Saturday, April 4
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 4
Abandoned 911 calls: 3
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
4:29 p.m. An officer investigated a report that the caller’s neighbor on Dunn’s Lane had blocked the road with flower
pots. The officer confirmed the report and spoke with the resident who had placed the pots and learned that she had done so after seeing UPS and Amazon trucks get stuck on the hill. She was seeking to prevent a recurrence. The officer explained to the woman that, even though her intentions were good, she should not place objects in the road. The woman said she understood and moved the pots aside right away.
7:59 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Elm Street.
Sunday, April 5
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 8
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
2:25 p.m. Suspicious activity was reported on Community Road.
Monday, April 6
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 8
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
10:05 a.m. An officer was dispatched to the area of Lincoln Avenue to speak with a 19-year-old man about an incident. The officer met the man in front of the Ryan Marine boat yard, where the man explained that someone had snapped the shovels he uses in the woods between Hoods Lane and Lincoln Avenue, and he suspected one of the neighbors. The man said the neighbors had come out several times and asked him not to leave trash in the area. The officer explained to him that leaving stuff on public property is not a good idea and recommended that he stop going into that patch of woods. The man said he understood, adding that he planned to hang out in the Salem woods for now on.
10:39 a.m. Assistance was provided to a citizen on Evans Road.
11:03 a.m. A lost iPhone was reported on Pleasant Street.
11:49 a.m. A lost black iPhone was reported on Farrell Court.
12:28 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Bassett Street.
2:56 p.m. An officer assisted at the scene of a vehicle crash on Pleasant Street.
4:47 p.m. An officer was dispatched to the area of the Three Cod Tavern, where a caller had reported that a young man with a larger build and wearing a maroon jersey was throwing things and walking inbound on Pleasant Street. The officer located the young man further down Pleasant Street near Starbucks, accompanied by another young man. When the officer approached, one of the young men threw his hand up in the air. The young men admitted to buying two Arizona Iced Teas at the Village Market and later throwing the empty cans up in the air, landing in the street. They were confident that they did not strike a vehicle with either can. The officer confirmed with dispatch that the caller did not have any damage to their vehicle before escorting both young men back up Pleasant Street so they could retrieve their cans from the road for proper disposal.
5:49 p.m. Officers assisted a citizen on Pleasant Street.
9:40 p.m. Police were notified that a disabled vehicle would be in a lot overnight on Ocean Avenue.
Tuesday, April 7
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 9
Abandoned 911 calls: 3
Vehicle stops, citations: 3
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
10:38 a.m. Larceny, forgery or fraud was reported on Carna Road.
1:23 p.m. A lost earring was reported on Prospect Street.
2:32 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Highland Terrace.
3:34 p.m. A general complaint was made on Green Street and West Shore Drive.
5:30 p.m. A woman came to the police station to file a report about the fact that she believed that her and her mother’s now-former apartment on Elm Street had been equipped with cameras. The woman explained that there were two Nest thermostats in the apartment, one in the bedroom and one in the living room. The officer asked her if she had seen any cameras or anything that could record audio. The woman said she did not, but she said she had read up on the Nest thermostat and believed they have recording capabilities. The officer asked the woman if she had ever questioned the landlord about it. The woman said the landlord had told her to stop contacting her now that they had moved out. The woman said that she and her mother had friends over one day, and somehow the landlord knew those friends’ names, which she believed the landlord could have only learned from a recording. The woman also explained that she had given their next-door neighbor a key so she could bring in any packages, and the landlord out of the blue asked her why she had given a key to the neighbor. Again, the woman suspected the landlord had learned this through recording the activities in their apartment.
7:59 p.m. An officer went to Robert Road to investigate a resident’s complaint about the brightness of the new lights at Gatchell’s Park. According to the officer’s report, the home was completely lit up inside and out by the new onfield lights, “so much so that the interior of her home looked as if it was almost daylight inside. The officer advised her to contact the Parks and Rec Department about the issue, and she stated that she has been in contact with them but wished to have someone from the town come see the levels of brightness in her home. The woman further stated that, under state law, the lights could not exceed 3,000 lumens, but the officer was unable to find either a state law or town bylaw on point. The officer again referred her to the Park and Rec Department and advised her that if there was an environmental law covering light pollution, she should contact the Department of Environmental Protection. The officer took photos to document the conditions.
9:27 p.m. A general complaint was made on Dartmouth Road and Lafayette Street.
Wednesday, April 8
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 9
Abandoned 911 calls: 4
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 3
9:28 a.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Atlantic Avenue and Hawkes Street.
9:46 a.m. An officer assisted another agency on Green Street.
