Man Killed in Incident with Vehicle

The incident occurred early Saturday morning in West Gloucester outside an apartment complex.

Man Killed in Incident with Vehicle

The incident occurred early Saturday morning in West Gloucester outside an apartment complex.

[Editor's Note: Michael J. Linscott was initially identified by authorities as a Danvers resident, but the Salem News reports it received a death notice over the weekend from Linscott's mother, which says they had moved to Salem and he was living with her until the time of his death.] A former Danvers man was killed early Saturday morning after an incident outside a Gloucester apartment complex. Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett's office are investigating the incident, in which Michael J. Linscott, 29, was killed, according to Blodgett’s spokeswoman, Carrie Kimball Monahan. It happened at about 1:41 a.m. when Gloucester Police received 911 calls reporting that a man had been struck by a …

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Tractor Trailer Flips in Peabody Causing Detour, Road Closure

A tractor-trailer flipped over, blocking several lanes, along Route 1 South near Route 128 and I-95.

Emergency crews are working to clear a wrecked tractor-trailer from Route 1 South near the jughandle in Peabody. The vehicle flipped on its side and traffic is being directed away from the scene. Route 1 North traffic is starting to move, but southbound vehicles are at a standstill. Massachusetts State Police recommend drivers avoid the area. The southbound off ramp from I-95 to Route 1 is closed and no traffic is being allowed to get on Route 1 southbound from Route 114 in Danvers. For more on this developing story, check back with Danvers Patch.

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Saugus Man Arrested After Highway Chase in Stolen Minivan

A 32-year-old Saugus man was finally arrested by state police off Route 1 in Saugus Thursday evening. The pursuit reportedly started in Danvers at the Liberty Tree Mall.

A Saugus man was arrested Thursday night after leading police on a highway chase that started at the Liberty Tree Mall and ended on Route 1 at the Lynn Fells Parkway. A press release from state police spokesman David Procopio said the man -- Steven A. Mathis, 32, of Saugus -- was taken into custody without incident by troopers after he exited Route 1 and stopped the vehicle on the side of the road. State police were first notified of the incident around 6:55 p.m. as Danvers police reported they were in pursuit of a stolen blue Dodge Caravan on I-95 and asked for assistance. According to scanner transmissions, Danvers police initially responded to a report of an erratic operator at the mall and after running the license plate, discovered …

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Man in Stolen Truck Leads Police on Highway Chase, Manhunt in West Peabody

State and local police were searching for a male Tuesday afternoon who led them on a chase down Route 1 in a stolen pickup truck and then bailed on foot in West Peabody.

A man driving a stolen pickup truck led police on a chase down Route 1 and into a residential neighborhood in West Peabody this afternoon, drawing a large police presence to the area. A manhunt that lasted about an hour was finally called off around 1:30 p.m., according to reports. The chase, led by state police troopers, was first reported around noon on the southbound side of the highway in Danvers near Centre Street. The vehicle, a blue 2006 Ford 150, continued into Peabody and left the highway onto Winona Street. Troopers and K9 units, assisted by Peabody and Lynnfield officers, began a manhunt in the area after the vehicle was found empty on Cardigan Road. A state police helicopter also joined the search. According to reports, units …

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Two Danvers Men Charged with Biker Gang Assault

Two Danvers men were among four people that State Police arrested on Wednesday in connection to an alleged Biker Gang assault.

Four men - including two with ties to Danvers - were arrested Tuesday morning in connection to alleged criminal activity by the Hell's Angels and the Red Devils motorcycle clubs. Among those arrested was Brian Weymouth, 40, of Danvers and Marc Eliason, 35, of Danvers and Lynn. The arrests were made by Massachusetts State Police troopers, federal agents, and local police officers starting just after 6 a.m., who also executed search warrants in several areas of the North Shore as part of the investigation, according to State Police. Also arrested were Sean Barr, 47, of Lynn and Nikolis Avelis, 54, of Gloucester. Two other suspects are still at large. State Police said on Tuesday evening that they have evidence that Barr and Eliason are Hell'…

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Drunken Driver Allegedly Strikes Deputy, Leads Police on Chase from Danvers to North Andover

A police chase early Wednesday morning has ended with a dozen charges against a Wilmington man, including allegations he struck a Sheriff's deputy while drunk.

A driver that originally drew the attention of police on I-95 in Danvers early Wednesday morning was eventually arrested more than an hour later after a police chase through three towns that included allegedly striking a sheriff’s deputy. Paul Tierney, 34, of Wilmington faces 12 charges, including his third charge of operating under the influence of liquor and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. It began at 1:27 p.m. in Danvers on I-95 southbound near the Ferncroft rotary. A trooper spotted a red Kia Sorrento and went to stop it. The Kia didn’t stop and headed south on I-95, getting off at the Centre Street exit. “Once they came off the highway the trooper terminated the pursuit for safety reasons,” said Lt. Daniel Richard, a …

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Commuters, Shoppers Combine for Three 128 Crashes in an Hour

There were no major injuries but significant traffic backups when three car crashes happened during the period of about 50 minutes along a section of Route 128 in Danvers on Wednesday.

Three car crashes along less than a mile stretch of Route 128 during rush hour on Wednesday night caused significant congestion during one of the final shopping days before Christmas. It all started at just about 5 p.m. when one car smashed into the back of another car on Route 128 southbound just north of exit 22. Nobody was injured in that crash, but it was the first of three crashes that culminated in a five-mile long backup of traffic on the northbound side of the road, stretching from near the Beverly line back to the I-95/Route 128 split in Peabody. State Police said there was no single thing that contributed to all the crashes, which were reported during a 50 minute period along a mile stretch of Route 128 roughly between Endicott …

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Route 128 Plugged After Multiple Crashes

Multiple car crashes on Route 128 are causing congestion through Danvers and neighboring communities on Wednesday.

It is slow-going on Route 128 through Danvers on Wednesday night because of car crashes in both directions. One crash happened on Route 128 southbound near exit 22 for Route 62. The other crash happened northbound between (exit 24) Endicott Street and exit 23  (Route 35/High Street). Injuries were reportedly not major with either crash but that the northbound crash left a “debris field.” The first crash was reported at about 5:15 p.m. Traffic on the southbound was slow and backed up to exit 21. On the northbound side, traffic was at a near-standstill back to exit 44 on I-95 at the split for Route 128 in Peabody. Another crash was reported on the northbound side just past exit 22 just before 6 p.m. Danvers police, fire and Lyons ambulance …

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Route 128 Southbound Closed After Rollover Crash

Southbound traffic is being detoured off exit 25B while police investigate the accident. The victim was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Route 128 southbound in Peabody is closed on Wednesday night while State Police investigate a rollover car crash. An elderly male was been hospitalized after his vehicle rolled over on Route 128 under the Route 114 overpass. In a media alert issued at 9:15 p.m. State Police called it a "serious motor vehicle crash."   The accident was first called in shortly before 9 p.m. and occurred on the southbound side of the highway near Exit 25A, which leads onto Route 114 eastbound. The road was closed southbound at exit 25B and traffic was being directed on to Route 114 westbound. Westbound traffic on Route 114 was also being blocked from getting on Route 128 southbound. As of 9:20 p.m., traffic was moving very slowly and backed up to Endicott …

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