Ex-GF Steals Cat, Marblehead High Scam, Neighbor Threatens to Poison Children: Marblehead Police Log

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

Thur., May 12

• 9:37 a.m. A caller complained a crosswalk guard in the Pleasant Street area wasn't doing her job correctly.
• 10:09 a.m. A woman on Auburndale Road said her neighbor threatened to poison her children after she planted some trees near the property line.
• 11:57 a.m. A Marblehead High School administrator called police and said there's a scam going around where someone is asking residents for money that would purportedly go to high school athletic teams.
• 12:45 p.m. A bicyclist on Ocean Avenue was hospitalized after falling and injuring his head.
• 1:49 p.m. A woman said she saw "two men with black hats and black tactical vests with long, black guns" in a conservation area on Old Salem Road. An officer checked out the area and found nothing.
• 5:39 p.m. A man said someone struck his parked vehicle on Gerald Road then took off.
• 6:08 p.m. An IRS scam was reported on High Street.
• 6:50 p.m. A Village School student said someone stole her phone.
• 11:21 p.m. A man on Washington Street said his ex-girlfriend broke into his apartment and stole his cat. Officers contacted the woman and told her to return the cat.

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