Crime & Safety
Beverly Police Lift Lockdown Of Hospital, School
The search for a suspect has been called off.
BEVERLY, MA — The "intense search" for a suspect that prompted a lockdown of Beverly Hospital and Beverly High School was called off Wednesday night, police said. The three-hour search for a suspect in a weekend domestic violence incident took place was ended without the suspect in custody.
The hospital lockdown was "out of an abundance of caution," Officer Mike Boccuzzi told Patch. It isn't believed there was ever a direct threat to the hospital.
The search for Charles Dixon started around 4:30 p.m. after officers received information that he was near the residence of the victim of his alleged domestic incident.
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State and local police, including officers from Manchester-by-the Sea K-9 units and and officers from nearby departments assisted. The search was called off around 7:30 p.m.
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Officers searching for domestic violence suspect in neighborhood near Beverly Hospital w/ guns drawn. Hospital remains on lockdown #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/MlqmglYH0H
— Drew Karedes (@DrewKaredes) October 18, 2017
Police order this Nissan Maxima towed from scene of suspect search in Beverly. #wcvb pic.twitter.com/P8XAw9Sewi
— David Bienick (@BienickWCVB) October 18, 2017
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