11:56 a.m. A complaint was made about a moving vehicle on Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street.
12:48 p.m. A Bowden Street resident reported receiving about 10 packages from Amazon and Walmart since January, all addressed to a man she did not know. She had already reported the deliveries to the customer service departments of both companies but just wanted to create a record of the activity, in case it turned out to be fraudulent in some way.
1:13 p.m. An officer assisted a Heritage Way resident with confirming her identity for work purposes. The woman had a valid temporary New Hampshire driver’s license but was in the process of getting a Massachusetts one. She provided the officer with a mortgage statement with her current address.
5:38 p.m. An officer investigated a report of an ongoing neighbor dispute on Broughton Road. A woman explained that, earlier in the day, she had pulled her car into the street and put it in park before running back inside to check on one of her children. When she came back outside, her neighbor was taking pictures of her vehicle. She added that a couple of days earlier she believed she had seen the same neighbor taking pictures of one of her daughters while she was walking their dog. She just wanted the incidents documented.
7:18 p.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew were dispatched to the scene of a vehicle crash on Pleasant Street, and driver was issued a citation.
8:38 p.m. A general complaint was made on Franklin Street.
10:11 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Roydon Road and Naugus Avenue.
Thursday, April 9
Alarms: 2
Building/property checks: 8
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
1:24 a.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Brown Street.
3:47 a.m. Officers assisted another agency on Pond Street.
10:14 a.m. The school resource officer assisted a citizen on West Street.
12:23 p.m. An officer assisted with a disabled vehicle on Washington Street.
Friday, April 10
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 4
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 5
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 5
8:23 a.m. An officer investigated a report that a vandal had shattered the front glass door of Coastal Hair Care on School Street. Another officer, who was on detail in the area, told the arriving officer that the door was broken and a rock was left nearby. The officer confirmed the same with the owner of the business. The owner explained that the last person had left the business around 9:15 p.m. the night before. The officer grabbed the rock and placed it in his cruiser and then looked for nearby cameras, finding one at 5 Corners Kitchen, which was closed at the time. Once back at the station, the officer left a message for the restaurant’s owner, explaining the police’s interest in reviewing the camera footage.
9:23 a.m. An officer went to the Community Center to take a report from an employee of the Recreation and Parks Department about the apparent theft of three benches from Gatchell’s Park. The staff member explained that while he and one of his co-workers were working on the bathrooms at Gatchell’s Park, they noticed that all three of the park benches from the playground were missing. The employee explained that the benches are held by steel balls under the ground to keep the benches in place, so it would be very difficult for someone to take them out. He also stated that they noticed that the right side of the gate was taken off the hinges, as if someone intentionally took it apart. The gate was not damaged, but the employee found it odd because town employees from the Light, Fire and other departments know the passcode to the lock and would have no reason to remove the hinges. The employee could not remember the last time they had seen the benches, noting that they are there twice a week. An image on Google Maps showed they were still there in October, he noted. The employee added that there were no cameras at Gatchell’s Park to help with identifying any suspects. The officer planned to share the report with detectives.
12:18 p.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash reported on Atlantic Avenue.
4:13 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Pleasant Street. It proved to be unfounded.
8:49 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Atlantic and Ocean avenues but could not locate the vehicle.
9 p.m. An officer investigated a report of suspicious activity on Commercial and Prospect streets but could not locate the activity.
9:22 p.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance on Hawkes Street but could not locate the source of the disturbance.
10:56 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Elm Street, which proved to be unfounded.
Saturday, April 11
Alarms: 4
Building/property checks: 9
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
11:03 a.m. Officers assisted a citizen on Atlantic Avenue.
11:56 a.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Glendale and Sharon roads but could not locate the vehicle.
12:42 p.m. An officer spoke in the police station lobby who had been the victim of a scam while trying to help her mother buy a sewing machine on Facebook Marketplace. The seller, who used the name “Tina Franks,” had been paid $1,350 through the payment app Zell and $690 through Venmo on March 31. The officer said he would document the incident and that the woman could request a copy of the report for her records.
5:57 p.m. An officer went to Ramsay Road to speak to a man about threatening messages he had received over Snapchat from a friend. The man showed the officer his phone and observed that the friend appeared to be looking for money. The officer found that there were no specific threats in the message chain, though the Ramsay Road resident did state in one of the messages that he did not want the friend and his other friends coming to his house. The resident then mentioned in the Snapchat thread that he had called police to document the event. The officer advised the resident to call police again if anything else occurred.
10:42 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Londonderry Road.
11:20 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Peach Highlands. The vehicle could not be located.
Sunday, April 12
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 9
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
11:30 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Abernathy Way.
1:38 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Front Street.
