From a report submitted by the Salem Police Department:
During the week of May 6 to May 12 there were a total of 148 calls for service. Officers with the Salem Police Department conducted five traffic stops for various traffic violations with three resulting in a summons or arrest. Officers conducted three traffic accident investigations along with six informational reports. Of the calls for service and traffic stops, the following reports were generated.
• On May 6, officers contacted a male subject that had been caught stealing on numerous occasions from Walmart. As a result, a 35-year-old Salem male was arrested and issued summons to appear in court for shoplifting.
• On May 9 at approximately 1 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of east Fourth Street after receiving information of a male at the residence who had active parole absconder warrants for his arrest. Officers conducted a short investigation and located 34-year-old Sethe Berry of Salem. Berry was uncooperative but arrested and incarcerated at the Dent County Jail.
• On May 9 at approximately 6 p.m., officers contacted a male subject who had active warrants with no bond out of Dent County. After a short investigation officers located and arrested 43-year-old Matthew Pollard without incident, and he was incarcerated at the Dent County Jail.
• On May 11 at approximately 9 p.m., officers were dispatched to Country Mart for a report of shoplifting. It was reported that two female subjects were caught shoplifting items from the store. After the investigation both subjects were located. Officers located illegal narcotics and paraphernalia in the possession of one of the female subjects. As a result, a 42-year-old Salem female was arrested and released on summons for shoplifting, and a 32-year-old Salem female was arrested and incarcerated for shoplifting and the possession of the controlled substances.
Please contact the Salem Police Department at (573) 729-4242 if you have any information regarding an investigation ongoing or previously mentioned.
