A female resident of Westview Nursing Center left the facility about 4 a.m. Tuesday to smoke a cigarette. When her allotted time was up she walked away from Westview and staff members contacted law enforcement according to Marion County dispatch transmissions.
Peabody Police Chief Bruce Burke was called and arrived in Peabody at about 4:20 a.m.
He contacted Marion County dispatch for a description of the woman’s clothing and at 4:48 a.m. contacted dispatch that he was in foot pursuit of the woman in the 400 block of N. Poplar St.
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