LAWRENCE — Two men were arrested after one of them fired a pistol from a car at Bennington and Fern streets.
Nearly the entire shift of officers on duty about 1:41 a.m. Sunday was sent to the address, where they found the two men and arrested them at gunpoint, police said.
Melvin Rivera, 21, of 2 Joseph Road, Salem, N.H., was standing outside the car when officers arrived. He was charged with illegal possession of a firearm, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, illegal possession of ammunition, threatening to commit a crime, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, witness intimidation, carrying a firearm without a license and assault.
Police said Rivera refused to take his hand out of his pocket and when he did, he was holding a pistol, which he threw under a nearby car.
Officers recovered the pistol. a .25-caliber Raven Arms semiautomatic, and several spent shell casings.
David Crespo, 22, of 24 Ashland Ave., Methuen, was charged with possession of marijuana, illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.
Rivera threatened the officers in the booking room at the police station, telling them he was a member of the al-Qaida terrorist group and identified himself as Osama bin Laden.
The following were taken from area police logs for Sunday:
Methuen
Noise complaint: 118 Railroad St., loud music, 12:03 a.m.
Noise complaint: Berkeley Street, motorcycles racing in the area, 1:01 a.m.
Arrest: John Wrobel, 45, of 276 Salem St., driving while under the influence of alcohol, 400 Lowell St., 1:32 a.m.
Noise complaint: 50 Arthur St., loud music, 2:13 a.m.
Break: Washington Street, car broken into, 3:49 a.m.
Arrest: Shaun Packer, 28, of 92 Railroad St., assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, 214 Haverhill St., 1:51 p.m.
Car crash: 119 Merrimack St., two cars, under investigation, 8:06 p.m.
North Andover
Arrest: William Murphy Jr., 46, of 53 Fernview Ave., disorderly conduct, Main and May streets, 12:09 a.m.
Noise complaint: Water Street, report of gunshots in the area, officer reports it was fireworks, 1:39 a.m.
Car crash: 121 Marblehead St., car into a parked car, no injuries, 10:18 p.m.
Andover
Noise complaint: Essex Street, loud music, officer reports no one home, radio left on accidentally, 2:30 a.m.
Arrest: Alexi Lopez, 29, of 54 Pilling St., Haverhill, driving while under the influence of alcohol, second offense, driving without a license, failure to stop for a police officer, driving without lights, 14 River Road, 3:57 a.m.
Car crash: River Road, car into a guardrail, under investigation, 8:53 p.m.
Theft: Riverside Drive, money taken, 10:16 p.m.
Lawrence
Noise complaint: Brook Street, fireworks in the area, 12:01 a.m.
Noise complaint: 59 Alder St., fireworks in the area, 12:16 A.M.
Arrest: Carlos Aguirre, 33, of 252 E. Haverhill St., disorderly conduct, Common Street, 1:05 a.m.
Arrest: Jose Cuevas, 21, 46 Albion St., disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, Common Street, 1:06 a.m.
Arrest: Carlos Gonzalez, 21, of 55 Trenton St., disorderly conduct, 205 Broadway, 1:54 a.m.
Vandalism: 12 Phillips St., property damaged, 2:07 a.m.
Break: 216 Lawrence St., building broken into, 9:02 a.m.
Break: 18 Fern St., building broken into, 10:13 a.m.
Vandalism: 514 Hampshire St., property damaged, 1:23 p.m.
Arrest: Jernias Caraballo, 36, of 82 Bennington St., assault and battery on a household member, 82 Bennington St., 1:50 p.m.
Break: 201 Haverhill St., car broken into, 2:05 p.m.
Break: Common and Lawrence streets, car broken into, 3:19 p.m.
Arrest: Kathleen Mannion, 42, of 22 Fordham St., assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, 58 S. Broadway, 4:10 p.m.
Vandalism: 24 Brook St., property damaged, 4:49 p.m.
Vandalism: 69 Parker St., property damaged, 5:05 p.m.
Vandalism: 35 Coolidge St., property damaged, 6:42 p.m.
Vandalism: 125 Foster St., property damaged, 7:55 p.m.
