Saturday, May 30
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 0
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
2:27 a.m. A disabled vehicle was reported on Atlantic Avenue.
8:01 a.m. Boat complaints were made on Allerton Place, Gregory Street, Skinners Path and Ocean Avenue
8:11 a.m. Wind and rain downed trees or branches on Ocean Avenue, Pig Rock Lane and Atlantic Avenue, Trinity Road, West Shore Drive, Gingerbread Hill Road, Elm and Cowell streets, William and Hibbard roads, Cornell Road, Cornell Road again, Carol Road, Atlantic Avenue and Greystone Road, and Sheldon Road.
10:57 a.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Pleasant Street and Bubier Road.
11:02 a.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Elizabeth Road.
11:22 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Carol Road to investigate a report that a town tree had come down, ripping wires from the side of a home. Upon his arrival, the officer found the tree resting in the home’s driveway, having just missed striking the homeowners’ vehicles. The tree had fallen onto the cable utility wires leading to the house, ripped them from the home and causing minor damage to the side of the house, which the officer photographed. The Tree Department removed the downed tree, and the cable company was notified to address the damaged wires.
11:53 a.m. An officer went to Sunset Road to investigate the possible theft of a small gray boat, which its owner explained had been tied up to the docks at the end of the road. Initially, the man believed someone had cut the rope, but upon closer inspection he realized the rope may have snapped in half due to the wind and strong water current. The man said that he would be contacting Salem harbormaster. By the time the officer arrived back at the station, the man had called police to report that he had found his boat at the end of Salem Harbor.
1:51 p.m. An officer assisted at the scene of a vehicle crash on Ocean and Atlantic avenues.
3:07 p.m. Solicitors were reported on Bubier Road.
9:34 a.m. Assistance was provided on Atlantic Avenue.
Sunday, May 31
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 5
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
6:08 a.m. A 67-year-old Marblehead woman was arrested on an in-town warrant after officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew investigated an abandoned 911 call on Creesy Street.
8:07 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Intrepid Circle to speak to a woman who reported that the people in the apartment above hers have been creating what she deemed an excessive amount of noise every morning. But this morning, the noise was a series of loud bangs that occurred intermittently between 6 and 7:30 a.m. The officer explained to the woman that she needed to call as the incidents were happening so that an officer could evaluate the situation in real time. The officer told her that he would document what she had told him and suggested that she reach out to the condo association, as this seemed to be more of a civil issue than anything else. The woman then told the officer that the people were due to move out at the end of this month, and the officer explained that what she had heard today seemed to be the move-out, as there was a large amount of personal property located on the first floor.
8:23 a.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Warren Road and Rockaway Avenue.
10:39 a.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance on Rowland Street.
12:54 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Village Street and West Shore Drive.
2:13 p.m. An officer assisted with a disabled vehicle on Ocean Avenue.
3:03 p.m. An officer investigated a report of an erratic e-bike rider on Atlantic Avenue and Gerry Street.
3:27 p.m. An officer went to Green Street to investigate a neighbor complaint. Upon his arrival, he was met by a man who reported that children who appear to be between the ages of 10 and 15 from Creesy Street ride their e-bikes by his house, throw things and scream racial slurs at him and his family and also yell out their windows at them. The officer went over to Creesy Street to see if he could locate the children, but he was unsuccessful.
3:53 p.m. An officer investigated another complaint from a different neighbor on Green Street who made a similar report of a group of four or five kids about 14 years of age who had been running out of a Creesy Street apartment complex and throwing water balloons at vehicles driving by or other neighborhood kids. The woman said that when she tried to speak with them about their behavior, the kids responded with “foul language” before running back inside the apartment. She was not able to identify any of the kids. The officer advised the woman to call police if another incident happens so police could try to identify who the kids are.
10:07 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Woodfin Terrace.
10:25 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Sparhawk Terrace.
Monday, June 1
Alarms: 2
Building/property checks: 1
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 3
7:58 a.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Pleasant Street. The vehicle could not be located.
8:05 a.m. An officer investigated a boat complaint on Pond Street and issued a citation.
9:28 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Maverick Street and filed a report.
10:03 a.m. An officer investigated a past hit-and-run vehicle crash on Atlantic Avenue. Upon his arrival, the vehicle’s owner explained that his unoccupied vehicle, which was parked outside Plus Cafe, had been struck by another vehicle, sustaining damage to its left side, including his left side mirror and rear left door. The officer saw a camera outside of Johnny Ray’s Music Emporium and planned to follow up when the business reopened the following day to see if it had captured any useful footage.
10:13 a.m. An officer went to Abbot Public Library to speak with the director about a glass window downstairs near the children’s area that had been discovered to have been broken. The window had a large hole in the center, possibly from someone using a blunt object to cause the damage from the exterior of the building, in the officer’s estimation. The officer advised the director to contact the library’s insurance company and to have someone clean up the broken glass to prevent anyone from being injured.
