GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Latest Cape Ann News

March 5, 2013

Essex Police/Fire: City man arrested on warrant

Essex Police/Fire

ESSEX — Police investigated a vehicle parked off Martin Street on Saturday around 1:45 p.m., and confirmed through the registration that the owner was a 29-year-old Gloucester man being sought on default warrants.

Police then arrested Walter Franklin Jr., 29, of Lewis Court in Gloucester.

On Saturday at 10:23 a.m., police said they received reports of a resident walking on Route 128 by Exit 15. State police and Manchester police were notifiedas well; Essex police were not able to locate anyone when they arrived.

Police took a report from a resident near Spring Street indicating that somebody may have fired an air gun at her dog around 5:45 p.m. Friday. The dog was fine, police said, but the resident wanted police to have the incident on record.

Police said large potholes were forming on Conomo Point Road Saturday; the Department of Public works was notified about the issue.

On Sunday, police were told about a deer that was struck by a car on Southern Avenue just after 1 a.m. Police checked the area, but could not find the animal.

James Niedzinski can be reached at 978-283-7000, x 3455 or at jniedzinski@gloucestertimes.com.

Text Only | Photo Reprints
Latest Cape Ann News

Pictures of the Week
Your news, your way
Comments Tracker
AP Video Network
Hoffa Mystery Still Fascinates After 4 Decades Raw: 1 Dead in Shooting at Mo. Apartment Complex Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park Raw: Obama Arrives in Berlin 3 Charged in Ohio With Enslaving Mom, Daughter Obama Seeks G-8 Support on Syria Raw: Volcano Erupts Near Mexico City Kid Couture: Spending Big Bucks on Babies Suicide Bombs Target Baghdad Mosque, Killing 29 Military Plans to Put Women in Combat Jobs Solar Power Chargers in NYC Parks Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying Raw: First Lady, Daughters Enjoy Irish Sights RAW: NSA Director Says 50 Plots Foiled Boeing, Airbus Battle for Sales Supremacy