Man Arrested After Allegedly Flicking Lit Cigarette Into Woman's Car

A Peabody man was arrested on Sunday evening after he allegedly flicked a lit cigarette in a woman’s car near a fast food restaurant on Main Street.

Shortly after 7 p.m., police got a call from a woman who said a man had thrown a lit cigarette threw her window and tried to attack her.

Police arrested Paul J. Ruzzo, 47, of 111R Main St., #12 in Peabody and charged him with assault with a dangerous weapon.

According to the police report, Ruzzo claimed that he was angry because the woman almost hit him with his vehicle.