Children Receive a Mysterious Game in the Mail

Wednesday, June 16

At 7:20 a.m., a caller reported that the driver’s-side window of the vehicle had been smashed and a leather satchel containing a laptop and miscellaneous paperwork had been stolen overnight. The crime occurred on Birch Street.

At 7:50 a.m., a log entry noted that the eighth graders would be taking their historical walking tour from the middle school to Abbot Hall that morning.

At 9:56 a.m., a crosswalk violation was reported. Police found a mother and child in the car and the child was having an allergic reaction. They declined assistance.

>> Editor’s note: This information from the Marblehead Police Department log does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a Massachusetts Patch police report.

At 10:16 a.m., a caller reported receiving a scam phone call in which she was told she’d won $600,000.

At 11:26 a.m., a caller reported a flower pot had been stolen within the past hour.

At 12:26 p.m., a motor vehicle with a flat tire was reported to have been in a lot for a few days.

At 4:16 p.m., a person reported a black and red bicycle had been left leaning against her house.

At 7:55 p.m., a caller reported his children had received a game from Amazon and he didn’t know who had sent it.