Merrimack Valley

Copper thieves strike again

By Jim Patten
Staff Writer
Published: August 15, 2008

LAWRENCE — Thieves stole 25 feet of copper pipe and a water meter from the basement of a West Street home, police said.

The home, owned by Coco, Early & Associates real estate, was vacant.

A company spokesman told Officer Adam Goujon he inspected the house Saturday and everything was fine. When he stopped by the house Wednesday morning, he found the front door wide open.

Goujon searched the house and discovered the missing copper pipe and water meter were taken from the basement, police said.

People living next door to the house told police they had not seen anyone come or leave the house in the past week.

The incident was reported at 10:48 a.m. Wednesday, police said.

The following were taken from area police logs:

Methuen

Arrest: Jose Bustamente, 26, 99 Cluff Crossing Road, Salem., N.H., driving under the influence of alcohol, 424 Broadway, 12:02 a.m.

Noise complaint: Danbury Drive, kids running around and screaming, 12:45 a.m.

Car crash: Lawrence and Park streets, three cars, under investigation, 10:44 a.m.

Car crash: 14 Jackson St., two cars, no injuries, 1:14 p.m.

Vandalism: 19 Mystic St., car damaged, 5:20 p.m.

Noise complaint: Carleton Street, loud music, 10:23 p.m.

Noise complaint: Lawrence Street, loud music from a car, 11:20 p.m.

Arrest: Methuen boy, 16, assault and battery on a household member, Phillips Street, 11:36 p.m.

North Andover

Noise complaint: Adams and Massachusetts avenues., kids being loud in the backyard, 12:02 p.m.

Car crash: Andover and Peters streets, two cars, no injuries, 9:19 a.m.

Car crash: 757 Turnpike St., no injuries, 4:05 p.m.

Car crash: Massachusetts Avenue at Interstate 495, two cars, no injuries, 4:41 p.m.

Andover

Car crash: Haverhill Street, two cars, no injuries, 1:52 a.m.

Vandalism: Minuteman Road, car damaged, 4:19 p.m.

Lawrence

Arrest: Denny Sanchez, 38, 93 Saratoga St., armed robbery, resisting arrest, 100 Tremont St., 12:10 a.m.

Arrest: Jose Nieves, 39, 575 Common St., larceny over $250, receiving stolen property over $250, 100 Tremont St., 12:45 a.m.

Vandalism: 85 Coolidge St., property damaged, 7:04 a.m.

Vandalism: 63 Bigelow St., property damaged, 8:44 a.m.

Arrest: David Speller, 46, 10 Martha Lane, trespassing, 368 Lowell St., 9:35 a.m.

Break: 15 Hancock St., apartment broken into, 9:53 a.m.

Break: 149 West St., building broken into, 10:48 a.m.

Break: 37 Dartmouth St., apartment broken into, 1:19 p.m.

Arrest: Craig Parlatore, 27, 157 Howe St., leaving the scene of a property damage accident, weaving between lanes, driving after revocation, 173 Newbury St., 2:50 p.m.

Arrest: Jennifer Payson, 23, 3 Locust Road, Windham, N.H., disorderly conduct, assault and battery on a police officer, Bradford and Franklin streets, 3:25 p.m.

Car crash: Fern and Lawrence streets, no injuries, 4:07 p.m.

Arrest: Raul Cedeno, 17, 349 Jackson St., trespassing, carrying a dangerous weapon, 92 Bennington St., 6:35 p.m.

Break: 2 Inman St., apartment broken into, 9:26 p.m.

Stolen car: 333 Howard St., 9:43 p.m.

Stolen car: 669 Essex St., 9:54 p.m.

Vandalism: 434 Broadway, property damaged, 10:04 p.m.

Vandalism: 687 Essex St., property damaged, 10:07 p.m.