Monday, July 20
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 2
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
1:32 a.m. An officer investigated a report of loud music on Hillside Avenue.
9:29 a.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Bennington Street in Boston.
9:49 a.m. A citizen on Pond Street was given assistance.
10:35 a.m. Officers investigated the report of a vehicle crash on Front Street.
11:01 a.m. Officers investigated the report of a vehicle crash on Commercial Street.
11:04 a.m. An officer assisted with a utilities issue on West Shore Drive.
1:20 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a past break-in to a home on Atlantic Avenue. The homeowner explained that he had been out of town visiting family on the weekend of July 11-12 and returned home to discover several items missing. The man did not have any idea about who might have entered the home. Most of the items taken were from his kitchen, except a weed trimmer. The man had not found any signs of forced entry and suspected the person had entered the home through unlocked second-floor sliding doors. The information was shared with detectives.
2:17 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a vehicle crash on Smith and Devereux streets.
4:12 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Pleasant Street.
4:25 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Hathaway Road.
5:21 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a vehicle crash on Lime Street.
9:16 p.m. An officer went to Pickwick Road to speak to a man who had been the victim of a phone scam to obtain his Bitcoin. The man explained that he had gotten a Google security alert earlier in the day. Later on, he received a phone call from somebody
saying they were from Coinbase, the digital wallet where the man keeps his Bitcoin. After speaking for a bit, the caller convinced the man to disconnect and reconnect his online wallets in a way that the scammer ended up in possession of his Bitcoin. The man did not give the scammer any other personal information, and he had already filed a report with the FBI.
10:30 p.m. An officer attempted to investigate a general complaint on Humphrey Street but could not locate the problem.
Tuesday, July 21
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 2
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
1:49 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Beach Street.
5:06 p.m. Officers investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Elm and Spring streets. The vehicle could not be located.
5:26 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Sunset Road.
5:53 p.m. An officer investigated a report of a tree or branch down on Atlantic Avenue.
6:09 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Stony Brook Road.
6:33 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle at Market Square.
8:58 p.m. Officers investigated a report of kids throwing rocks at passing cars on Creesy Street. Upon their arrival, the officers could not locate any kids in the area or rocks in the street. While they were on scene, a woman called the police to report that her vehicle had been struck by an unknown object prior to the officers’ arrival in the area. One of the officers met the woman nearby on Lincoln Avenue and inspected her vehicle but could not see any obvious damage. The woman planned to inspect the vehicle again in the daylight.
9:06 p.m. Another agency was assisted on Henry’s Way.
9:12 p.m. An officer investigated a report of a tree or branch down on Beacon Street and Captains Walk Lane.
11:53 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Harbor Avenue.
Wednesday, July 22
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 5
Abandoned 911 calls: 4
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
1:49 a.m. An officer rendered services after general information was provided on Tioga Way.
11:26 a.m. An officer assisted another agency on Doaks Lane.
11:49 a.m. An officer assisted with a disabled vehicle on Lafayette and Maple streets. The vehicle was towed.
12:57 p.m. Officers investigated an abandoned 911 call on West Shore Drive and Bayview Road.
1:19 p.m. Solicitors were reported on Alexander Circle.
1:21 p.m. A citizen was assisted on Naugus Avenue.
5:11 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a disturbance on Pleasant Street.
8:43 p.m. An officer investigated a report of suspicious activity on Creesy and Green streets.
10:27 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle on Green Street. The vehicle could not be located.
Thursday, July 23
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 3
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
9:28 a.m. An officer investigated a report of a possible violation of a non-criminal town bylaw on Washington Street. The alleged scofflaw could not be located.
11:49 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Pleasant Street.
12:16 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a vehicle crash on Lafayette Street and Everett Paine Boulevard.
1:21 p.m. An officer investigated the possible violation of a non-criminal town bylaw on Glendale Road. The alleged offender could not be located.
2:03 p.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew investigated a general complaint on Pleasant Street.
5:09 p.m. An officer went to Corinthian Lane to investigate a report of a possible scam. The resident explained that she had received a phone call from “Walmart support,” calling to discuss her “purchase” of unspecified merchandise for $919.45. The woman said she did talk with the caller for a brief period but did not provide any personal information. The officer advised the woman that it had been a scam and helped her block the originating phone number. The woman said she planned to contact her two banks the following day to ensure there had been no fraudulent activity on her accounts.
7:39 p.m. An officer and firefighters assisted a citizen on Treat Road.
7:48 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Green and Creesy streets.
7:54 p.m. A citizen was given assistance on Devereux Street.
9:25 p.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance at the laundromat on Pleasant Street caused by a dispute over money between a couple and an employee of the laundromat. Earlier, when the couple was putting clothes in the wash, a $20 bill had fallen out of the pocket of a pair of the man’s pants. The store employee found the bill and asked the man if it was his. He replied “no” because at that point he did not initially realize he had dropped it. Later, he realized that he had in fact dropped the bill and asked the employee to give it to him, but the employee was skeptical. The man got upset, which made the employee even more reluctant to return it. After speaking with everyone involved, the officer determined that the man’s story made sense, the $20 bill was returned to him, and he went on his way.
Friday, July 24
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 5
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 2
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
12:06 a.m. Two officers investigated a general complaint on Sheldon and Ida roads.
10:23 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Crowninshield Road.
11:38 a.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance on Broughton Road that proved to be unfounded.
