MARBLEHEAD POLICE LOG: Officers help bring search for Swampscott boy to safe end

Sunday, July 5
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 7
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0

12:20 a.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Elm Street.

7:42 a.m. An officer investigated a report of a tree or branch down on Everett Paine Boulevard and Warwick Terrace.

8:14 a.m. Another agency was given assistance on Lee Street.

9:48 a.m. An officer investigated an issue related to utilities on Tedesco Street and Leggs Hill Road.

11:13 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Front Street.

12:13 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Pleasant Street.

12:31 p.m. An officer investigated general information on Intrepid Circle.

1:21 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint that proved to be unfounded on Whittier Road and Beacon Street.

5:44 p.m. Services were rendered after a general complaint on Village Street.

6:05 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Ocean Avenue.

8:02 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Norman Street.

8:16 p.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew investigated an abandoned 911 call on Humphrey Street.

10:55 p.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to the scene of a crash in which a vehicle reportedly struck a pole on Jackson and Cleveland roads. Upon one officer’s arrival, he was initially unable to locate any signs of an accident. In a subsequent search, he came upon two teenage girls sitting. He asked if they had seen anything, and they replied that their friend had been in an accident but was fine. They said that the vehicle’s airbag had deployed but that he had driven home. When the officer asked for the driver’s name, the girls became evasive and said he lived on West Shore Drive. Another officer was dispatched to West Shore Drive to search for the driver. The officer then began to check the area around the pole that reportedly had been struck for debris, and when he turned back around, the girls were gone. The officer then spoke with the resident who had called in the accident, who explained that she had heard a noise and had come out to see the vehicle at the pole with its airbags deployed. She did not get a good look at the driver or the vehicle before she ran to call 911, and while she was on the phone, she heard the car peel off. A search of the area did not turn up any damaged vehicles. The officer could not see any obvious damage to the pole but requested that the Light Department check it in the daylight.

Monday, July 6
Alarms: 2
Building/property checks: 9
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 0 
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0

10:17 a.m. A past hit-and-run crash was reported on Norman Street.

1:21 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Vine and Village streets.

2:13 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Anderson Street.

2:26 p.m. General information was provided on Broughton Road.

3:25 p.m. A citizen was assisted on Union Street.

8:59 p.m. An officer restored the peace after a disturbance was reported on Everett Paine Boulevard.

Tuesday, July 7
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 3
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 0 
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0

6:57 a.m. Officers investigated a report of an open front door on Front Street.

10:06 a.m. A lost necklace was reported on Clifton Avenue.

12:38 p.m. A 61-year-old Dracut woman was arrested on a pair of out-of-town warrants after police, firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Humphrey and Doane streets.

2:32 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Front and Franklin streets.

2:33 p.m. Running hydrants were reported on Tioga Way.

2:48 p.m. Services were rendered after a general complaint on West Shore Drive.

4:13 p.m. Services were rendered after a general complaint on Pleasant Street.

4:53 p.m. Services were rendered after a boat complaint on Marblehead Harbor.

8 p.m. An officer investigated a report of a tree or branch down on Front Street.

9:10 p.m. An officer investigated a disturbance on Doane Street.

11:15 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Foster Street and Harbor Avenue.

Wednesday, July 8
Alarms: 2
Building/property checks: 4
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0 
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0

8:28 a.m. Officers investigated the report of a vehicle crash on Village Street and West Shore Drive.

9:06 a.m. Services were rendered after an issue related to utilities was reported on Maple Street.

10:43 a.m. A complaint was made about a moving vehicle on Pleasant Street and Ocean Avenue.

1:43 p.m. A vehicle was towed after a crash on Washington Street.

1:48 p.m. An officer investigated a report that a vehicle struck a bicyclist on Beacon Street.

2:21 p.m. An officer investigated a report of threats on Marion Road.

2:35 p.m. Officers investigated a property line dispute reported on Bubier Road.

6:34 p.m. An officer and the department’s mental health counselor went to Front Street to attempt to provide assistance but could not locate the person.

6:56 p.m. A citizen was assisted on Farrell Court.

9:54 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Mohawk Road.

Thursday, July 9
Alarms: 2
Building/property checks: 2
Abandoned 911 calls: 0
Vehicle stops, citations: 0 
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1

12:02 a.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Guernsey Street and Evans Road. The vehicle could not be located.

7:40 a.m. A citizen was assisted on Lighthouse Lane.

9:46 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Washington Street.

12:12 p.m. An officer assisted at the scene of a minor vehicle crash on Pleasant Street.

12:54 p.m. A general complaint was made on Ocean Avenue and Nanepashemet Street.

1:27 p.m. An officer investigated a report of the theft of a package from Macy’s that had been left at a front door on Evans Road. The resident showed the officer a picture of the package at the front door, which was no longer there. The officer asked if she had asked her neighbors about whether they might have taken it in. The woman replied that the door at which the package was placed was in front of an unoccupied unit. But she said she would check with other neighbors as well. The officer asked the resident to forward him the email with the shipping information. 

3:22 p.m. A citizen was assisted on Little Harbor.

3:34 p.m. A general complaint was made on Smith Street.

8:26 p.m. Officers assisted Swampscott Police with the search for a missing boy in that town. While they were en route to the scene, a dispatcher advised that a caller from Marblehead had seen a child running down the street barefoot and trying to hide. The caller was in the area of Humphrey Street and Marion Road. The caller provided a description of a young male with a red shirt, black shorts and barefoot. One of the Marblehead officers diverted to that area and found the caller, who told him that he had seen the child run behind the Oliver’s Pond apartments. An officer and a sergeant made their way behind Oliver’s Pond, where they could see the child walking away from them. After the dispatch gave them the boy’s name, they called out for him, and he stopped. The officers convinced the boy to walk with them back to the nearest cruiser, where he took a seat to wait for Swampscott Police to arrive with his parents. The officers reported that the boy seemed uninjured and offered no reason for running away from his house. Swampscott Police then arrived, and the boy was turned over to them and his parents.

10:35 p.m. Officers restored the peace after a disturbance was reported on Leicester Road.

Friday, July 10
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 2
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0 
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0

3:41 a.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Pleasant Street.

10:25 a.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Atlantic Avenue.

2:24 p.m. A vehicle crash was reported on Pleasant Street.

3:10 p.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Bradlee and Mooring roads.

3:21 p.m. The report of a wire down on the road on Tioga Way was referred to another agency.

7:26 p.m. Officers investigated a boat complaint on Salem Harbor.

7:59 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a vehicle crash on Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street.

11:45 p.m. Officers rendered services after a general complaint on Hazel Court.

Saturday, July 11
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 7
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0

6:41 a.m. A general complaint was made on Gallison Avenue.

8:37 a.m. A general complaint was made on Schooner Ridge.

10:43 a.m. A citizen was assisted on Franklin Street.

12:13 p.m. Officers assisted another agency on Lafayette Street.

1:38 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Gregory Street.

2:52 p.m. Services were rendered after a boat complaint on Marblehead Harbor.

3:53 p.m. An officer, firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Pond and Lime streets.

4:20 p.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Lafayette and Maple streets.

7:35 p.m. An officer investigated a disturbance reported on Creesy Street.

9:36 p.m. An officer investigated a report of vandalism on West Street.

10:01 p.m. Services were rendered after a complaint about a moving vehicle on Front Street.

10:15 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Cowell and Russell streets but could not locate the issue.

By Marblehead Current staff

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