Two men from Peabody and Lowell were arrested this week and are facing charges after two separate knifepoint robberies in Salem earlier this month, police said. The suspects, identified as 61-year-old John McCabe of Peabody and 49-year-old Edgar Morales of Lowell, are being held without bail ahead of dangerousness hearings scheduled for next week.
In a press release via the City of Salem Police Department, officers said the first incident took place on April 12 when a female motorist’s vehicle broke down on Harmony Grove Road. An older man who initially appeared to offer help allegedly pulled a knife, took cash and personal belongings, and warned the victim not to contact law enforcement.
Three days later, according to the department, a suspect walked into the Speedway on North Street, pressed a knife against a clerk’s back and forced the employee into a separate room before fleeing with cash…