House of Ill Repute Raid Nets Six Arrests in Peabody

Community tips and a three-month investigation with the help of Salem Police led to the arrest of six people on Friday evening at an alleged house of illicit activity at 9 Dark Lane in Peabody

The residential house on Dark Lane is alleged to have been the site of heroin and cocaine activity as well as prostitution, according to Peabody police officials.

A search warrant was executed at the house around 7 p.m. on Friday as the result of anonymous tips through the MyPD app and the investigation, which was assisted by Salem police and the FBI Human Trafficking Division.

Those arrested in the raid were:

David Fernandes (23)
28 Obierne Place
Roxbury, MA
Charged: Heroin, being present where kept.

Nicole Marcellino (31)
94 Exchange Avenue
Medford, MA
Charged: Heroin, being present where kept.
Sexual conduct for a fee.

Judith Deandrade (31)
9 Dark Lane
Peabody, MA
Charged: Heroin, being present where kept.

Dawn Spur (48)
9 Dark Lane
Peabody, MA
Charged: Drug, possession Class A
Drug, possession Class B
Keeper of a noisy and disorderly house.
Trafficking in persons for Sexual Servitude.

Jessica Marino (28)
11 Navajo Drive
North Adams, MA
Charged: Heroin, being present where kept.
Drug, possession Class B.

Meaghan Furey (29)
64 Mudge Street
Lynn, MA
Charged: Heroin, being present where kept.

The six are due to be arraigned in Peabody District Court on Monday morning.

“I am extremely pleased, once again, with the close contact the community has displayed in reaching out to members of our department in assisting with the riddance of such types despicable acts,” said Peabody Police Chief Thomas Griffin. “This is proof that we have zero tolerance for any disruptive activities within our residential and business areas.”

MyPD, an anonymous tip reporting venue available through the Peabody Police website or may be downloaded as a smart phone app.