Crime & Safety

Elderly Couple Threatened at Salem Store

The following arrest information was supplied by the Salem Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Jan. 15

  • 10:22 a.m.: Attempted shoplifting was reported at the state liquor store on South Broadway.
  • 2:33 p.m.: An accident was reported on Main Street.
  • 2:58 p.m.: Joseph M. Freda, 33, of 111 Bluff St., Salem was arrested on a warrant. The charge was not specified.
  • 3:11 p.m.: A caller reported that subjects were verbally abusive toward an elderly couple inside the Dollar Tree store on North Broadway and threatened to be waiting outside the store.
  • 4:33 p.m.: Michael Christopher, 59, of 382 Canal Road, Sanbornville, NH was charged with two counts of driving under the influence.
  • 5:31 p.m.: An accident was reported on Rockingham Park Boulevard.
  • 5:41 p.m.: An accident was reported on Pelham Road.
  • 7:11 p.m.: A 2-car accident was reported on Pelham Road.
  • 8:57 p.m.: A subject came to the police station to report that one of his limousines may have been stolen by an employee.


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