Crime & Safety

Customer in Nazi Gear Reported at The Army Barracks in Salem

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


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

Thursday, May 8:
 

  • At 4:31 p.m., police responded to a domestic dispute on Margin Street.
  • At 5:05 p.m., police responded to a report of suspicious activity at the Market Basket on Highland Avenue.
  • At 5:33 p.m., police responded to a past fight on Rainbow Terrace.
  • At 5:37 p.m., police stopped a motor vehicle on Winter Street. Felix W. Salas, 32, of 41 Salem St., Salem, was arrested for reportedly having an outstanding warrant.
  • At 5:57 p.m., police responded to a report of skateboarders causing a traffic issue on Washington Square South.
  • At 6:18 p.m., police conducted a well-being check on Boston Street.
  • At 6:46 p.m., an officer disposed of two hypodermic needles discovered on Lynch Street.
  • At 7:00 p.m., police responded to a report of "a man with his pants down in a motor vehicle" near the intersection of Congress and Leavitt streets.
  • At 7:01 p.m., police responded to an alarm on Dodge Street.
  • At 7:02 p.m., police responded to a complaint about unleashed pit bulls on Parlee Street.
  • At 7:10 p.m., police responded to a domestic dispute on Kelly Road. Douglas W. Donaldson, 29, of the streets of Salem, was arrested on charges of assault and battery, assault and battery on an elderly or disabled person, threatening to commit a crime and breaking and entering during the nighttime to commit a felony.
  • At 8:19 p.m., police responded to a past assault on North Street.
  • At 8:28 p.m., police responded to a reported fight at the intersection of Washington and New Derby streets. Kristian A. Wilt, 35, of the streets of Salem, was arrested on charges of assault and battery and attempting to commit a crime (unarmed robbery).
  • At 8:40 p.m., police responded to a dispute on Hazel Street.
  • At 9:27 p.m., police responded to a report of a motorist on a moped "racing up and down" Congress Street.
  • At 9:39 p.m., a Kelley Road resident turned over weapons.
  • At 11:36 p.m., police responded to a domestic dispute on Pope Street.

Friday, May 9

  • At 3:55 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Washington Square West.
  • At 4:25 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Derby Street.
  • At 6:57 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Dodge Street.
  • At 7:11 a.m., police responded to a report of a smashed windshield on First Street.
  • At 8:12 a.m., police responded to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident on New Derby Street.
  • At 9:51 a.m., police responded to a domestic dispute near the intersection of Loring Avenue and Linden Street.
  • At 10:05 a.m., police responded to a dispute between landlord and tenant on Lafayette Street.
  • At 10:19 a.m., a firearm was turned over to police on Margin Street.
  • At 10:28 a.m., police responded to a complaint about an unleashed "labradoodle" at the beach off of Savoy Road. The owner was issued a leash law warning.
  • At 10:31 a.m., police responded to a report of a trespasser at Footprint Power on Fort Avenue. A man who had entered the property illegally agreed to delete the photos he took and was escorted off of the property. He was reportedly there to take photos for a contractor bidding on a project at the plant.
  • At 12:36 p.m., police responded to a dispute between landlord and tenant on Boston Street.
  • At 12:37 p.m., police responded to a road rage incident near the intersection of Washington Square West and Essex Street.
  • At 1:36 p.m., police made an arrest on Rainbow Terrace. Cynthia M. Keith, 24, of 3 Rainbow Terrace, Salem, was arrested for reportedly having four outstanding warrants.
  • At 1:42 p.m., police responded to a report of an erratic operator near the intersection of James Ayube Bypass Road and Bridge Street.
  • At 1:53 p.m., an officer disposed of a hypodermic needle discovered near the intersection of Bridge and Washington streets.
  • At 1:54 p.m., police responded to a report of a suspicious person wearing Nazi gear at The Army Barracks on Essex Street. The clerk told responding officers that he talked to the man about wearing the Nazi gear and he walked around the store for a short period and left. The clerk said he had no issues with the man being in the store.
  • At 2:44 p.m., an officer disposed of two hypodermic needles discovered on Mason Street.
  • At 3:12 p.m., police responded to a shoplifting incident at the Market Basket on Highland Avenue.
  • At 3:21 p.m., police responded to a report of someone threatened with a firearm on Valley Street. Jason M. Dion, 30, of 75 Valley St., Salem, was arrested on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon (handgun), threatening to commit a crime (murder), violating the city's ordinance pertaining to imitation firearms and for reportedly having two outstanding warrants.
  • At 3:26 p.m., a resident reported being robbed at Mack Park.
  • At 3:29 p.m., police conducted a well-being check on Bridge Street.
Other Arrest

Donald A. Gerolamo, 32, of 22 Warren St., Salem, was arrested on charges of breaking and entering during the daytime to commit a felony and malicious destruction of property valued above $250.

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