Crime & Safety
Driver Backs Into Bus on Gordon Avenue
The following arrest information was supplied by the Salem Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Editor's note: The following entries are excerpts from logs submitted by Salem Police.
JANUARY 14, 2013
11:19 a.m. Theft of a lawn mower is reported at Granz Turf Depot on 288 N. Broadway St.
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2:32 p.m. Chester Bowen, 33, of 31 Island Park Road in Ipswich, Mass. is arrested at Lord & Taylor on 99 Rockingham Park Blvd and cahrged with willful concealment – theft. Bowen bailed at $500 personal recognizance.
3:19 p.m. Accidnt involving a bus is reported on 10 Gordon Ave. A vehicle backd out of the driveway and hit the bus. Kids reportedly on the bus at the time.
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3:37 p.m. Kristin Beryl Couture, 27, of 132 Greenwood Road in Andover, Mass. is arrested at Bob's Stores on 92 Cluff Crossing Road and charged with willful concealment – theft and a bench warrant.
Electronic bench warrant $695. Couture transported to jail.
4:53 p.m. William L. Weber, 44, of 4 Jackson St. Apt. 1 in Methuen, Mass. is arrested at the Salem Police Department on 9 Veterans Memorial Parkway and charged with theft by unathorized taking. Weber bailed at $1,000 personal recognizance.
5:29 p.m. Felipe Guimaraes, 19, of 41 Seven Sister in haverhill, Mass. is arrested at Salem Nissan on 343 Main St. and charged with reckless operation. Subject reportedly passed three cars on a double solid line. Guimaraes released on a summons, court date March 3, 2013.
6:07 p.m. Jill M. Ferri, 27, of 1 Fletcher Drive Apt. 2 in Tyngsboro, Mass. is arrested at Target on 205 S. Broadway St. and charged with theft by unauthorized taking. Ferri refused bail.
JANUARY 15, 2013
3:24 p.m. Robert J. Lorden, 44, of 63 Buttonwood Drive in Auburn, N.H. is arrested at the Rest Area on Interstate 93 and charged with indecent exposure and lewdness. Lorden released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail.
7:00 p.m. Joseph A. Vavra, 33, of 4 Jackson St. Apt. 1 in Methuen, Mass. is arrested at the Salem Police Department on 9 Veterans Memorial Parkway and charged with willful concealment – theft, a bench warrant for driving after revocation or suspension and a bench warrant fo intoxication/influence of drugs - second substance offense. Subject transported to Rockingham County Jail.
9:54 p.m. Several calls reporting a queen size matress in the northbound side of Route 28 by the lights at Chili's. Matress moved by an officer to the side of the roadway by Home Depot. E-mail sent to Department of Public Works.
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