1:31 p.m. An officer went to Hines Court to speak with a resident who had since May received approximately 20 strange packages in the mail. Even though they were addressed to her, she had not ordered the items. Today, she had received three more packages and had gone to the post office to see if they could be returned to the sender, but postal workers told her that could not be done and suggested that she contact the police. The woman handed the officer the three packages, and they opened them together. The officer found that two of the packages contained plastic zip ties, while the third package contained a plastic children’s toy. The officer determined that the items appeared to be of cheap quality consistent with items sold through the website Temu. The officer asked the woman if she had noticed that anyone had been making fraudulent charges on her account and had simply failed to change the shipping address. The woman stated that she had not noticed any fraud and had not seen any bills for any of the items that have been delivered. The woman explained that some of the previous packages have been empty, while others had strange odds and ends like the items in the three packages today. The officer advised the woman that if she was unable to get the post office to return the packages to the
sender then she should throw the items away, contacting police if she ever felt any of the items were a safety concern.
1:42 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Heritage Way.
1:46 p.m. An officer investigated a report of a scam call on Waldron Street. The woman explained that the scammer was pretending to be her daughter and claiming that she had just been in a car accident. The caller told the mother that she had been arrested and needed to pay for a public defender. She also kept repeating that she had a bloody nose. Growing suspicious about the scam, the woman handed the phone to her husband, while the woman successfully reached her real daughter on her cell phone. Hearing this in the background, the scammer hung up. Neither the father nor the mother had given the scammer any personal information, and they were not out of any money. The officer advised them to be wary of answering calls from unknown numbers.
3:59 p.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew investigated the report of a disabled vehicle on Smith and Pleasant streets. The vehicle was towed.
4:09 p.m. An officer investigated the report of lumber in the road on West Shore Drive and Pequot Road.
5:18 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a vehicle crash on Atlantic Avenue.
5:23 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Pleasant Street. The issue could not be located.
5:29 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint that proved to be unfounded on Broughton Road.
5:32 p.m. An officer assisted with a disabled vehicle on West Shore Drive and Lafayette Street. The vehicle was towed.
7:01 p.m. Another agency was given assistance on Lee Street.
10:01 p.m. Officers restored the peace after the report of a disturbance on Phillips Street.
Saturday, July 25
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 8
Abandoned 911 calls: 4
Vehicle stops, citations: 4
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 5
12:29 a.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance that proved to be unfounded on Pleasant Street.
1:20 p.m. Solicitors were reported on Hines Court and Norman Street.
1:42 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a past vehicle crash on Washington Street.
2:31 p.m. An officer went to Elm Street to investigate a report that a resident and the nonprofit organization she runs had been the victim of an apparent scam involving the website Allroundfix.com. The woman explained that since November 2023, she had been sending the company money to renew her McAfee antivirus software for her personal computer for what she thought was only a one-time payment for a three-year subscription. She was told this was a tech support group that managed the McAfee setup, and she had given them permission to control her PC and run their system remotely on her PC. Since November 2023, she had been charged nine different amounts totaling more than $10,000. The woman believed that, using its remote access, the company had gained access to numerous passwords, which had led her to change bank accounts twice. Two days earlier, she had received a call from Allroundfix that her first software purchase was up for renewal, which is what had prompted her to become more suspicious. She said that she spoke to the alleged security supervisor but she had spoken to numerous company representatives over the past three years from the company. The woman had already contacted her bank and changed all of her passwords. The officer said he would share his report with detectives for further investigation.
5:07 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a vehicle crash on Bessom Street.
5:10 p.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance on Stramski Way.
5:17 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Front Street.
7:26 p.m. An officer assisted with the report of found or lost property on Leggs Hill Road.
7:30 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Washington Street.
8:55 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Mechanic Street.
9:25 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Village Street.
9:35 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Village Street.
9:37 p.m. A 62-year-old Marblehead woman was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Allerton Place.
10:19 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Sewall Street.
Sunday, July 26
Alarms: 2
Building/property checks: 1
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
12:18 a.m. Officers investigated a general complaint that proved to be unfounded on Pleasant Street.
7:34 a.m. An officer took a report regarding possible fraud in the police station lobby. The resident explained that in the wee hours of the morning he had received an email from his bank notifying him that a new “trusted device,” a Mac, had been added to his account. The man explained that he does not own a Mac, and he had not authorized adding the device. The man was not out of
any money, and he was not certain if any personal information had been leaked. He had since canceled his associated debit card and changed his password for his mobile banking app. The man said he planned to call the bank on Monday to see if there are any pending charges and if he is out of money. The officer advised him to try to freeze his accounts when contacts the bank.
8:22 a.m. An officer investigated a report of the theft of a vehicle on Lafayette Street.
8:53 a.m. An officer attempted to assist a person on West Shore Drive and Green Street but could not locate the person.
1:52 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on West Shore Drive.
2:36 p.m. An officer responded to the Riptide on Pleasant Street to retrieve some property that belonged to a local woman. A man called police to let them know that he had placed her belongings in a white plastic bag outside by the side door for the officer to pick up. The officer retrieved the items — a Microsoft tablet, a black cell phone and a cell phone charger — and transported them back to the station, where he tagged them and placed them in an evidence locker for safekeeping.
6:34 p.m. Services were rendered after a general complaint on Maple Street.
7:01 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint that proved to be unfounded on Sandie Lane.
10:27 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint that proved to be unfounded on Independence Way
10:31 p.m. Officers rendered services after investigating a general complaint on Cheever Avenue and Calthrope Road.
