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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Man Leads Police on Short Chase up Rt. 128 After Suspected Drug Deal

The driver of an SUV that police chases up Route 128 on Tuesday was making "pushing and pulling motions" before he finally stopped for police.

When a police detective saw what appeared to be a drug deal occur in a Danvers neighborhood on Tuesday, he pursued one of the involved vehicles toward Route 128. But when he went to stop the BMV SUV, it didn't stop. Instead, he could see the driver moving around in the vehicle. The SUV finally stopped on Route 128 in Beverly and the driver was arrested. Carlos J. Perez, 34, of 556 Chestnut St., No. 3, in Lynn was charged with failure to stop for police, resisting arrest and subsequent offense of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. It started at about 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday while a Danvers police detective, working on a special assignment with a team from the Drug Enforcement Agency, was monitoring a Danvers neighborhood along…

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Robert Gates

2:08 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013

Pete and Helen, Rest assured that many details that are available were left out. There are far more details available that are not included here.   more ›

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

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 …

Thursday, January 24, 2013

When Should Police Pursue? When Should They Back Off?

A police chase ended with a crash in Danvers on Wednesday. How far should police go to pursue a fleeing suspect?

A police pursuit that started in Middleton and ended with a crash in Danvers on Wednesday prompted a conversation on Danvers Patch about when police should pursue a suspect. The crash hapenned at the intersection of Pine and Maple streets at about 9:05 a.m. It lasted about 4 miles from the center of Middleton and reached speeds up to 80 miles per hour, according to police. After the crash, the driver was arrested and faces 10 charges. Some users said that crash should not have continued through an area they said had heavy traffic and children going to school. Others said the police should have pursued the suspect and the police should be supported for the effort to chase and arrest the man - a 35-year-old man from Lawrence who had four …

Lawrence Man Faces 10 Charges After Police Chase, Crash

A Lawrence made is facing a litany of charges after leading police on a four-mile chase from Middleton into Danvers before ending in a crash on Wednesday.

The man behind the wheel of a Honda Civic that led police on a four-mile chase on Wednesday morning has been identified as a 35-year-old from Lawrence. Middleton police said that Juan Torrez, 35, would face 10 charges in Salem District Court on Thursday in connection to the chase and crash. The chase started at about 9 a.m. on South Main Street (Route 114) in Middleton in front of Angelica’s Restaurant. Middleton Police Officer Michael LeCoist did a license plate check on Torrez’s vehicle and found that the registered owner had an expired license. LeCoist went to stop Torrez but he did not pull over. He led LeCoist, and later State Police troopers, on a chase that ended up covering about four miles down Route 62 into Danvers at speeds up …

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