Crime & Safety

Beverly Police Respond to Naked Man on Hall-Whitaker Bridge

The following information was submitted by the Beverly Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.


The following is an excerpt from the Beverly Police Department's log: 

Thursday, May 22:

  • At 5:30 p.m., police responded to an alarm on Fielder Road.
  • At 8:07 p.m., police responded to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident on Cabot Street.
  • At 8:27 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Hale Street.
  • At 10:09 p.m., police responded to a report of suspicious activity on James Street.

Friday, May 23:

  • At 12:32 a.m., police responded to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident near the intersection of Cabot Street and Franklin Place.
  • At 1:02 a.m., police responded to a past assault and battery with a dangerous weapon near the intersection of Rantoul and Fayette streets. Dennis Lassiter, 25, of 79 Rantoul St., Beverly, was arrested on charges of attempted murder, assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife) and malicious destruction of property valued above $250. Click Here for our full story.
  • At 2:25 a.m., police responded to a loud house party on Herrick Street.
  • At 8:30 a.m., police responded to a report of witness intimidation of Sohier Road.
  • At 9:18 a.m., police responded to a dispute between neighbors on Tremont Street.
  • At 12:41 p.m., police stopped a motor vehicle on Kernwood Avenue. Nelson R. Bolivar, 64, of 42 Park St., Salem, was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, subsequent offense, refusing to identify himself and providing false information to a police officer.
  • At 1:25 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident with personal injury involving a cyclist on Cabot Street.
  • At 2:59 p.m., police responded to a medical overdose on Courtney Road.
  • At 3:18 p.m., police responded to a reported Ebay fraud on Lothrop Street.
  • At 3:22 p.m., police responded to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident near the intersection of Cabot and Edwards streets.
  • At 4:02 p.m., police responded to a domestic dispute on West Dane Street.
  • At 4:29 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Corning Street.
  • At 5:11 p.m., police responded to a report of suspicious activity near the intersection of Cabot and Picket streets.
  • At 5:32 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Cabot and Beckford streets.
  • At 5:58 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Cabot Street.
  • At 10:14 p.m., police responded to a noise complaint on Broughton Drive.
  • At 10:48 p.m., police responded to a fight at the intersection of Rantoul and Federal streets.

Saturday, May 24:

  • At 12:41 a.m., police responded to a domestic dispute on Rantoul Street.
  • At 1:30 a.m., police responded to a noise complaint on Beverly Commons Drive.
  • At 1:34 a.m., police assisted a motorist on Pond Street.
  • At 2:01 a.m., police responded to a past assault on Essex Street.
  • At 2:49 a.m., police responded to a loud party on Grant Street.
  • At 4:34 a.m., police responded to a report of people fighting on Federal Street.
  • At 3:33 p.m., police conducted a well-being check on Rowell Avenue.
  • At 5:53 p.m., police responded to a report of past vandalism on Fayette Street.
  • At 9:32 p.m., police responded to a report of suspicious activity on Bridge Street.

Sunday, May 25

  • At 1:25 a.m., police responded to a loud house party on South Street.
  • At 1:40 a.m., police and fire units responded to a report of a naked man on the Hall-Whitaker Bridge on Bridge Street. 
  • At 1:43 p.m., police responded to a dispute between neighbors on Cabot Street.
  • At 2:07 p.m., police responded to a report of a stolen lacrosse net on Grove Street.
  • At 5:41 p.m., police responded to a report of an erratic operator near the intersection of Dane and Butman streets.
  • At 7:07 p.m., police responded to a report of two coyotes in the road on Cressy Street.
  • At 7:53 p.m., police responded to a report of a downed tree on Hale Street.
  • At 9:50 p.m., police dispersed a loud group on Brackenbury Lane.
  • At 10:07 p.m., police responded to a report of a loud explosion on Tozer Road.
  • At 10:16 p.m., police responded to a noise complaint on South Street.
  • At 11:18 p.m., police responded to a loud house party on Bartlett Street.
  • At 11:58 p.m., police responded to a past attempted break-in on Garden Street.

Monday, May 26

  • At 1:34 a.m., police responded to a loud house party on Bartlett Street.
  • At 10:34 a.m., police responded to a domestic dispute on Virginia Avenue.
  • At 4:38 p.m., police responded to a domestic dispute on Federal and Park streets.
  • At 5:28 p.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Mason Street.

Arrests

Thomas P. Foley, 67, of 12 Lincoln St., Beverly, was arrested on a charge of violating an abuse prevention order.

Victoria E. Taylor, 93, of 23 Virginia Ave., Beverly, was arrested on a charge of assault and battery.

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