Salem police said an employee of Koto Restaurant was charged after the owner found money was stolen from a locked closet.
District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said the 74-year-old suspect charged in the killing of Melissa Ann Tremblay was living in Alabama.
Salem police said the teen was robbed at gunpoint with the suspects later found with a BB gun in Lynn and arrested.
The Essex County District Attorney's Office said the 20-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds early Sunday morning.
Police said Wensly Plaisir, 22, is accused of "fishing" for mail in the School and Tremont corner U.S. mailbox early Tuesday morning.
The male German Shepard was a member of the department for eight years from 2012 until his retirement in 2020.
Chief Lucas Miller joked that the department is setting up a "Feline Division" to better serve the city's pet population.
The city will receive annual payments ranging from $60,000 to$150,000 each year through 2038.
The eight-week-old Golden Retriever will serve as a comfort therapy dog mediating crisis and traumatic situations throughout the city.
A team from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission will begin the assessment process on April 5.
Salem Police Chief Lucas Miller said all three strikes happened at intersections at night.
Beverly, Danvers, Peabody, Salem and Topsfield departments received funds for fire safety education for seniors and children.
Police said federal authorities intercepted a package containing more than 450 grams believed to be cocaine on its way to a Salem business.
Multiple reports say the man got stuck in the muddy flats while fishing in the river.
The 10-week course includes classes on patrols, firearms, search and seizure, crime scene investigation, use of force and more.
Coyote sightings are up this year during the mating season with the recent cold weather but attacks on humans remain "exceedingly rare."
Salem police on Friday said Officer Iancy Gonzalez was charged with larceny over $1,200, forgery and uttering.
The school's police force became the second in the state's nine public university system to mandate body cameras for officers.
Salem police said Christopher Drew, 37, is accused of breaking into Passage to India on Washington Street twice in one night.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Melchor Datu.
Salem police said Friday morning that the 41-year-old woman struck near Walmart Thursday night did not survive.
The three-alarm blaze damaged an apartment building on Boston Street.
Salem police said there is "no specific threat to Salem."
Salem Police Chief Lucas Miller said overdose deaths are up 45 percent in 2021 with the growing presence of fentanyl a particular concern.
Salem police said foul play is not suspected in the deaths of the two business owners, who were found unresponsive Wednesday night.
State police said Steven Gonzalez, 33, was charged in the Dec. 1 parking garage shooting at the Encore Casino parking garage in Everett.
A judicial review determined "intimate partner violence" and harassment did not meet the level of NH's "credible present threat" standard.
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Salem police said the man charged early Sunday morning was found with fentanyl "strewn across" the floor of his jail cell nine hours later.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu called the victim's injuries "an absolute tragedy" after she was shot in an apparent murder-suicide attempt.
The Wilton, NH man was previously identified as the suspect in an apparent murder-suicide attempt involving a 33-year-old NH woman.
Essex County District Attorney Joseph Blodgett said the 55-year-old suspect is dead and a 33-year-old woman was flown to a Boston hospital.
Chief Lucas Miller asked that any resident who has a question about a suspicious call, or falls victim of a scam, contact Salem police.
Salem police said 37 of the 83 thefts reported in 2021 have come in the past two months.
Salem police said two men were arrested at a traffic stop after one of them was accused of brandishing the gun on Derby Street.
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The Salem Fire Department is selling a limited amount of the Patches at the Lafayette Street Station on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Salem police said Sunday's confirmed bullets fired near a Lafayette Street parking lot were the third reported case of gunshots in a week.