Cyclist Crashes into Vehicle on Boston Street

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

Wednesday, April 17

At 4:02 p.m. a caller reported a stolen laptop on Loring Hills Avenue. 

At 4:08 p.m. a caller reported dog abuse on Pope Street. An officer checked out the situation and the dog owner said he spanked the dog on the rear-end when it tried to go into the neighbor's mulch. 

At 5:02 p.m. multiple caller reported a motor vehicle accident involving a cyclist on Boston Street. The driver of the vehicle as well as witnesses said that a teenager was riding a bike and then eating candy and looking down as he ran into the passenger side of a vehicle backing out of a spot in a parking lot on Boston Street. 

At 7:36 p.m. an employee at Walmart reported someone stealing on Highland Avenue. After officers approached the subject, he quickly took a $6 phone charger out from under his shirt. They also found a small amount of marijuana on the man. The phone charger was brought back to the store and the marijuana was confiscated and set for destruction.