Bomb Squad Called, Overdose, 'Firebombs': Marblehead Police Log

MARBLEHEAD, MA — The following are excerpts from the Marblehead police log. Suspects are presumed innocent.

Fri., Sept. 2

• 1:23 p.m. A bicycle was stolen on Nahant Street.
• 2:57 p.m. The State Police bomb squad was called to the Village School for a report of a suspicious package. It turned out a staff member dropped off the package; there was no danger.
• 3:03 p.m. Police were called to Pleasant Street for a possible overdose.
• 3:56 p.m. An IRS scam was reported on Russell Street.
• 4:38 p.m. Someone stole a bicycle on Gerald Road then left another bicycle in its place.
• 5:30 p.m. Someone stole an iPhone 5S from a person's backpack at Crocker Park.

Sat., Sept. 3

• 10:39 a.m. A driver hit a parked vehicle on Gregory Street then sped off.
• 12:59 p.m. A needle was found on the beach near Pleasant Street.
• 2:46 p.m. A man was hospitalized after his arms were caught in fish hooks.
• 8:40 p.m. A woman in Peach Highlands called police, saying a group of youths was being rowdy and lighting off "firebombs" near her car.
• 10:23 p.m. A car was egged on Atlantic Avenue.
• 10:50 p.m. A house was egged on Camille Terrace.
• 10:56 p.m. Alexander Speed, 25, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was arrested on several warrants.

Sun., Sept. 4

• 12:47 p.m. Police were called to Ocean Avenue after someone threatened another person with a gun.

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