Crime & Safety

Beverly Man Facing Felony Charge After Peabody Break-In

Peabody Police made the arrest after responding to a call at an apartment building Thursday afternoon.

PEABODY, MA -- Peabody Police arrested Brad D. Hamilton, 39, of 21 Odell Avenue in Beverly, Thursday afternoon. Police were called to 7 Essex Green Drive after a man was seen with tattoos and wearing a tank top leaving the back of the apartment building.

After a search of the area, police located Hamilton. He was charged with a felony count of daytime breaking and entering and trespassing.

In June, Peabody Police arrested Hamilton on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and with intimidation of a witness. In 2016, Danvers Police arrested Hamilton on shoplifting charges after he tried to make a fraudulent return at Walmart.

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