Saturday, Feb. 14
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 9
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
2:07 a.m. An officer issued a citation to a driver who, according to the officer’s cruiser-mounted radar, had been driving 60 mph on Tedesco Street, more than twice the posted speed limit of 25 mph. The officer asked the driver why she was driving so fast, and she said she did not have a reason and profusely apologized. The officer noted in his report that there is a permanent pole-mounted radar speed
feedback sign in front of the Tedesco Country Club, which flashes red and blue strobe lights when drivers exceed the speed limit. The officer also noted in his report that roads at the time were narrowed significantly due to plowed accumulated snow from two recent significant snowstorms, which had created large berms of snow along the entirety of the road, especially around each corner. The snow berms had made what were already challenging sight lines even tougher for drivers trying to merge onto Tedesco Street, making the speeding even more problematic, the officer added.
12:47 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Lincoln Avenue.
2 p.m. An officer went to Mohawk Road to speak with a woman who had been the victim of a scam in which the scammer had texted her from an unfamiliar number, claiming to be her son texting from a friend’s phone because his was broken. After some small talk, the scammer eventually asked the woman to send him $1,421 to pay a bill because his bank had allegedly blocked his account. After an unsuccessful attempt to have her send him the money by PayPal, the scammer convinced her to buy three $500 Apple gift cards, scratch off their codes and send them to him. The request did not initially set off alarm bells because her son is a college-aged student who had previous cell-phone issues, the woman explained. But she got wise to the scam when her “son” came back looking for more money.
5:15 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a violation of a harassment prevention order on Commercial Street.
6:08 p.m. General information was provided on Lafayette Street and Carna Road.
6:29 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Pleasant Street.
Sunday, Feb. 15
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 3
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
8:49 a.m. A caller reported having lost his or her car on Front Street.
11:12 a.m. Assistance with parking was rendered on Humphrey Street.
2:39 p.m. An issue related to trash was reported on Pond Street.
5:45 p.m. Assistance was rendered to a citizen on Ralph Road.
Monday, Feb. 16
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 4
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 3
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 7
10:17 a.m. An officer investigated a disturbance on Washington Street.
11:45 a.m. Assistance was rendered to a citizen on Front Street.
12:56 p.m. Officers assisted a citizen on Jersey Street and filed a report.
3:50 p.m. An officer investigated a report of suspicious activity on West Shore Drive and Green Street but was unable to locate it.
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 7
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
8:13 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on West Shore Drive and Lafayette Street.
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 8
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
7 a.m. A vehicle was towed and a citation issued after a traffic stop on West Shore Drive and Lafayette Street. According to the officer’s report, the vehicle in question ran a red light traveling outbound on West Shore Drive as the signal turned green on Village Street, where the officer’s cruiser had been stopped.
7:11 a.m. An officer investigated a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on Pond Street and filed a report.
4:24 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Creesy Street.
5:35 p.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to a vehicle crash reported on Elm Street that proved to be unfounded.
9:23 p.m. Officers investigated a disturbance reported on Washington and State streets.
9:47 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Farrell Court and filed a report.
Thursday, Feb. 19
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 5
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 3
11:54 a.m. An officer spoke with a woman outside by the turnaround on Front Street near Fort Sewall, who reported that, while walking her dog, she had found what she believed to be a fuel can that had been stolen out of her whaler in the summer on Pond Street. The fuel can was sitting in the snow next to the trash can on the turnaround. She believed it was hers because of a yellow marking on the back that she said they had placed there. She then put the officer on the phone with the boat’s owner, who confirmed the information. They did not want the can back, but she thought it was strange and wished to report it. The officer documented what she had told him and took some photos.
12:15 p.m. An officer investigated a report of an “attorney general scam” on Hammond Place and filed a report.
1:42 p.m. An officer spoke with a woman over the telephone regarding fraudulent activity. The woman explained that she had received a phone call at around 10:30 a.m. from an unknown woman who spoke broken English, confirming an Amazon purchase the woman had allegedly made in the amount of $1,000. The woman stated she had put a hold on the purchase in order to verify the woman had indeed made such a person. Confused, the woman told the caller that she had not made any $1,000 Amazon purchases. The caller then transferred the phone call to her “higher up,” a man who identified himself as the assistant attorney general. He explained to the woman that he had already looked into her for fraudulent activity and needed personal information from her to prevent her from losing everything. This alarmed the woman, as she believed she had never done anything wrong. Somehow, the man already had her Social Security number, credit card accounts and information pertaining to her Wells Fargo account. The man then requested a copy of her Massachusetts driver’s license, which the woman provided. He continued to hound her relentlessly for more information. He asked about how much money she had in her Salem Five account, which she did not know. He also told her she owns a home in Ohio, which was not true. The woman was concerned about the phone call and the information the man had been able to obtain. The officer advised her to contact her bank and any accounts she may have and put a freeze on them. In addition, he provided her with the website identitytheft.gov to report the incident.
1:43 p.m. Officers investigated a 911 hang-up call from Blueberry Road and filed a report.
Friday, Feb. 20
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 6
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
6:15 a.m. A crane lifting HVAC equipment was reported on Pleasant Street. No police response was required.
6:42 a.m. A dead skunk was reported on Pleasant Street.
7:06 a.m. Suspicious activity was reported on West Shore Drive.
8:26 a.m. An officer spoke with a woman regarding a wallet she believed she had lost or stolen during a trip to the Marblehead Post Office the day before. She had realized she was missing her wallet hours later and returned to the post office, but it had not been turned in. The officer went to the post office to see if it had any cameras, but it did not. The officer advised her to cancel any debit or credit cards that may have been in the wallet and to contact her insurance company to report the lost or stolen card.
8:55 a.m. Officers assisted a citizen on Washington Street and filed a report.
11:11 a.m. An officer assisted with boat tows on Ocean Avenue.
12:02 a.m. An officer investigated a report of annoying phone calls on Marion Road Extension.
3:29 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Bayview Road and filed a report.
4:34 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Lafayette Street and filed a report.
Saturday, Feb. 21
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 9
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
5:19 p.m. Services were rendered after a general complaint on Green Street.
7:02 p.m. General information was provided on Bessom Street.
9:46 p.m. An officer spoke with a man who was looking for advice on a neighbor issue. The man stated that, a few weeks back, he received a text message from his neighbor about noise coming from his home gym. The man said the text asked that they be more quiet when working out. The man went on to say that his son works out in the gym but does not cause excessive noise, in his opinion. The man said he received another text message from the same neighbor stating that the noise from the gym is disruptive and a quality-of-life issue. The neighbor ended the text with, “This will be the last request for this.” The man was not sure what the neighbor meant by this. He explained that just wanted it on record that he and his family are not disrespectful or trying to cause problems with their neighbors.
10:15 p.m. Officers investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Atlantic and Ocean avenues.
