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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Lynnfield Man Arrested After Speeding Thru Fire Scene

Police arrested a 51-year-old Lynnfield man after he barreled through the scene of a bus fire Friday night in his car, causing officers and firefighters to jump out of the way. One officer was clipped with a mirror.

Disregarding directions from police - the fact that he was inebriated didn't help either, a Lynnfield man zoomed through the scene of a bus fire Friday night in Downtown Peabody and clipped one officer with the car's sideview mirror. Peabody police arrested Roland Caron, 51, of 6 Baldwin Ln., Lynnfield, after he led them on a short chase through residential side streets off Washington Street where the fire was, reports the Daily Item of Lynn. Caron was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (second offense), one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (car), four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon (car), driving recklessly to endanger and failure to stop for a police officer. The Item reports that an …

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Chart: Level 3 Sex Offenders Per Community

This week's chart focuses on the number of offenders in each community.

The Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry keeps data on how many level three offenders live, work and go to school in each community. Below is a breakdown per town. Often, there is some overlap in the number of sex offenders working in each town. For instance, an offender can live and work in a certain town and that number would be reflected in both the work and living columns even though it accounts for one person. For more information, search the state's database.

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