BY
JENN McDOWELL
Salem police arrested 20
people, all of them under 21, in
connection with a large underage
drinking party that got out of
control.
One of them was arrested after
fleeing the party when police
showed up. He was charged with
destroying mailboxes on Zion
Hill Road.
Nine cars were also towed
from the scene, police said.
Most of the officers on night
duty on Saturday, Aug. 23, responded
to the 33 Grove Ave.
home at 10:30 p.m. after police
received an anonymous call
about a large party at which a
bonfire was burning.
“When we end up dealing
with something that big, we
have a big response in the beginning,
then we start to clear units
away,” said Salem police Capt.
Shawn Patten. “A good part of
the shift was tied up for quite
some time over there.”
When police arrived at the
house, the drunken revelers
scattered into the woods surrounding
the home. A few of
them were able to get away, Patten
said.
“Anytime we show up at a
party like this, where there’s 50
or 100 kids, we obviously don’t
have the means or the manpower
to catch everybody,” he said.
The ones they did arrest at
the home were brought into the
station before being released to a
parent or guardian.
Daniel Conklin, 20, of Tewksbury,
Mass., was arrested hours
later, after a Zion Hill Road resident
called police and reported
someone was walking around
the neighborhood breaking
mailboxes.
Police found Conklin at
around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday,
Aug. 24, and upon questioning
him, discovered he had come
from the Grove Avenue party.
During his spree, Conklin allegedly
damaged over two dozen
mailboxes as well as street signs,
and also threw mail all over the
road. He also threw a mailbox in
the middle of the road, causing a
hazard, police said.
Conklin was charged with
unlawful possession of alcohol,
criminal mischief and reckless
conduct. He was released on
$500 cash bail.
Danielle Pesce, 20, of Salem
was arrested and charged with
facilitating an underage drinking
party and unlawful possession
of alcohol because she was
drunk at the time of her arrest,
police said.
Ryan Cummings, 18, of Salem
was charged with unlawful
possession and transporting alcohol.
Frank Elliot, 20, of Salem, was
charged with disorderly conduct.
Another 16 from Salem,
Windham, Danville and Raymond
were arrested for unlawful
possession for being drunk:
Kadi Healy, 20, of Raymond;
Kevin Moran, 20, of Windham;
Stephen Doucette, 18, of Windham;
Scott Harrelson, 19, of Raymond;
Christina Mitchell, 20, of
Windham; Elizabeth Supino, 19,
of Windham; Amanda O’Brien,
20, of Windham; Kristen Nelson,
18, of Salem; Nicole Dufresne,
19, of Windham; Katherine
Rochon, 19, of Windham;
Krysti Sanderson, 20, of Salem;
Florence Mae Stuart, 17, of Salem;
Christina Sorrentino, 19,
of Danville; Tabatha Powers, 20,
of Salem; Philip Wetmore, 18, of
Salem; and Zachary Green, 18,
of Salem.
Those arrested were all given
breathalyzer tests, Patten said.
The alcohol left over was confiscated
and put into evidence, he
added.