Couple sought in Methuen shoplifting

By Jim Patten
Staff Writer

August 19, 2008 01:35 am

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METHUEN — A woman loaded up a shopping cart with groceries at the Stop & Shop on Pleasant Valley Street, then pushed the cart out a side door near the pharmacy to avoid the cashiers.

A store employee told officers she was alerted to the theft and ran to the parking lot, where she saw a man and woman loading groceries into a red Chevrolet Blazer. The vehicle left the parking lot at a high rate of speed, nearly striking the employee.

The Blazer is registered to a Lawrence man, but when officers contacted him, he said the car belonged to a friend of his wife. He said the friend gave him cash to buy the car and register it in his name, but the car really belongs to the friend.

The investigation continues, police said.

The following were taken from area police logs for Sunday:

Methuen

Noise complaint: 51 Osgood St., loud party in the building, 1:52 a.m.

Noise complaint: Oakland Avenue, loud music, 2:35 a.m.

Arrest: Rafael Delgado, 33, 71 Center St., Lawrence, assault and battery on a household member, 109 Center St., 5:08 a.m.

North Andover

Break: 267 Chickering Road, car broken into, 12:25 a.m.

Arrest: Michael Hashem, 19, 136 Kara Drive, assault and battery on a household member, witness intimidation, 136 Kara Drive, 1:37 a.m.

Theft: 115 Main St., property taken, 12:06 p.m.

Andover

Noise complaint: Chestnut Street, neighbor playing music extremely loud, officer reports the noise is nothing to be concerned about, 12:07 p.m.

Car crash: Juniper Road, car into a tree, no injuries, 6:21 p.m.

Lawrence

Arrest: Elsa Salazar, 37, 1069 Essex St., assault and battery on a household member, resisting arrest, 1069 Essex St., 1:35 a.m.

Arrest: Hector Mena, 36, 19 Basswood St., assault and battery on a household member, 1069 Essex St., 1:38 a.m.

Arrest: Kerri Valentine, 27, 102 Hawthorn Way, disorderly conduct, 102 Hawthorn Way, 1:55 a.m.

Arrest: Anilda Ruiz, 56, 237 Jackson St., disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, assault and battery on a police officer, 237 Jackson St., 7:34 p.m.

Arrest: Peter Laboy, 31, 237 Jackson St., disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, 237 Jackson St., 7:53 p.m.