Crime & Safety

Police: Hunting Chipmunks; Check the Toaster Oven; Tell Me a Story

Excerpts from the Beverly Police Department log.

Wednesday, Oct. 14

At 4:05 p.m., a man with a pellet gun was hunting chipmunks on County Way.

At 6:24 p.m., there was a motor vehicle accident with property damage on Sohier Road.

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At 7:02 p.m., there were complaints about door-to-door magazine salesmen on Essex Street.

At 8:24 p.m., there was a call to the police station of a medicated party who wanted to tell a story.

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Thursday, Oct. 15

At 7:26 a.m., there was a motor vehicle accident on Cabot Street.

At 9:45 a.m., there was a fire alarm with smoke on Beverly Commons Drive. There was no fire, someone put food in a toaster oven and forgot about it.

At 10:17 a.m., a handicap placard was stolen from a motor vehicle on Cabot Street.

At 11:21 a.m., a bike was stolen on Crescent Avenue.

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