Crime & Safety

Expletives Spraypainted in Snowbanks; Street Looks Like a 'Third World Country'

Excerpts from the Marblehead Police Department log.

Wednesday, Feb. 11

At 10:11 a.m., a broken down oil truck was reported to be blocking the Vine Street entrance to the middle school.

At 10:44 a.m., a suspicious person was reported on Bradlee Road.

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At 10:50 a.m., a neighbor dispute over snow was reported.

At 10:57 a.m., a an IRS scam call was reported.

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At 11:59 a.m., a woman called to complain that her court was not plowed.

At 12:12 p.m., a woman reported an odor of natural gas. High readings of CO were found.

At 12:43 p.m., a man fell in a snowbank while clearing his property and was stuck. He was uninjured, but unable to get out of the snowbank.

At 2:34 p.m., a man called to complain that his street was slippery and “looked like a third world country.” He said there were multiple doctors living on his street and it needed to be addressed.

At 6:35 p.m., numerous cars’ owners were contacted about impeding snow removal on Roundhouse Road.

At 7:11 p.m., a caller reported rings missing from the house.

Thursday, Feb. 12

At 5:47 a.m., a woman reported that a car parked in front of her house was spraypainted overnight with the word “F-----”. The owner of the car was notified.

At 6:56 a.m., another caller reported an expletive spraypainted in the snow in an different area. DPW was notified to replow the area as the snowbanks had been pushed into the streets.

At 8:34 a.m., a woman called to report that she had videoed the neighbor’s dog ”taking ‘a big dump’” on her property.

At 5:36 p.m., an IRS scam call was reported.

Friday, Feb. 13

At 1:12 a.m., kids were reported for being loud while playing in the snow.

At 6:39 a.m., a garage fire was reported, possibly originating at a wood stove.

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