Crime & Safety

Beverly Police Arrest Local Man on Dodge Street

The following information was submitted by the Beverly Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.


The following is an excerpt from the Beverly Police Department's log:


Wednesday, May 28: 

  • At 4:10 p.m., police responded to a report of suspicious activity on Dodge Street.
  • At 4:14 p.m., police made an arrest on Dodge Street. Joseph Timilty, 44, of 20 Sohier Road, Beverly, was arrested on charges of possessing a false RMV document, shoplifting merchandise by asportation and for reportedly having two outstanding warrants.
  • At 4:59 p.m., an officer disposed of a hypodermic needle discovered near the intersection of Elliott and Rantoul streets.
  • At 5:38 p.m., police responded to a panhandling complaint on Dodge Street.
  • At 7:25 p.m., police conducted a well-being check on Cabot Street.
  • At 7:39 p.m., police responded to a report of suspicious activity on Rantoul Street.
  • At 8:16 p.m., police responded to a reported larceny on Cabot Street.

Thursday, May 29:

  • At 2:41 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Judson Street.
  • At 4:11 a.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Essex Street.
  • At 6:32 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Putnam Street.
  • At 6:43 a.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Manor Road.
  • At 8:46 a.m., police responded to a medical emergency involving an 18-month-old child on Cabot Street.
  • At 10:25 a.m., police responded to a report of a suspicious motor vehicle on Sonning Road.
  • At 11:23 a.m., police conducted a well-being check on Cabot Street.
  • At 12:18 p.m., police responded to a report of past vandalism on Country Drive.
  • At 12:49 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Dodge Street.
  • At 1:08 p.m., police responded to a report of a disorderly party on Herrick Street.
  • At 1:33 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Brimbal Avenue.
  • At 2:25 p.m., police responded to a disturbance on Rantoul Street.
  • At 2:30 p.m., a Bow Street resident called police to report that their car had been keyed overnight.
  • At 2:42 p.m., police responded to an alarm on Whitehall Circle.
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