Police Charge Habitual Offender

Friday, Sept. 20

• 7:49 a.m., a Lodge Road caller reported a suspicious car that might be stolen.
• 8:26 a.m., police received a report about an elderly person with a back injury after falling out of bed on Burrill Street.
• 12 noon, four vehicles were ticketed on Humphrey Street.
• 12:44 p.m., dispatch received a report of a women in diabetic shock at Stop & Shop. The patient refused medical attention.
• 2:19 p.m., police charged Joseph Shea, 46, of 40R Highland Ave., Salem, with operating a motor vehicle when his license was revoked as a habitual traffic offender. The vehicle was stopped on Essex Street. Another person, with a valid license, took possession of the car.
• 5:10 p.m., Dispatch received a call from Walgreens, an employee calling on behalf of a mother who needed help with her daughter.
• 7:14 p.m., police received a report about youth breaking into the boarded up building behind the high school to party.
• 9:36 p.m., the Red Rock Bistro reported that someone walked out without paying their bill.
• 10:49 p.m., an Ocean Avenue resident came home to the alarm sounding and feared that someone was in the house. Polcie walked through the home toand made sure it was safe.

• 2:02 a.m., police received a report of a male in dark clothing and a hoodie walking back and forth between streets near Paradie Road.