Crime & Safety

Resident Fights With Trash Truck Driver

The following information was provided by the Peabody Police Department. When charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the Peabody Police log:

Tuesday, Oct. 25

  • At 4:41 p.m. police responded to Foster Street after a motorist called police and reported an elderly woman walked through the square without any regard to traffic or oncoming cars. Police did not locate the woman.
  • An 18-year-old Salem resident was issued a summons for shoplifting from at 6:23 p.m.
  • At 9:48 p.m. Peabody Police Police did not locate the suspect.

Wednesday, Oct. 26

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  • At 7:25 a.m. police aided DPW on Andover Street.
  • At 11:14 a.m. police responded to a minor accident without injury at Taylor and Lowell streets.
  • At 11:45 a.m. a resident got into a fight with a trash truck driver on Andover Terrace.
  • A resident reported another resident dumping something down the sewer on Newbury Street at noon. Police spoke to the person, who said he was just clearing the storm drain for winter.
  • At 2 p.m. police responded to a minor accident on Andover Street.

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