Toyota Camry and sold "a twist of heroin" to an undercover officer in exchange for marked buy money. When detectives tried to stop the car after the …
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