Crime & Safety

Local Man Charged With Passing False Prescriptions at Marblehead CVS

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:

Tuesday, Dec. 11:

  • At 8:21 a.m., a resident called police to report a motorist going 60 mph down Lafayette Street nearly hit her.
  • At 9:36 a.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Garfield Street.
  • At 9:41 a.m., police responded to a fire alarm on Atlantic Avenue.
  • At 10:49 a.m., a local resident entered the police station with a child who was given the wrong medication and was acting lethargic.
  • At 11:27 a.m., police responded to a burglar alarm on Naugus Avenue.
  • At 12:04 p.m., police responded to an accidental 911 call from a home on Beacon Street.
  • At 1:29 p.m., police responded to a burglar alarm on Ocean Avenue.
  • At 3:05 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street involving a Mercedes, a Lexus and a Mazda SE.
  • At 3:15 p.m., a woman called police to report that her vehicle was keyed.
  • At 3:27 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Humphrey Street and Broughton Road involving a Ford Focus and Jeep Liberty.
  • At 4:04 p.m., police conducted a school investigation involving "alcohol images on student's account."
  • At 4:53 p.m., an employee at CVS called police to report that a local man passed a fake prescription for Amphetamine salt and Neurontin claiming it was for his father. After learning that the doctor never actually wrote the prescription, Robert F. Capozzi, 34, of 41 Pond St., Marblehead, was arrested on two counts of uttering a false prescription.

Wednesday, Dec. 12

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  • At 2:17 a.m., police conducted well-being check on West Shore Drive.
  • At 6:01 a.m., police responded to a report of a car alarm sounding on Farrell Court.

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