Crime & Safety
Police: Dead Seal Hotline; Drunk Patio Furniture Argument; Favorite Bench
Excerpts from the Beverly Police Department log.

Friday, August 28
At 6:03 p.m., there was a report of a road rage incident on Cherry Hill Drive.
At 10:17 p.m., there was a porch fire on Hale Street.
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At 11:57 p.m., there was a report of an intoxicated man with a minor injury on Gage Street.
Saturday, August 29
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At 12:39 a.m., there was a report of possible drug activity on Mill Street. The subjects were gone on arrival.
At 2:41 a.m., there was a bat in a house on Avalon Avenue. A window was opened. The bat flew out.
At 10:24 a.m., a man who said he was a mushroom expert on Yale Boulevard requested transport to a possible mushroom poisoning in Wenham.
At 11:59 a.m., there was a report of a vandalized motor vehicle on Dearborn Avenue.
At 2:26 p.m., there was a report of a man yelling in the street on Mulberry Street.
At 3:55 p.m., there was a report of intoxicated people having an argument over patio furniture on Broadway.
Sunday, August 30
At 8:47 a.m., there was a dead seal on the beach on West Street. A message was left on the stranded/dead seal hotline.
At 1:23 p.m., police checked on the well being of a man on Herrick Street. The man was found to be relatively sober and was transported to his favorite park bench
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