HAVERHILL — A cell phone was stolen from a 15-year-old boy while he played basketball at the Boys Club on Emerson Street Tuesday afternoon, police said.
The boy told Officer Eric MacKinnon he had hidden the AT&T Pantech phone valued at $80 under his shoes and other belongings while he played basketball.
He told MacKinnon he had placed his belongings in a common area where everyone else had put their things.
He said when he returned to his belongings about 6:30 p.m., the phone was gone.
The cell phone service was cancelled, police said.
The theft was reported at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday.
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The following were taken from the Haverhill police log for Tuesday:
Illegal dumping: 593 E. Broadway, 8:23 a.m.
Car crash: 150 Boardman St., under investigation, 10:29 a.m.
Theft: Bailey Boulevard, 11:43 a.m.
Theft: 496 Groveland St., 1:39 p.m.
Theft: 2 Water St., 1:49 p.m.
Disturbance: 115 Amesbury Line Road, 2:17 p.m.
Theft: 1112 Main St., 3:26 p.m.
Loud music: Columbus Avenue, 3:58 p.m.
Car crash: 49 Sterling Lane, under investigation, 4:13 p.m.
Car theft: 31 4th Ave., 5:10 p.m.
Theft: 55 Emerson St., 7:10 p.m.
Arrest: Richard Dubois, 25, 17 S. Summer St., driving without a license, open container of alcohol in the vehicle, 8 p.m.
Arrest: Crystal Sorey, 19, 68 Pecker St., assault and battery on a household member, 68 Pecker St., 9:50 p.m.
Theft: 56 River St., 10:22 p.m.
Loud music: 66 Pilling St., 11:27 p.m.
Disturbance: 2 Jackson St., 11:31 p.m.







