Peabody police were asking drivers to stay clear of the area of 49 Andover Street late Wednesday morning.
Peabody Police Chief Thomas Griffin said former Sgt. Brendan O'Brien's actions were "inexcusable and unacceptable for anyone."
Peabody police said 31-year-old Michael Gray was reported missing on Sunday morning.
The students join 13 others who filed a class action lawsuit in August accusing former coach and gym teacher James Toltz of abuse.
Peabody Mayor Ted Bettencourt said he will push for a greater police presence and stronger penalties for those who don't stop for buses.
Peabody police said an investigation led to the arrest one month after a residential overdose.
Mass DOT will implement a "series of quick-build" safety measures for the tragedy-filled road this fall ahead of long-term improvements.
Peabody police said two juveniles sustained serious injuries after they were hit in the area of 106 Lynn Street on Friday afternoon.
The New England Water Works Association named Peabody's Department of Public Services as its Utility of the Year,
Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement trains officers to identify signs of driver impairment due to drugs, alcohol or both.
The Middlesex DA's Office said Jonathan Perry, 22, is accused of assaulting a woman, confining her to a car and illegal gun possession.
Susan Taraskiewicz, the Saugus woman whose mother moved to Peabody, was found in the trunk of her car in Revere 30 years ago on Wednesday.
Peabody police said surveillance video led them to the man connected to the abandoned bag of methamphetamine.
The suit says 13 plaintiffs claim James Toltz, now 80 years old, abused them as young teens in the Peabody school system.
The two-month session runs on Wednesday nights starting on Oct. 12.
Peabody Police Chief Tom Griffin said officers will "diligently enforce the law" this weekend.
The four officers were credited with saving the life of a driver in a burning vehicle on Route 1 in Lynnfield following a 2020 crash.
The Essex County District Attorney's Office is hosting the camps - formerly known as D.A.R.E. -at Peabody's Higgins Middle School.
Argyrios Mavros, who owned Mavros Construction, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $1.5 million in fines.
State police said are looking for the public's help identifying the man they said is suspected of shooting out of a Toyota SUV Wednesday.
Police said a teen girl reported missing in Peabody on Monday was found safe Tuesday afternoon.
The School Committee will vote Tuesday whether to accept the recommended candidate to be the school resource officer's top dog.
Peabody police will run its next Citizens Academy beginning on March 23.
Donald Frost, 31, of Merrimac, was arraigned in Peabody District Court Tuesday in connection to the Jan. 23 fatal shooting on Wallis Street.
Two people were injured in the fire, one fatally, that reached three alarms in the early morning hours of Feb. 9.
Beverly and Peabody police had been searching for the man who had not been seen since being discharged from Beverly Hospital on Jan. 26.
A fire on Ellsworth Road reportedly left a husband and wife injured and a multi-family house destroyed.
Police said Daniel Donovan walked away from Beverly Hospital on Jan. 26.
Police said a 25-year-old man was found suffering from a gunshot wound on Wallis Street. The Essex DA's office said he later died.
One Peabody woman is sharing her story of having $375 in packages swiped from her front steps in hopes it will lead to an arrest.
Police are telling residents not to respond to emails requesting that they need to update their Amazon Prime information.
Police said Pedro Ortiz, 47, was held without bail after being found with crack cocaine and false identification during a traffic stop.
State police will hold a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location within Essex County Friday night into early Saturday morning.
State Police said Brandon Simmons was arrested after a struggle in the lobby of the Homewood Suites on Route 1 in Peabody on Wednesday.
Free testing is for Peabody residents at Higgins Middle School.
Peabody Superintendent Josh Vadala: "We were able to quickly determine that this was not a credible threat."
Police told WFXT-TV the 86-year-man was hospitalized following the collision with a vehicle that included a Danvers family.
The new firefighters were sworn in during a City Hall ceremony on Monday.
The department's 12th academy begins Oct. 20 and runs through Dec. 22 with the firearms course and classes on police reform and terrorism.
WCVB-TV reported one person was killed when a car crashed into a utility pole at the intersection of Lynn and Lynnfield streets in Peabody.