Downtown Danvers Business to Face Public Hearing

Danvers Coin, Jewelry and Estate Buyers in Danvers Square will face a public hearing in June, for allegedly violating town bylaws.

The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to hold a public hearing at their next meeting to decide if the Danvers Coin, Jewelry and Estate Buyers should have its license suspended, revoked, or limited.  Danvers Police Chief Neil Ouellette briefed the board at Tuesday night's meeting, stating the police department had found several problems when observing the Danvers Square establishment's system. Through investigation by Detective Robert Sullivan, Ouellette said the department learned that, in many instances, the description of the property taken in was very vague and not properply detailed. "As a result of that, [Sullivan] was unable to clarify if some of the jewelry was stolen," Ouellette said. Further investigation into the vaguely …

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State Police Arrest 10 for OUI in Essex County This Weekend

The following excerpts were provided by the Massachusetts State Police Department. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A Danvers man was among ten individuals arrested during a Mass. State Police sobriety checkpoint in Essex County this weekend. Four persons were taken into custody for operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The following persons were arrested in Essex County:

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Police Log

Assault Reported at Toys-N-Things

The following excerpts were provided by the Danvers Police Department. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the Danvers Police log: Tuesday, May 8 Wednesday, May 9 Thursday, May 10 For more information about the log, contact danvers@patch.com.

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Teen At McDonalds Placed in Protective Custody

The following excerpts were provided by the Danvers Police Department. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the Danvers Police log: Friday, May 5 Saturday, May 6 Sunday, May 7 For more information about the log, contact danvers@patch.com.

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Danvers Police To Provide Child Safety Seats To Those in Need

The Danvers Police Department was among 28 communities in Mass. to receive the grant funds.

Courtesy of Danvers Police: The Danvers Police Department has received a $1500 grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Highway Safety Division to expand its children passenger safety efforts. Danvers is one of 28 communities in the Commonwealth awarded Child Passenger Safety Equipment grants, totaling $42,500, in federal funding for non-profits and municipal departments to reduce motor vehicle fatalities and injuries involving children.  The grants will be used primarily to purchase child safety seats for free distribution to parents and caregivers in need. Nationwide, traffic crashes are the leading cuase of death for children agres three to 14. Properly installed child safety seats have been proven to reduce the …

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Police Log

Tombstone Falls On Person at Walnut Grove Cemetery

The following was provided by the Danvers Police Department. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the Danvers Police log: Sunday, April 29 Monday, April 30 Tuesday, May 1 For more information about the log, contact danvers@patch.com.

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Molly Buccini

2:37 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012

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