Peabody Police

A former police sergeant in Peabody, Massachusetts, was convicted Monday of domestic assault and battery, strangulation and violation of a restraining order. The Peabody Police Department said Brendan O’Brien was placed on administrative leave after the 2019 incident and resigned a year later. A jury at Salem District Court found him guilty at the conclusion of the trial that started…

Two young girls are recovering at home days after they were hit by a SUV as they crossed a street with their mother nearby in Peabody, Massachusetts. The crash happened Friday afternoon on Lynn Street, authorities said. “I remember screaming at her, ‘What the hell are you doing?’ and I just went into work mode,” Laura Andree said Monday. Andree…

The mother said on Facebook that her two kids are expected to be OK. They were taken to Mass General with serious injuries.

The crash took place on Lynn Street near County Street, Peabody police said. Lynn Street was closed during the investigation.

Two children were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after they were hit by a vehicle while crossing the street Friday afternoon in Peabody, Massachusetts, police said. The kids were with their mom when all three were struck in the area of 106 Lynn Street near County Street, according to Peabody police. The children were taken to Mass General…

Massachusetts prosecutors say a police officer from Peabody was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly breaking into a home in neighboring Lynn. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office said James Festa, a 13-year veteran of the Peabody Police Department, had been arrested on a felony charge of breaking and entering in the daytime, “placing a person in fear.” Lynn Police...

An investigation is underway following the discovery of pamphlets containing anti-Semitic messaging in Peabody. Peabody police told NBC10 Boston that reports of the pamphlets had been dropped on people’s property in West Peabody, where officers first responded to Antrim Road on Saturday to collect them. The pamphlets have been discovered as Jewish communities are observing Shavuot. We spoke with...

A 13-year-old Peabody, Massachusetts, boy has died after he was hit by a car while crossing the street on a bicycle on Tuesday night. The accident occurred around 8:45 p.m. on Route 114 near the Walgreens plaza, according to Peabody police. The boy was taken to Salem Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The boy’s name has not been...

Several hundreds of black market marijuana products were seized and led to the arrest of a Massachusetts man. Peabody police said Gary Cioffi was arrested after authorities seized “several hundred thousand of dollars’ worth of illegal marijuana products.”

Authorities are investigating after a Peabody, Massachusetts daycare worker found a handgun in a child’s diaper bag Friday morning. A staff member at Little Sprouts daycare found the Smith and Wesson and followed safety procedures, bringing the gun to the office of the executive director without taking it from the bag, according to a statement from the daycare.

A Watch-A-Tot day care center in Peabody, Mass., is under investigation following the rescue of a 2-year-old child who was found wandering the street.

A Peabody, Massachusetts, driver was in disbelief Friday morning after finding a toddler in the middle of Lowell Street. Joann Cronin slammed on her brakes and jumped out of her car in order to rescue the 2-year-old. Police said she brought the child to the Lowell Street Sunoco station, where an employee called authorities.

A turkey called Main Street in Peabody, Massachusetts, home for months. The neighborhood named him Ed. He stopped traffic whenever he pleased. Police took back the neighborhood on Wednesday, but Ed didn’t go quietly.

A former dishwasher at a Massachusetts restaurant has been sentenced to up to nine years in prison for stabbing his boss last fall.

Police continue to search for a man who broke into a Peabody, Massachusetts house Wednesday morning where a teenager was home alone.

Police are searching for a man who broke into a Peabody, Massachusetts home where a teenager was alone Wednesday morning.

Police in Massachusetts are looking for the owner of two large dogs that were caught on camera attacking a smaller dog.

A technicality has caused a convicted rapist to be released from prison.

Many first responders feel they can ask for help without losing their jobs. A bill that could help is stuck at the State House.

Federal, state and local police are revisiting the scene of a grisly double homicide in Peabody.