Crime & Safety

Person Says Never Got Paid After Sending 2 Phones to Nigeria

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

The following excerpts are from reports in the Peabody Police Department press log from Dec. 15-16.

Sunday, Dec. 15

  • 2:05 p.m. A 45-year-old Peabody woman was issued a court summons on a charge of domestic assault and battery, following a report of a past dispute at her Stevens Street apartment. Police said they would also be filing child endangerment charges.
  • 5:11 p.m. An officer reported there was a dispute between neighbors on Dustin Street over snow.
  • 6:45 p.m. An officer reported there was an intoxicated person outside Oliveira's Steak House who was attempting to drive away. The officer called the person a taxi instead.
  • 8:12 p.m. A caller at the McVann-O'Keefe Rink reported a female hockey player hit the boards and was lying on the ice. The person was transported to Salem Hospital.
  • 8:35 p.m. Luis F. Marques, 26, of 357 Lafayette St. #2, Salem, was arrested, following a motor vehicle stop on Route 114 at Violet Road. He was charged on active warrant from another department.
  • 8:40 p.m. A caller on Osborne Street reported she had her driveway plowed out and then someone else parked there. The vehicle owner was contacted and moved the car.
  • 10:10 p.m. A car slid off the road on Jacobs Street into an embankment. Police said the road was very icy and DPS was notified to respond with a sander.

Monday, Dec. 16

  • 2:11 a.m. A caller on Lake Shore Road reported her car slid off the road into a snowbank and was stuck. A tow truck was called and DPS was notified to respond with a sander.
  • 6:35 a.m. An officer reported the sidewalks in Wilson Square were icy and hazardous for children walking to school.
  • 8:41 a.m. An 18-year-old Lynn resident was issued a court summons on a charge of receiving stolen property over $250, following a report of a stolen bicycle at D&R Market on Foster Street.
  • 9:13 a.m. An officer reported a dispute between neighbors on Pine Street over snow removal.
  • 9:42 a.m. A caller on Pierpont Street reported a stray dog was playing with her Christmas lights earlier in the morning. She was advised a Good Samaritan had already brought the pit bull to the station to turn into over to the animal control officer.
  • 1:02 p.m. Staff at Rosewood Nursing Home on Johnson Street reported two snowblowers worth $1,800 each were stolen from a maintenance shed since October.
  • 1:31 p.m. A person reported sending a couple of phones to Nigeria and then not getting paid for them.

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