Excerpts from the Marblehead police log of Oct. 10-16, 2025.
Friday, Oct. 10
3:28 p.m. An officer spoke in the police station lobby to a woman who had begun to suspect that her identity had been stolen upon returning from vacation earlier in the week. A withdrawal of $600 had been made from her checking account, and the passwords to her Linkedin and Netflix accounts had been changed. The woman had also begun to receive sexual emails and text messages from unknown senders who claimed to have nude pictures of her. The woman told the officer she had already blocked any number or email that she did not recognize and had frozen her credit, as the suspect had attempted to open new credit cards in her name, too. The woman said she was already in the process of being refunded the money taken from her checking account but wanted the incident documented in case a police report was needed. The officer suggested filing a report at IdentityTheft.gov as well.
5:38 p.m. An officer was dispatched to Harbor Avenue to investigate a report of a road rage incident involving two pedestrians and the driver of a vehicle. Upon his arrival, the officer found the vehicle pulled over on Harbor Avenue with its hazard lights on and the driver sitting in the vehicle. The driver told the officer that, as he was rounding Harbor Avenue towards the causeway, the sun had gotten in his eyes, making it hard to see and causing him to have to swerve out of the way of two pedestrians later than he would have liked. The driver said that the pedestrians had gotten upset with him, and he had gotten out of his vehicle to deny that he had been speeding. When they started to film him, he returned to his car and waited for the officer. The officer confirmed that the sun was directly in the eye line of vehicles coming off the Neck at the time of the call. The two pedestrians said they had been walking side by side when the driver of what they claimed was a speeding vehicle had begun to yell at them about not walking single file. The male pedestrian then confirmed that he had begun filming the driver as he walked towards them. All agreed to go their separate ways.
10:05 p.m. Officers investigated a disturbance on Pleasant Street.
Saturday, Oct. 11
12:59 p.m. A disturbance was reported on Londonderry Road.
Sunday, Oct. 12
1:27 a.m. Officers investigated a disturbance on Barnard Hawkes Court.
11:17 a.m. Officers investigated a disturbance on Pleasant Street.
12:28 p.m. An officer was dispatched to Prospect Street to assist in the investigation of a hit-and-run crash in Swampscott. The officer found the vehicle suspected to be involved parked on the street and noticed that it was missing its right front headlight. He photographed the damage and then went to the front door of the home of the vehicle’s owner. The man who answered the door said the woman who had been driving the vehicle was not home. He was advised to call the Swampscott Police as soon as possible, which he said he would do.
7:32 p.m. An officer spoke at the police station with a woman who swims and works out regularly at the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore on Community Road and pays an extra fee for access to a women’s only locker room, which requires her to scan a bar code to enter. Earlier in the day, she had placed her smartwatch and necklace into a plastic bag, which she then placed in her tote bag, which she left in the locker room while she swam. She returned to find the necklace and smartwatch missing. The smartwatch was indicating that it was now located near Intrepid Circle.
Monday, Oct. 13
4:03 a.m. The report of a disturbance on Pleasant Street proved to be unfounded.
7:46 a.m. A caller inquired about whether the causeway would be closed due to rising tides from the nor’easter.
Tuesday, Oct. 14
7:22 a.m. An officer went to speak with the crossing guard located at the intersection of Pleasant and Village streets, who reported that he had almost been struck by a white work van. He stated that he was crossing a student from Vine Street onto Pleasant Street when the van came to a screeching stop. He added that, as he went to cross the student a second time, the van started to move forward again and then came to a stop. The officer noted in his report that it was dark and raining at the time and that visibility was low.
10:16 a.m. An officer took a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on Smith Street.
10:58 a.m. Officers, firefighters and an EMS unit responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Pleasant and Gerry streets. A citation was issued.
1:56 p.m. A cellphone was found on Pleasant Street.
8:26 p.m. Officers investigated a 911 hang-up call from Green Street.
Wednesday Oct. 15
10:45 a.m. An officer spoke by phone with a man who had a credit card opened in his name for which he had not applied. The man had received two early morning email notifications about the new card being active. He had already frozen his credit using the three major credit bureaus and had contacted his banks to inform them of the fraudulent activity. The man reported that there had been no approved transactions since the credit card was opened and said he just wanted a police report on file, in case any fraudulent activity occurred later.
12:30 p.m. An officer investigated a report of annoying phone calls on Pierce Street.
5:15 p.m. Officers, firefighters and EMTs responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Broughton Road and Humphrey Street.
7:56 p.m. An officer took a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on Washington Street.
9:18 p.m. An officer investigated a 911 hangup call from Locust Street.
Thursday, Oct. 16
9:15 a.m. An officer spoke in the police station lobby with a woman who had twice been the victim of check fraud within the last month. The first time, a check had been made out in the amount of $1,100 to someone she did not know. She had closed the account, and the bank refunded the money. Then on Oct. 15, a second fraudulent check had been written, this time for $4,500, from her new account. The woman said that the signature on the check looked similar to hers, but she did not believe it was. The woman had once again closed the account and opened a new one. The officer asked the woman if she mailed checks, and the woman confirmed that she tended to use the drive-up mailbox at the post office on Smith Street. He advised her to avoid mailing checks if possible or otherwise use bank checks. He also advised her to have her computers checked for malicious software as a precaution. The officer then relayed the information the woman had shared to a detective.
12:04 p.m. A caller on Oak Street reported receiving annoying phone calls.
5:24 p.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Pleasant Street.
