The DOJ says Fernandez used his tax preparation business to commit some 40 instances of fraud and requested more than $620,000 in refunds.
City officials asked the public to stay away from the Hancock Street area, while Salem fire crews try to extinguish the flames.
Police say the woman had been trespassing on the tracks when she was hit.
State police said two handguns, ammunition, pressed fentanyl and a "friendly" pit bull named Kilo were taken from two apartments.
Salem police said James Newhall, 91, and Margaret Newhall, 55, were killed in the wrong-way crash on Highland Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
Multiple reports said two people - a wrong-way driver and his passenger - were killed in the multi-vehicle crash shortly after 4 p.m.
Police said the 22-year-old was found at the base of construction scaffolding on Pope Street Monday morning. No foul play is suspected.
Beverly, Danvers, Lynn, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott police issued the warning to bicycle, dirt bike and motorcycle riders.
Police invite residents to drop off old and expired medications and narcotics for proper disposal.
Surviving family members of the 11-year-old Salem, NH girl found stabbed to death in Lawrence in 1988 are thankful for this week's arrest.
Marvin McClendon waived rendition in Alabama where he was arrested this week and charged with the killing of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay.
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.