Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Peabody Man Arrested After Failing To Stop For Lynnfield Police
State Police arrest man with outstanding warrant in Peabody, minutes after he allegedly failed to stop for a Lynnfield officer.
This article was updated at 5:13 p.m. Tuesday.
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An individual was taken into custody by Massachusetts State Police early Tuesday afternoon after he allegedly tried to drive away from a routine traffic stop in Lynnfield on Route 1.
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Police and at least one K9 unit tracked the suspect and caught him on Pearl Street in Peabody.
A check with the Lynnfield Police Department indicated that the suspect had an outstanding arrest warrant.
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Later Tuesday, the State Police reported that they had apprehended 22-year-old Michael Torrence of Pearl Street in Peabody. Troopers Barriere and Sullivan reportedly located the suspect in a shed behind 12 Pearl Street. The suspect's '98 Audi was located on a dirt road at the end of the street.
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