Police
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:27:17 -0700
Salem Friday Police responded to the intersection of Summer and Chestnut streets at 5:54 p.m., following a report of a motor vehicle striking a bicyclist. The bicyclist was swaying back and forth and told police he had a few beers. When police asked the cyclist, he pointed to the driver and said she ran the red light. Police noted there is no red light at that intersection. The driver said she ...
Bank robber gets 7-year prison sentence
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:50:39 -0700
A Boston man was sentenced in federal court in Boston yesterday after pleading guilty to four counts of bank robbery, prosecutors said. US District Judge Rya Zobel sentenced Frank Porter, 65, to seven years imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay $6,922 in restitution, according to a statement from US Attorney Carmen M. ... Boston - Sentence - Parole ...
Man sentenced to 20 months on Peabody larceny charges
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:31:46 -0700
SALEM - An East Boston man who admitted passing two bad checks at the North Shore Mall and another at a car wash on Andover Street in Peabody during a one-day crime spree in 2009 received 20 months in jail.
Judge: Bettencourt's test-snooping wasn't for own gain
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:12:34 -0700
BOSTON Former Peabody police Lt. Edward Bettencourt still has his $70,000-a-year pension because he wasn't seeking personal gain when he broke the law by stealing a look, via computer, at his colleagues' Civil Service scores.
Saugus robbery suspects who later crashed into Lynn house arraigned
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:30:40 -0700
SAUGUS - Two out of the three suspects involved in an alleged armed robbery Saturday who later crashed into a home on Walnut Street in their getaway car were released from Massachusetts General Hospital and arraigned Wednesday.
Trio charged after robbery, Lynn crash
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:29:24 -0700
LYNN - A trio of suspects who allegedly robbed a Walgreens on Rt. 1 Saturday and then led police on a high-speed chase before crashing into a home on Walnut Street, are now facing serious charges.
No bail for Lynn woman charged with forging checks
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:30:39 -0700
LYNN - A Lynn woman with a lengthy criminal history was allegedly caught trying to cash checks Wednesday afternoon that were stolen from a Marblehead man.
Ex-legislator Lewis to run for Congress
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:05:39 -0700
Lobbyist and former state representative Maryanne Lewis said yesterday that she would wage an independent bid for the 10th Congressional District being vacated by US Representative William D. Delahunt. United States House of Representatives - Congressional district - Bill Delahunt - United States - Politics
Teamwork between cops, mall highlighted
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:17:13 -0700
PEABODY The successful working relationship between the management of the Northshore Mall and the Peabody Police Department was recently highlighted at a security conference organized by the mall's owner.
When the Boss is a Bully
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:27:53 -0700
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Peabody police destroy patch of marijuana plants near cemetery
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:30:25 -0700
PEABODY - While investigating an armed robbery Wednesday, Peabody Police stumbled upon an area near Oak Grove Cemetery that was blooming with marijuana plants.
Scratch ticket thieves hit Peabody mall
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:30:15 -0700
PEABODY - A sneaky thief made off with $25,000 in scratch tickets Wednesday night from the Northshore Mall.
Scratch tickets worth $10,000 stolen at mall
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:21:08 -0700
PEABODY An estimated $10,000 worth of scratch tickets were stolen from a newsstand at the Northshore Mall. A robber broke into the Gateway News kiosk right after the 9:30 p.m. closing Wednesday and grabbed the lottery tickets, according to police.