Vehicle With Children Inside Hits Building in Salem

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


Wednesday, March 26: 

• At 4:07 p.m., police responded to a report of vandalism to an apartment on Proctor Street.
• At 4:52 p.m., police responded to a minor motor vehicle accident on Leggs Hill Road.
• At 5:27 p.m., a resident entered the police station to report an ongoing dispute with her boyfriend.
• At 6:27 p.m., police responded to a domestic dispute on Lafayette Street.
• At 7:39 p.m., police responded to a report of an erratic operator on Margin Street.
• At 7:42 p.m., police responded to a report of a hanging road sign on Bridge Street.
• At 8:36 p.m., police responded to an alarm on Colby Street.
• At 8:47 p.m., police responded to a dispute on May Street.
• At 8:55 p.m., police conducted a well-being check on Carol Way.
• At 9:36 p.m., police responded to a minor motor vehicle accident on Washington Street.
• At 9:57 p.m., police responded to a fight on Sewall Street.
• At 10:03 p.m., police responded to an alarm on Paradise Road.
• At 10:56 p.m., police and fire units responded to a trash can fire on New Derby Street.

Thursday, March 27: 

• At 12:38 a.m., police responded to a fight in the hallway of an apartment complex on Loring Avenue.
• At 4:07 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Broad Street.
• At 6:57 a.m., police responded to a report of suspicious activity on Winter Island Road.
• At 7:19 a.m., police conducted a well-being check on First Street.
• At 7:31 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Essex Street.
• At 8:33 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Highland Avenue.
• At 9:41 a.m., police responded to a report of kids trying to get into a car on Frederick Street.
• At 9:45 a.m., police and fire units responded to a possible house fire on Pioneer Terrace. Firefighters determined the fire was contained to a stovetop.
• At 11:10 a.m., police responded to a reported gas odor on Washington Street. Salem firefighters also responded and determined that smell was coming from a gas stove.
• At 11:29 a.m., police issued a summons for Matthew B. Daffe, 24, of 4 McDewell Ave., Danvers, on charges of receiving stolen property under $250 and larceny by false pretense after he was caught scrapping stolen goods at North Shore Recycled Fibers.
• At 11:35 a.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Traders Way. Darrin Carty will be summonsed to court on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
• At 12:00 p.m., a Garden Terrace woman called police to report that the rear windshield on her car had been smashed out overnight.
• At 2:22 p.m., police responded to a report of a motor vehicle into a building on Bridge Street. A woman told police she was backing out of her parking spot in the Dunkin' Donuts parking lot and accidentally accelerated into a building. There were no reported injuries, though a three-year-old and two four-year-olds were in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
• At 2:46 p.m., police responded to a report of threats via Facebook on Loring Avenue.
• At 3:38 p.m., police responded to a domestic dispute on School Street.
• At 3:44 p.m., police conducted a well-being check on Heritage Drive.

Arrest

Kari R. Kavanagh, 47, of 44 Boyles St., Beverly, was arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace.

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