Crime & Safety

Pair Arrested for Alleged Vehicle Breaks

Two area residents were arrested Saturday after allegedly breaking into vehicles and stealing change, clothing and assorted electronics.

A Beverly woman and an Everett man were arrested on Humphrey Street Saturday afternoon after allegedly breaking into several vehicles across town.

Laurie J. McCullock, 35, of 7 Riverview St., Beverly, pleaded innocent Monday in Lynn District Court to charges of possessing a class B substance (Suboxone), carrying a dangerous weapon (knife) and three counts of breaking and entering a vehicle for a felony.

James McLoughlin, 21, of Everett, pleaded innocent to charges of larceny by false pretenses under $250 and three counts of breaking and entering a vehicle for a felony.

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At 2:50 p.m. Saturday, received a 911 call from a woman on Allen Road who told police that a gray pickup truck driven by a white man had just pulled into her driveway and a woman got out and began rummaging around in her car.

When confronted, the woman reportedly ran back to the pickup truck, which fled the area toward Lynn. The woman was able to provide police with the vehicle's license plate and an alert was sent out to all local officers to be on the look out for the truck.

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Soon after, the truck was stopped on Humphrey Street and McLoughlin and McCullock were placed under arrest.

Items later discovered in the truck, which included GPS devices, cell phones, gift cards, a jacket and spare change were linked to vehicle break-ins reported earlier in the day at and on Paradise Road.

During the booking process, McCullock was found to be in possession of a plastic wrapper containing Suboxone, according to court documents.

McCullock and McLoughlin were both released on their own recognizance and are scheduled to reappear in court on Dec. 1 for a pretrial hearing.


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