Salem police said at least five malnourished and possibly abused dogs were let loose in the city early Sunday morning.
The 10-week course will give students a chance to learn about the day-to-day duties of Salem police officers.
Two weeks after "hoax swatting" calls led to a lockdown of two Salem schools a bomb threat meant another evacuation on Thursday.
This was the second bomb threat at the Temple in the past two weeks.
Ernest Johnson, 34, was sentenced to 90 months for his role in what the U.S. Attorney's Office called a 30-kilogram fentanyl pill operation.
Salem police said the area of Bridge Street near the Temple was evacuated and the road was closed to traffic for about an hour on Tuesday.
Salem police said the ATM at the Marblehead Bank on Canal Street was targeted "several times" with a device designed to steal money.
Salem police are asking residents to alert them if they see someone in distress outside as wind chills near -30 degrees Friday and Saturday.
Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott police issued statements after video footage of the assault was released Friday night.
Salem police said the pedestrian was hit and killed shortly after 10 p.m. near the commuter rail station.
Salem police said the added visibility is in response to the California dance hall attacks that killed 11 people at Lunar New Year events.
Salem police said Lopez Ortega, 21, tossed bags of crack cocaine and fentanyl as he tried to flee from an officer near Lafayette Street.
Salem police said more than 45 grams of fentanyl and more than 18 grams of crack cocaine were seized from a Salem Street apartment.
Salem joins Marblehead and other North Shore departments asking residents to help protect seniors from this scam rapidly on the rise.
The 28-year-old man was caught in a Salem police detective online sting operation and investigation.
The fire ignited in frigid conditions on the block of 67-69 Wharf Street early Tuesday afternoon.
Salem police said "significant" amounts of marijuana, THC products, psychedelic mushrooms, and drug paraphernalia were seized in the bust.
Salem police said Karen Raffa, 69, of Beverly died from injuries suffered when she was hit by an 87-year-old Peabody woman on Friday.
The former Saltonstall School teacher from North Andover faces charges in addition to the 32 counts of assaulting young girls filed in June.
The German Shepherd was found abandoned at a Salem dog park last month.
The Salem PD passed the Massachusetts Police Commission accreditation process including 257 minimum standards and 125 optional standards.
The street was shut down for about 90 minutes as Salem fire cut the driver's door off one vehicle so they could remove the driver.
Salem police said the dog was found Monday wearing a blue choke collar and without a microchip.
Among the 23 people charged in the trafficking bust on Wednesday were residents of Beverly, Danvers, Salem, Peabody and Swampscott.
Salem police said the incident that forced the closure of Marlborough Road for hours late Tuesday afternoon is still under investigation.
The road was closed for about two hours Tuesday night as police responded with heavy force to a situation near Outlook Avenue.
The 22-year-old reportedly set sail out of Salem for Florida on Sept. 22 and was last heard from off the coast of Long Island on Sept. 28.
Marijuana possession and licensed sale has been legal in Massachusetts since a voter referendum approved it in 2016.
A driver was rescued from the Danvers River Tuesday night after driving off the Kernwood Bridge Tuesday night.
Salem police said in both cases the front glass of the business was shattered and the suspect left behind evidence.
The victim told police she was carjacked and robbed of the cash deposits at gunpoint after finishing her shift last week.
Salem Police Chief Lucas Miller said there has been a "troubling" number of cases of illegal firearms possessions and use recently.
The 10-week class will offer insight into the Salem Police Department, current case law and the day-to-day duties of officers.
Salem police said they confirmed the reports of "shots fired" early Sunday morning.
There was a large police presence in the area on Wednesday after man reported being attacked and robbed around noon.
Salem police said a city man was charged with failure to register as a sex offender and an Arlington man was charged with enticing a minor.
A loaded 9mm handgun and 9mm pistol were seized in two arrests over a two-day period this week.
Claire Gravel's body was found in the woods on the northbound side of Route 128 in Beverly in June of 1986.
As crews continue to battle blazes in Lynn, Saugus and Wakefield, residents reported smelling and seeing smoke throughout the weekend.
The Lynn Fire Department said "extensive fire activity" has caused the immediate closure of the Lynn Woods Reservation.