Police Log

Weekly log of the Marblehead Police Department

POLICE LOG: Town employee behaves badly at bar; Porsche strikes trailer on West Shore Drive

POLICE LOG: Town employee behaves badly at bar; Porsche strikes trailer on West Shore Drive

Saturday, Dec. 6 Alarms: 1911 hang-ups: 2Property checks: 4Vehicle stops, citations: 0Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1 11:44 a.m. An officer rendered services after larceny, forgery or fraud was reported on Pleasant Street. 1:04 p.m. An officer took a report after a vehicle crash on Atlantic Avenue and Gerry Street. 9:05 p.m. Officers rendered services after a disturbance was reported on Prospect and Commercial streets. Sunday, Dec. 7 Alarms: 0911 hang-ups: 0Property checks: 4Vehicle stops, citations: 0Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1 3:57 a.m. Officers investigated a…
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POLICE LOG: Credit card used for Pokemon cards; SUV gets stuck in sand at beach

POLICE LOG: Credit card used for Pokemon cards; SUV gets stuck in sand at beach

Saturday, Nov. 29 Vehicle stops, citations: 1 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 3 8:21 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Peach Highlands and filed a report. 1:54 p.m. Annoying phone calls were reported on Stonybrook Road. 1:55 p.m. A disabled vehicle was reported on West Shore Drive. 2:59 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Evans Road and filed a report. 7:08 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Garnet Road. Sunday, Nov. 30 Vehicle stops, citations: 0 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0…
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POLICE LOG: Hot chicken trip leads to sibling spat

POLICE LOG: Hot chicken trip leads to sibling spat

Friday, Nov. 21 Vehicle stops, citations: 0 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2 9:42 a.m. An officer met at the station with a woman who had found an unused condom on her bedroom floor the night before. The woman said that she lives alone and that she does not use condoms, so she was concerned that somebody had snuck into her home. The woman said that she had left a kitchen window open before heading to work early that morning. She said that there were no…
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Marblehead police log, Nov. 15-20: CVS manager has very bad apparent last day

Marblehead police log, Nov. 15-20: CVS manager has very bad apparent last day

Excerpts from the Marblehead police log of Saturday, Nov. 15 through Nov. 21. Saturday, Nov. 15 Vehicle stops, citations: 4 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 8 12:09 p.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Beacon Street and filed a report. 3:02 p.m. Officers were dispatched to investigate a report that two kids believed to be in their mid-teens were trying to get inside a vacant unit on Broughton Road. Upon his arrival, one of the officers saw a boy approximately 14…
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POLICE LOG: Officer challenged to fisticuffs; denied request to wear hat leads to spat

POLICE LOG: Officer challenged to fisticuffs; denied request to wear hat leads to spat

Saturday, Nov. 1 Vehicle stops, citations: 1 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0 11:59 a.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Atlantic Avenue. 4:50 p.m. An officer was dispatched to the parking lot of Crosby’s Market to investigate a hit-and-run crash. The owner of a parked vehicle had come out of the store to find damage to the passenger side front and rear doors, possibly by a white vehicle, given paint that was transferred. No one had left a note, and…
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POLICE LOG: Resident finds mushroom picker not a fun guy

Saturday, Oct. 25 Vehicle stops, citations: 1 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0 8:21 p.m.: Officers were called to Crowninshield Road to investigate a report of an unidentified vehicle in a resident’s driveway. One of the officers spoke to the person with the vehicle, who identified himself as a friend of the person who had called police. At that point, the resident came out of his house and verified that he did, in fact, know the man but had just been unable to identify his vehicle…
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POLICE LOG, Oct. 17-24: Woman urged to rethink unprompted microwave delivery

POLICE LOG, Oct. 17-24: Woman urged to rethink unprompted microwave delivery

The calls investigated by the Marblehead Police this week included one from a woman who figured she might as well agree to the delivery of a microwave, even though she had not ordered one, and another from a woman who fears her puppy might have pinched her precious diamond ring. Friday, Oct. 17 Vehicle stops, citations: 3 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 3 12:52 a.m. An officer on proactive patrol on Pleasant Street ran a random plate query of the vehicle in front of him, and…
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POLICE LOG (Oct. 10-16, 2025): Solar glare makes tempers flare on Neck

POLICE LOG (Oct. 10-16, 2025): Solar glare makes tempers flare on Neck

Excerpts from the Marblehead police log of Oct. 10-16, 2025. Friday, Oct. 10 3:28 p.m. An officer spoke in the police station lobby to a woman who had begun to suspect that her identity had been stolen upon returning from vacation earlier in the week. A withdrawal of $600 had been made from her checking account, and the passwords to her Linkedin and Netflix accounts had been changed. The woman had also begun to receive sexual emails and text messages from unknown senders who claimed…
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Police Log: Whaler makes multiple escapes; woman may regret loaning car

Police Log: Whaler makes multiple escapes; woman may regret loaning car

Friday, Oct. 3 12:08 a.m. Officers responded to a disturbance on Pleasant Street. 9 a.m. A driver was given a verbal warning after a traffic stop on Tedesco Street. 9:59 a.m. An officer responded to the scene of a minor vehicle crash on Atlantic Avenue and Central Street. 5:37 p.m. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity on Broughton Road. 9:32 p.m. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity on Washington Street. 9:59 p.m. An officer investigated a report of suspicious activity on Bubier Road.…
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Police Log: Separate disputes lead to signs in store window, on easel in yard

Police Log: Separate disputes lead to signs in store window, on easel in yard

Friday, Sept. 26 9:36 a.m. A driver was given a citation after a traffic stop on Humphrey and Cedar streets.  9:52 a.m. A driver was given a citation after a traffic stop on Humphrey Street and Thompson Road. 1:52 p.m. An officer met in the police station lobby with a woman who over the past several months had been receiving notifications that people not known to her had been attempting to open credit cards in her name. Due to these notifications, she had already frozen…
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