Boy Jumped, Robbed In Front Of Peabody Home

PEABODY, MA — A 15-year-old Peabody boy was jumped and robbed by six people in front of his Hamilton Road home Wednesday night. Peabody police were called to the home around 6:35 p.m. after the boy was beaten and robbed by people he met online and had arranged to sell two pairs of sneakers to. According to Peabody police, three of the suspects fled in a black sedan.

The boy was hit over the head and tackled in the street in front of his house. One of the pairs of sneakers was stolen from his feet. The boy was evaluated and treated by paramedics for injuries sustained in the fight at the scene. No further description of the assailants was available, according to the Peabody police log.