Crime & Safety

Busy Labor Day Weekend for Police

The following information was submitted by the Marblehead Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the 's log:

Friday, Aug. 31:

  • At 8:07 a.m., police responded to a report of a man urinating in public at .
  • At 8:31 a.m., a resident on Walnut Street called police to report that there were "two men in a truck opening water gates and putting things into them."
  • At 9:53 a.m., a resident entered the to provide police with the license plate of an elderly woman they said was driving extremely slow with their blinker on. The woman said she felt "it was time to tell the family that this woman should not be driving."
  • At 10:10 a.m., police responded to a report of a disabled motor vehicle near the intersection of Tedesco Street and Leggs Hill Road.
  • At 10:43 a.m., an Evans Road woman entered the police station to report that cars being rerouted from West Shore Drive were running a stop sign at the intersection of Evans Road and Shepard Street.
  • At 10:50 a.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Pleasant Street.
  • At 10:56 a.m., police responded to a minor motor vehicle accident involving a 2008 Honda Element and a 2003 Mini Cooper on Washington Street.
  • At 12:29 p.m., police responded to a parking complaint on School Street.
  • At 1:11 p.m., a found license plate was turned over to police.
  • At 1:19 p.m., a Village Street man called police to report receiving fraudulent information in the mail.
  • At 1:55 p.m., a resident entered the police station to request assistance with retrieving documents from a home on Puritan Road.
  • At 2:38 p.m., police responded to a report of a non-member sneaking into the pool area at the . 
  • At 2:46 p.m., police received word that someone had ben assaulted overnight on Wyman Road.
  • At 3:06 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Elm Street involving a 2005 Mini Cooper.
  • At 4:02 p.m., a found cell phone was turned over to police.
  • At 6:27 p.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Franlin Street.
  • At 7:28 p.m., a man called police to report that another man was taking pictures of him while he walked his dog.
  • At 7:42 p.m., a Mechanics Square man called police to report that his girlfriend was making suicidal comments.
  • At 8:52 p.m., police responded to a report of fireworks in the area of Puritan and Overlook roads.
  • At 9:26 p.m., police responded to a burglar alarm on Pleasant Street.
  • At 10:03 p.m., police responded to a report of a drunk woman who was "bloody" and on the ground near the intersection of Green Street and Lincoln Avenue. The woman was later transported by police.
  • At 10:09 p.m., police received word to be on the look out for an elderly woman who was found wandering in Swampscott.
  • At 10:11 p.m., police conducted a property check at .
  • At 11:57 p.m., police responded to a report of an alarm sounding on Norman Street.

Saturday, Sept. 1:

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  • At 12:37 a.m., a motorist in a 2007 BMW X3 was given a verbal warning for negligent operation.
  • At 12:47 a.m., police responded to a domestic disturbance on Countryside Lane. A Lynn man was later placed in protective custody.
  • At 1:34 a.m., police conducted a property check on Brook Road.
  • At 1:39 a.m., police responded to a report of loud music on Doaks Lane.
  • At 2:10 a.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Broughton Road.
  • At 5:55 a.m., police responded to a burglar alarm on Broughton Road.
  • At 6:56 a.m., the Harbormaster responded to a report of an overheating boat engine on a vessel that was approximately 1 nautical mile north of Marblehead.
  • At 7:18 a.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Foster Street.
  • At 8:26 a.m., police responded to a report of an illegal dump on Humphrey Street.
  • At 8:52 p.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Pleasant Street.
  • At 11:36 a.m., a resident entered the police station to report losing a red Razor scooter at earlier in the week.
  • At 2:17 p.m., police responded to a burglar alarm on Humphrey Street.
  • At 3:23 p.m., a woman called police to report losing a wallet.
  • At 4:59 p.m., a Pleasant Street man called police to report receiving threatening phone calls from two other local men.
  • At 6:01 p.m., police responded to a reported hit and run accident involving a 2011 BMW SE that was parked outside of the on Atlantic Avenue.
  • At 6:02 p.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Spray Avenue.
  • At 7:40 p.m., police responded to a neighbor dispute on Nicholson Street.
  • At 8:20 p.m., police responded to a noise complaint on Elizabeth Road.
  • At 8:20 p.m., a Heritage Way woman called police to report of a "large group of youths on the railroad bed behind her house." The group was later moved along by police.
  • At 11:04 p.m., police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle near the intersection of Brook and Pickwick roads.
  • At 11:13 p.m., a High Street woman called police to report of loud music.
  • At 11:26 p.m., a Glendale Road man called police to report that he is receiving threats.
  • At 11:37 p.m., police responded to a report of a "loud pop" on Washington Street.
  • At 11:42 p.m., the Swampscott Police Department called the station to request that officers be on the look out for a vehicle possibly involved in a hit-and-run accident on Puritan Road.

