Monday, March 30
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 7
Abandoned 911 calls: 3
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
5:42 a.m. An officer investigated a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on Pleasant Street.
10:15 a.m. An officer spoke with a woman who reported that her Ridstar e-bike had been stolen from in front of her apartment on Green Street Court. The woman explained that the e-bike had been locked to her railing, and the lock, which she had since thrown out, had been cut. She did not have camera footage or any ideas about who might have taken the bike. She completed a form to be shared with detectives.
11:51 a.m. A general complaint was made on Pleasant Street.
12:50 p.m. An officer was dispatched to Lincoln Avenue to investigate a report of a person building an “encampment” in the woods behind a resident’s home. Upon his arrival, he met with a woman who told him that the patch of woods behind her house is an area where young kids hang out and ride bikes. The woman said she had noticed today an older man who looked like an adult was in the area putting up tarps in the trees and seemed to be building an encampment. The officer then walked out into the town-owned woods and could see three large tarps that were tied into the trees with ropes, which seemed to be a makeshift overhead cover. There were other miscellaneous items under the tarps. The officer walked the property and found a man who acknowledged having put the tarps in the
trees to make shade. The officer advised him that he needed to take down the tarps and remove the junk he had under the tarps. The officer explained that the man could be subject to a fine under a bylaw outlawing littering on public property if he did not remove the items. The man said he understood. The officer then went back to let the resident know that the man would be removing the tarps and to advise her to call the police again if the tarps were not gone by the end of the day.
1:45 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Lee and Pleasant streets.
2:12 p.m. A full-time caretaker for an Elm Street resident came into the police station to discuss the possible theft of a clock and a dress from the woman she was looking after by a man who had done work in the house a few days earlier and then returned, saying he had forgotten his phone charger. The caretaker had attempted to call the man, but he had not answered. She shared the man’s phone number with the officer, but she did not immediately have additional information to help the officer identify the man, though she said she would try to get more information about him and get back to the officer.
2:33 p.m. An officer investigated a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on Shepard Street.
3:01 p.m. An officer was dispatched to Overlook Road to take a report about a scam phone call. A man explained that he had received a Facebook notification saying he was locked out of his account, which provided a phone number. The man then called the number and was on the phone for over an hour trying to figure out what was going on. The man said the person on the other end of the line tried to get his bank information as well as his Social Security number, which he did not provide. He then hung up. The officer advised him to block the number and call the police again if he received any more suspicious phone calls.
7:19 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Corinthian Lane.
8:31 p.m. Officers investigated the report of an intoxicated man on West Shore Drive and Shorewood Road.
9:27 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Lincoln Avenue.
10:32 p.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance on Commercial Street but did not locate it.
Tuesday, March 31
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 12
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 4
9:08 a.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance on State Street.
12:30 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Harbor Avenue.
1:07 p.m. Officers assisted a citizen on Jersey Street.
2:06 p.m. An officer investigated a report of shoplifting on Washington Street.
2:51 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Broughton Road.
Wednesday, April 1
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 13
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
11:25 a.m. An officer assisted with a disabled vehicle on Tedesco Street. The vehicle was towed.
11:53 a.m. Police received a complaint about a moving vehicle on Darling and Washington streets.
12:35 p.m. An officer spoke in the station with a male who had been involved in a crash with a vehicle while riding his skateboard on Elm and Creesy streets about 10 minutes earlier. The officer immediately offered to call an ambulance to check the skateboarder out, but he declined. The skateboarder explained that he had been riding down Elm Street towards Sewall Street at a fast speed when he crashed into the back of a gray Ford F-150 truck. He said that the driver had pulled out halfway into the street from what he believed to be Roosevelt Avenue to take a left on Elm Street. The skateboarder said he was going too fast to stop in time and crashed into the tail end of the truck near the rear wheel on the driver side, leaving a good-sized dent in the vehicle. The skateboarder said the driver had cursed at him until the skateboarder left to chase after his skateboard, which had gone under the truck and was rolling down Elm Street. The skateboarder had written down what he thought was the truck’s license plate, though the officer could not find a match in the Criminal Justice Information Services database, and the skateboarder acknowledged that he may have gotten it wrong, given that he was upside down at the time. The skateboarder described the driver as bald with a white beard and tattoos down both of his arms. He was advised to call the police or come into the station if he ever saw the truck in question again.
2:28 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a past vehicle crash on Gerry Street.
7:57 p.m. Police received a call about a submarine in Marblehead Harbor.
11:26 p.m. An officer investigated a report of suspicious activity on Pleasant Street. A person was transported to the hospital.
Thursday, April 2
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 15
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
7:50 a.m. A citizen was assisted on Abernathy Way.
8:53 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Farrell Court.
11:15 a.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Green Street.
3:29 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Elm Street.
Friday, April 3
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 7
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 4
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
8:02 a.m. An officer assisted at the scene of a vehicle crash on Village and Vine streets.
9:25 a.m. An officer assisted with a general complaint on Leggs Hill Road.
12:09 p.m. An officer assisted at the scene of a vehicle crash on Humphrey and Pleasant streets.
12:11 p.m. A complaint was made about a moving vehicle on Humphrey Street.
12:34 p.m. A complaint was made about a moving vehicle on Pleasant and Gerry streets.
1:55 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Prospect and Washington streets.
9:32 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Seaview Avenue.
9:35 p.m. A 50-year-old Marblehead man was taken into protective custody after officers investigated a disturbance on Pleasant Street.
