Police Log - Marblehead Current

27 Apr

Marblehead Police log: Gatchell’s Park lights intrude on nearby home, benches go AWOL

Marblehead Current staffPolice Log, Public safety, Top Stories

Saturday, April 4Alarms: 1Building/property checks: 4Abandoned 911 calls: 3Vehicle stops, citations: 0Vehicle 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…

21 Apr

Marblehead Police log: Encampment in woods removed; skateboarder unhurt in crash into truck

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Monday, March 30Alarms: 1Building/property checks: 7Abandoned 911 calls: 3Vehicle stops, citations: 0 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0 5:42 a.m. An officer investigated a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on Pleasant Street. 10:15 a.m. An officer spoke with a woman who reported that her Ridstar e-bike had been stolen from in front of her apartment on Green Street Court. The woman explained that the e-bike had been locked to her railing, and the lock, which she had since thrown out, had been cut. She did not…

13 Apr

Marblehead Police log: Lynn boy who said he was kidnapped shows up at woman’s door

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Friday, March 20Alarms: 0Building/property checks: 13Abandoned 911 calls: 4Vehicle stops, citations: 4 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1 8:39 a.m. An officer investigated a report of an elderly man hitchhiking on Pitman Road and West Shore Drive. 12:03 p.m. Officers responded to the scene of a two-vehicle crash in the area of Smith Street. Initially, they were unable to locate any accidents in the area. A dispatcher called the person who had reported the accident and learned that both vehicles had already left the area. At approximately…

22 Mar

POLICE LOG: Possible link between punctured tire, noise complaint probed

Marblehead Current staffPolice Log, Public safety, Top Stories

Monday, March 2Alarms: 0Building/property checks: 11Abandoned 911 calls: 0Vehicle stops, citations: 1 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2 11:35 a.m. An officer spoke at the station with a woman who had found cash in the parking lot of Village Plaza near Dunkin Donuts. The woman had posted about it on Facebook and was advised to turn the cash into police, which she was now doing. The officer placed the cash into an evidence locker and alerted the property officers. 12:25 p.m. A detective attempted to serve a…

20 Feb

Marblehead Police log: Cruiser, truck slap mirrors; woman falls prey to apartment scam

Marblehead Current staffLocal News, Police Log, Public safety

Monday, Feb. 2 Alarms: 1Building/property checks: 6Abandoned 911 calls: 3Vehicle stops, citations: 1 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1 7:47 a.m. A utilities issue was reported on Smith and Pleasant streets. 8:20 a.m. An officer assisted with a disabled vehicle on Pleasant Street. 11:15 a.m. An officer documented an incident in which his cruiser and Ford pickup truck had slapped mirrors as the officer was pulling into the Crosby’s Market parking lot via State Street, where the entrance was very narrow due to snowbanks. The officer exited…

19 Feb

One of Marblehead’s tiniest streets draws second highest police activity

Sana Muneer and Matthew WuschkePolice Log, Public safety, Top Stories

Police patrolled one of Marblehead’s shortest streets more than twice as much as any other road in town over the past four years. Community Road, which is only a quarter mile long, is a hotspot for police patrols and property checks. An analysis of police logs by Boston University journalism students found that the road had the second highest number of entries of any Marblehead street from 2022 to 2025. **** The Current created a database of Marblehead Police calls. To check calls to your…

16 Feb

POLICE LOG: Loyalty points used for lavish purchases; backhoe strikes cruiser during storm cleanup

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Sunday, Jan. 25Alarms: 4Building/property checks: 4Abandoned 911 calls: 1Vehicle stops, citations: 1 Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0 7:57 a.m. An officer investigated a report of a disabled vehicle on Humphrey and Laurel streets. 2:17 p.m. An officer investigated a report of a disabled vehicle on Prospect and Pleasant streets. 2:30 p.m. Vehicles were towed on Pleasant Street and on Front Street for violating the snow emergency parking ban. 5:16 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on State and Washington streets. 7:37 p.m. An officer investigated a…

05 Jan

MPD log: Speaker theft disrupts video prank; cruiser involved in crash

Leigh BlanderLocal News, Police Log, Public safety

Friday, Dec. 26Alarms: 0911 hang-ups: 1Property/building checks: 8Vehicle stops, citations: 1Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2 10:09 a.m. An officer took a report over the phone from a Bennett Road resident who had discovered upon opening packages on Christmas morning that one of three boxes in which a set of pots and pans she had ordered was missing and had presumably been stolen. She estimated the value of the stolen package at $300 — half of the $599 she had paid for the set — though…

22 Dec

POLICE LOG: Snowy Sunday sees several accidents, including one involving cruiser

Leigh BlanderLocal News, Police Log, Public safety

Saturday, Dec. 13Alarms: 2911 hang-ups: 3Property checks: 7Vehicle stops, citations: 0Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1 9:01 a.m. An officer assisted with a disabled vehicle on Beacon and Green streets. 11:01 a.m. An officer investigated a report of lost or found property on Atlantic Avenue and filed a report. 1:26 p.m. An officer investigated a report of lost or found property on Prospect Court and filed a report. 11:21 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a hit-and-run in the parking lot of the VFW on…

17 Dec

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

Cheryl ByrneLocal News, Police Log

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…