Sunday, Sept. 2

  • At 12:21 a.m., a motorist in a 2001 Hyundai Elantra was ticketed for running a stop sign at the intersection of Hawkes Street and Atlantic Avenue.
  • At 12:38 a.m., police responded to a report of a "woman in pain" on Sewall Street.
  • At 12:52 a.m., a School Street resident called police to report hearing loud bangs outside of their home. Police were unable to locate the source of the noises.
  • At 4:30 a.m., an Ocean Avenue man called police to report that someone keeps stealing his newspapers.
  • At 5:05 a.m., a woman on Pleasant Street called police to report an attempted break-in.
  • At 6:00 a.m., police responded to a 911 hang-up on Pleasant Street.
  • At 9:58 a.m., a resident called police to report that she witnessed "a woman get out of a red Toyota and take off her pants and start walking down Lafayette Street toward the Salem line." Police were unable to locate the woman.
  • At 10:01 a.m., police responded to a burglar alarm on Chestnut Street.
  • At 8:14 a.m., a resident entered the police station to report a road rage incident near the intersection of Elizabeth Road and Countryside Lane.
  • At 10:20 a.m., a Naugus Avenue woman called police to report that her neighbor called her and accused her of stealing his newspapers.
  • At 1:10 p.m., a Ware Lane man called police to report that a strange woman came to his house overnight.
  • At 2:36 p.m., a resident entered the police station to report a road rage incident near the intersection of Central Street and Atlantic Avenue.
  • at 3:17 p.m., a man entered the police station to report that someone hit his car while it was parked at the overnight.
  • At 4:06 p.m., police responded to a parking complaint near the intersection of Buena Vista Road and Village Street.
  • At 6:58 p.m., a Pond Street resident called police to report that a silver Porsche had driven by and "thrown something into the water that caused an explosion."
  • At 7:21 p.m., police responded to a 911 hang-up from a home on Auburndale Road.
  • At 9:35 p.m., police responded to a report of a drunk man stumbling in the street near Gerry School. A local teen was placed into protective custody.
  • At 11:28 p.m., several residents entered the police station to report that there "was a huge group of kids down at Village Street Plaza throwing rocks and kicking his truck." Two local teens were placed in protective custody.

Monday, Sept. 3:

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  • At 1:07 a.m., police responded to a report of a loud house party on Prospect Street.
  • At 1:23 a.m., a resident called police to report finding four boxes of sneakers near the intersection of Pond and Norman streets.
  • At 2:00 a.m., police reportedly found several more boxes of shoes near the intersection of Cowell and Norman streets.
  • At 8:54 a.m., police assisted with an exchange of children on Jersey Street.
  • At 10:56 a.m., a Washington Street woman called police to report damage to her car overnight.
  • At 11:58 a.m., police responded to a report of a disabled motor vehicle on Trinity Road.
  • At 12:06 p.m., a man called police to report that an intoxicated man got a ride home from Saturday night and left his bike there. 
  • At 12:24 p.m., a resident called police to report losing their ATM card.
  • At 2:45 p.m., police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance near the intersection of Humphrey Street and Endicott Avenue.
  • At 3:12 p.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Gregory Street.
  • At 5:05 p.m., a woman called police to report that a motorist threw a bottle filled with chewing tobacco at her on Orne Street.
  • At 5:40 p.m., a Hereford Road resident called police to report receiving threats from a neighbor.
  • At 6:29 p.m., police and fire units responded to a kitchen fire on Circle Street. The fire was reportedly quickly extinguished.
  • At 7:18 p.m., police assisted with a requested lift on Warren Road.

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