Crime & Safety
Coyote Sighting, Guitar Playing, & Stick Carrying: Beverly Police Log
Late night photos, getting information from the least drunk person on scene, and more from the Beverly Police log.

- Police and firefighters responded to Northridge Road on Wednesday around 6 p.m. for a report of a possible fire. The fire department extinguished the dryer/laundry room fire and ventilated the room.
- Officers moved along a group of young people taking pictures on the grass near the Central Cemetery on Dane Street on Thursday around 2 a.m.
- Police took a report of a past burglary on Dodge Street on Thursday morning. Officers found no forced entry, but cash and cigarettes were stolen.
- Someone reported seeing a coyote on South Hardy Street on Thursday around 7 a.m.
- Officers responded to a report of a car on Eastern Avenue that had been occupied for hours on Thursday around 6 p.m. Police found the owner was looking for a quiet place to play guitar and clear his head.
- Police responded to a report of a young person walking around and carrying a large stick on Saturday around 4 p.m. in the area of Cornell Road.
- Officers responded to people yelling on Bow Street on Saturday around 11 p.m. Police spoke to "the least intoxicated person" in the area, who said four very drunk people got in a small fight, but had left.
- Someone reported kids throwing eggs at cars on Sunday on Hull Street around 11 p.m.
- Police asked a man to "behave appropriately" while on his phone on Monday around 7:30 p.m. on Cabot Street.
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