Crime & Safety

A Tough Year for Light-Up Reindeer in Marblehead

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 Marblehead Police Department's log:

Saturday, Dec. 22:

  • At 8:39 a.m., police responded to a report of broken windows on Front Street.
  • At 9:28 a.m., police responded to a report of a vehicle parked at the intersection of Highland Terrace and Village Street with a set of car keys and a wallet in plain view. The vehicle's owner was notified.
  • At 11:42 a.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Humphrey Street.
  • At 11:48 a.m., police responded to an unattended death on Farrell Court.
  • At 12:00 p.m., police assisted a Cypress Street man who had fallen.
  • At 12:14 p.m., police responded to a report of a vehicle speeding and passing other cars on Ocean Avenue.
  • At 12:26 p.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Green Street.
  • At 12:34 p.m., a resident called police to report losing a wallet on Spring Street.
  • At 2:55 p.m., a Farrell Court resident entered the police station to report that their car had been scratched.
  • At 9:13 p.m., an Overlook Road resident called police to report that Christmas lights were taken off of their bushes and their light-up reindeer was thrown into the street and run over.
  • At 11:42 p.m., police responded to a report of a car sitting on the wrong side of Darling Street for more than 30 minutes. The owner of the car was called to the scene take possession of the vehicle and her granddaughter - another passenger was released to his father.

Sunday, Dec. 23:  

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  • At 12:02 a.m., police responded to a reported hit and run on Pleasant Street.
  • At 1:27 a.m., police responded to a report of suspicious activity on Naugus Avenue.
  • At 2:23 a.m., a woman entered the police station to report that she just picked up her 17-year-old daughter from a Reed Street house and there "were a few kids there underage drinking."
  • At 2:26 a.m., police received word that a Do Not Enter sign at the intersection of Washington and Hooper streets was turned backward. The Highway Department was notified.
  • At 8:20 a.m., an Overlook Road woman entered the police station to report that "the kids keep taking the Christmas lights off her bushes and breaking them."
  • At 9:57 a.m., police assisted an 85-year-old woman who fell on Mechanic Square.
  • At 11:44 a.m., police responded to a report of a black pickup truck driving erratically on Harbor Avenue.
  • At 12:47 p.m., police assisted a 92-year-old woman who fell on Rockaway Avenue.
  • At 1:16 p.m., police conducted a property check on Pleasant Street.
  • At 1:16 p.m., police responded to a report of vandalism on Bennett Road. A woman told police someone smashed her light-up reindeer and put it on the roof of her car.
  • At 1:24 p.m., police responded to a report of a 43-year-old man found unresponsive on Wallace Road.
  • At 2:16 p.m., a Cypress Street woman called police to request an officer help her "get her husband up and into detox."
  • At 8:16 p.m., a Londonderry Road man called police to report that his wife was choking.
  • At 9:14 p.m., police responded to a burglar alarm on Gerald Road.
  • At 9:45 p.m., police responded to a report of two people stealing Christmas decorations on Amherst Road.
  • At 11:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a group screaming and causing a disturbance in front of Maddie's Sail Loft on State Street.

Monday, Dec. 24:

  • At 12:16 a.m., police responded to a disturbance on Lime Street.
  • At 8:36 a.m., police responded to a report of a limb in the road on Glendale Road.
  • At 10:08 a.m., an employee at Studio V called police to report that a "sandwich board type sign" had been stolen over the weekend.
  • At 11:13 a.m., police assisted a 93-year-old woman who fell on Hathaway Road.
  • At 1:14 p.m., police responded to a burglar alarm on Ocean Avenue.
  • At 2:49 p.m., police assisted a Hathaway Road resident who fell.
  • At 6:32 p.m., a man called police to report that he was threatened outside of a Village Plaza store.
  • At 9:16 p.m., police received word that there was a possible drunk driver heading inbound on Lafayette Street.
  • At 9:25 p.m., police assisted a 75-year-old Green Street woman who was having difficulty breathing.

Tuesday, Dec. 25:

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  • At 6:29 a.m., police responded to a burglar alarm on Gilbert Heights Road.
  • At 9:51 a.m., police assisted a 50-year-old woman who fell on Glendale Road and had "blood coming from (her) ear and a possible broken jaw."
  • At 9:53 a.m., police responded to a report of a broken window on Brookhouse Road.
  • At 11:06 a.m., police assisted a 62-year-old man who was having difficulty breathing on Village Street.

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