10:59 a.m. A 68-year-old Swampscott resident was arrested and charged with a “fourth or greater offense” of driving under the influence of alcohol and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle after a crash on Washington Street.
11:23 a.m. An officer spoke with a Swampscott resident who had nearly fallen for a scam involving his Marblehead bank account. The man explained that he had been using his wife’s laptop when a message about an alleged virus popped up on the screen. Shortly thereafter, a message popped up on the screen, giving him a phone number to call to get assistance from “Microsoft” to address the virus. The man had called the number and spoke with someone calling himself “Mike,” to whom he granted access to his computer. “Mike” told the many that he was going to be paid $200 as compensation for his troubles, and they used the computer to log into the man’s bank account. Instead of $200, the screen seemed to indicate that $20,000 had been deposited into his account. “Mike” then demanded the extra $19,800 back and asked the man whether he wanted to do things “the legal way” or work with him without going through formal channels. The man agreed to pay “Mike” the money back and was told he would need to write out a check for the amount and get the cash. The man went to a Marblehead branch of the bank, but when he attempted to get $19,800 in cash, he was told that branch was unable to give out such a large amount and that he would need to go to the Salem branch. Once he was at the Salem branch, he decided to check his account balance first, and he got uneasy when the additional $20,000 no longer seemed to be there. He decided to call back “Mike,” who reassured him that everything was fine and that he should go back to the bank and get the money. But at that point, the staff of the bank informed him that he had been dealing with a scammer. The man had not lost any money and had already changed his account information with the bank.
12:41 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Green Street. The source of the issue could not be located.
2:20 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Nahant Street.
3:30 p.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Rockaway and Atlantic avenues.
5:29 p.m. An officer investigated a report of solicitors on Wallace Road and Ocean Avenue.
6:13 p.m. An officer investigated a report of a solicitor on Village Street. The officer found and spoke with the solicitor who identified himself as a representative of a pest control company. The officer advised him of the town bylaw requiring solicitors to register. The solicitor agreed to shut things down for the day and said he would be contacting his manager about the registration requirement.
7:57 p.m. A cellphone was found on Atlantic Avenue.
9:01 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Smith Street. The vehicle could not be located.
Tuesday, June 2
Alarms: 2
Building/property checks: 4
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 2
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
5:08 a.m. Officers assisted with an investigation on the Marblehead-Salem line on Leggs Hill Road.
10:05 a.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Lafayette and Maple streets.
1:11 p.m. An officer responded to the scene of a hit-and-run crash involving a vehicle parked in the lot of the Council on Aging on Humphrey Street. Upon his arrival, the officer was shown the damage to the parked vehicle by its owner, which was to the rear passenger side quarter panel and “light,” in the officer’s estimating. The vehicle owner explained that no note had been left on his vehicle.
1:53 p.m. An officer investigated a report of vandalism on Cross Street.
2:27 p.m. An officer investigated a report of suspicious activity on Green Street and West Shore Drive.
4:29 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Gregory Street.
5:01 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on School Street.
7:25 p.m. No action was required after a general complaint on Stonybrook Road.
Wednesday, June 3
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 3
Abandoned 911 calls: 4
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
3:39 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Access Road.
4 a.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance on West Shore Drive.
9:33 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Merritt Street to investigate a report that a truck had struck a house. Upon his arrival, the officer met the homeowners outside, who stated that a white truck had just clipped the corner of their house, leaving the scene five minutes prior to the officer’s arrival. In the opinion of one of the homeowners, the driver may not have realized that he had struck the house. The home owner had been able to jot down the truck’s license plate number and the phone number on the side of the truck. The officer inspected the damage, which was to the roof. The officer also observed what looked like white paint transferred onto the purple house. A neighbor then came out and reported that he had witnessed the truck strike the house. Once back at the station, the officer called the phone number on the truck and spoke with a company representative, who provided the license number for the driver of the truck. The officer explained that he was filing an accident report and provided the homeowner’s number with his permission to assist with the exchange of insurance information. 12:59 p.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Humphrey Street and Glendale Road.
1:43 p.m. Assistance was given to another agency on Creesy Street.
2:39 p.m. A request for assistance on Pleasant and Washington streets was referred to another agency.
4:39 p.m. A flag was found on Ocean Avenue.
5:13 p.m. An officer assisted with a utility issue on Tedesco Street.
5:31 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Pleasant Street.
7:48 p.m. An officer took a report over the phone from a man who was having issues with credit card fraud. The man said that he has had three different credit cards get compromised over the last two weeks. He had been in touch with his bank and the credit card companies but said they had not been very helpful beyond setting him up with new cards. The man was mainly looking for advice on how to deal with the situation. The officer told him about reporting his identity stolen with the Federal Trade Commission through IdentityTheft.Gov. The man said he would give it a try.
7:54 p.m. Officers investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Humphrey Street and Seaview Avenue. The vehicle could not be located.
11:19 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Orne and High streets. The issue could not be located.
