Excerpts from the Marblehead police log of Saturday, Nov. 15 through Nov. 21.
Saturday, Nov. 15
Vehicle stops, citations: 4
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 8
12:09 p.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Beacon Street and filed a report.
3:02 p.m. Officers were dispatched to investigate a report that two kids believed to be in their mid-teens were trying to get inside a vacant unit on Broughton Road. Upon his arrival, one of the officers saw a boy approximately 14 or 15 years old wearing clothing that matched the description provided. When he noticed the officer, the boy ran away from the property and into the woods. The officers checked the property and found it to be locked and not damaged or vandalized. The officer then spoke with a neighbor who reported that the kids had been hanging around the unit and smoking marijuana. The neighbor said this was the first time he had ever seen the kids in the area. The officers checked the area but were unable to locate the two kids.
4:38 p.m. An officer was dispatched to Leggs Hill Road after a caller reported vehicles speeding in excess of 50 mph. The officer retrieved a handheld radar device and spent approximately 30 minutes in the area conducting traffic enforcement during which he observed no vehicles traveling over 28 mph, just above the posted speed limit of 25 mph.
Sunday, Nov. 16
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
9:08 a.m. A disabled vehicle was reported on Green Street.
8:31 p.m. Officers were dispatched to CVS on Atlantic Avenue after an off-duty female employee called 911 to report an altercation involving a manager of the store, herself and her boyfriend. The woman explained that she had gone into the store to buy two pairs of tweezers, for which she had a receipt. But after she entered the store, the manager on duty began to yell and swear at her, making what she said were baseless claims about her having stolen things while working in the past. Scared and having no idea what the manager was talking about, the woman called her boyfriend to come into the store, and he arrived shortly thereafter. According to the woman, the manager had then got up in the boyfriend’s face, swore at him and challenged him to a fight outside. The woman and her boyfriend eventually made their way out of the store, but the manager followed them outside and then pushed past the woman in an attempt to get to the boyfriend. The boyfriend said he pushed the manager in self-defense, and they both then ended up on the ground, with the manager holding the boyfriend’s jacket to prevent him from getting up. As the officers were listening to the woman’s account, they could hear the manager causing a disturbance, first outside the store and then back inside. The officers described him as yelling, seemingly at no one in particular. He eventually emerged from the back of the store “still in an enraged state,” according to the officer’s report. He yelled that he did not want to talk with the police and refused to provide his name. The officers observed the manager marching around the store in something of a panic, yelling and attempting to locate his phone. He then seemingly quit his job, leaving the store and walking away down the street. The officer was able to get his name from another employee at the store, who also called the head manager, who said he was going to come in and see what was going on. The officer confirmed with the woman and her boyfriend that they were not in trouble and were free to leave, and also could go to Lynn District Court if they wanted to file charges against the manager. The officer also advised the employees to call police back if the manager returned and they wanted him off the property.
Monday, Nov. 17
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
11:37 a.m. Low-hanging wires were reported on Mechanic Street.
3:26 p.m. No action was required after larceny, forgery or fraud was reported on Sewall Street.
4:22 p.m. A wallet was found on Atlantic Avenue.
6:51 p.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Green Street and filed a report.
10:17 p.m. A disabled vehicle was reported on Maple Street.
Tuesday, Nov. 18
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
10:35 a.m. An officer investigated an abandoned 911 call from State Street.
2:43 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Ralph Road and filed an accident report.
9:05 p.m. Officers investigated a disturbance on Arlyn Road and filed a report.
10:43 p.m. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity on Evans Road.
Wednesday, Nov. 19
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
3:07 p.m. An officer went to Lincoln Avenue to speak with a woman who was having regrets about hiring a contractor that she had seen doing construction work on a nearby home. She said that in their first meeting, he had spoken to her in a loud and angry tone and was aggressive about giving her a deadline to hire him. The woman had given him a $2,500 deposit, and for the past month the contractor had been storing a significant amount of equipment in her backyard but had yet to start work. The woman said that when she has asked him when he would start the work, he would just yell at her in response. Most recently, she had been in the bathroom when she heard a loud banging on the front door, after which the contractor began loudly accusing her of “ignoring” him. The officer advised her about the process for obtaining a harassment prevention order and suggested that she should call the police back to her home if she had another interaction with him so they could speak to him and get more information about him.
5:38 p.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Pleasant Street.
8:59 p.m. An officer investigated an abandoned 911 call from Green Street.
Thursday, Nov. 20
Vehicle stops, citations: 3
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
6:34 a.m. Officers assisted with a disabled vehicle on Smith and Pleasant streets.
7:06 a.m. Officers investigated suspicious activity reported on Community Road.
9:49 a.m. An officer went to Lattimer Street to speak to a woman who believed her Facebook account had been hacked. The woman explained that she did not think any of her personal information had been leaked, but her account had been sending friend requests without her involvement. She also reported that some of her friends had randomly messaged her after being confused about random videos they had been sent, seemingly from her account, without her knowledge. The officer advised her to change her Facebook password and to log out of Facebook on all her devices. He also advised her not to share personal information or her login information with anyone.
9:51 a.m. An officer went to Creesy Street to speak with a woman who suspected her neighbors had taken multiple packages containing items she had ordered online. The officer suggested she could consider getting a post office box at the post office or the UPS Store to avoid further issues, or she could install a Ring camera to document the deliveries and confirm her suspicions.
3 p.m. An officer spoke in the police station lobby with a woman who had been the victim of an apparent chimney repair scam. The woman said she had allowed a man to inspect her chimney, and he came back and told her it needed work. The woman paid the man $2,300 for the job, and the man started to work on the chimney before telling her that he needed more time, and that he would return on a later date to finish the work. Since then, the man had not returned several calls and not returned to the home. The woman wound up calling another company out of Peabody, which had come out and determined that there was nothing wrong with the chimney and that the woman had been scammed. The woman said she had already gone to small claims court to initiate the process of trying to get her money back. The officer advised her to consult with an attorney if she wanted better guidance on the civil process. He also told the woman that he would have a detective look into the matter.
5:35 p.m. Officers investigated a disturbance reported on Pleasant Street and filed a report.
7:26 p.m. While driving in a marked cruiser inbound on Pleasant Street, an officer observed a black Chevy pickup truck approaching on Pleasant Street heading outbound towards Salem. As the traffic light at the Smith Street intersection, the light on Pleasant Street turned red, and the officer slowed to a stop as the truck proceeded past him headed in the opposite direction, after failing to stop for the red light. The officer turned his cruiser around and conducted a traffic stop on Humphrey Street. The driver, who was the only person in the truck, produced a registration but stated that he had no license. The truck’s owner agreed to come to Humphrey Street, where the vehicle was legally parked, to retrieve the vehicle and the driver.
8:02 p.m. An officer investigated an abandoned 911 call from Washington Street.
