Cab Driver Eats Gum Drops From Pill Bottle

The following is an excerpt from the Peabody Police log:

Wednesday, Sept. 14

• At 3:26 p.m. an injured rabbit was reported on Essex Center Drive. The rabbit was transported to a local veterinary hospital.
• At 4:33 p.m. the State Police called Peabody Police to report an issue with a person in a cab. A cab driver told the State Police, a woman he picked up in Peabody was confused and accusing him of taking pills while driving. Peabody Police found there was a misunderstanding and the driver was eating gum drops out of a prescription pill bottle. Police advised the driver not to put candy in the pill bottle. 
• At 6:48 p.m. police arrested Lisa M. Moriarty, 45, 125 Bennington St., Lawrence, and charged her with shoplifting by concealing merchandise and on a warrant. Another woman was issued a summons for shoplifting. The arrest was made at
• An intoxicated woman was transported to Salem Hospital after police received a call of an unresponsive female hanging out of a window. 

Thursday, Sept. 15

• At 1:04 a.m. police received a report of a possible box truck with someone operating a drill in the area of Walnut Street. Police found a baker was removing the door of his bakery to get something out of the business. 
• At 1:43 a.m. police issued a summons to a Peabody man for possession of class A drugs and possession of class E drugs after finding the man asleep in his car. The man was transported to
• At 8:12 a.m. a person found a cigarette package containing 5 packages of heroin on Lynn Street.
• At 9:08 a.m. police received a report of someone on shooting beer cans with a BB gun.

For questions about the police log, email john.castelluccio@patch.com