'Hillary Clinton Sucks' Post Gets Man Fired: Marblehead Police Log

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

Fri., Sept. 30

• 8:50 a.m. A vehicle got stuck on the beach near Gas House Lane.
• 11:43 a.m. Police seized two grinders and a container full of marijuana on Humphrey Street.
• 4:36 p.m. A man on Orchard Street called police, saying someone shot an arrow into his yard.
• 6:51 p.m. Fireworks reported on Central Street.

Sun., Oct. 2

• 2:32 p.m. A woman driving on Humphrey Street said a group of youths holding a fundraiser tossed a sign at her windshield.
• 3:16 p.m. A man on West Shore Drive said he was fired after writing "Hillary Clinton sucks" on a football square, taking a picture of the square, and posting it on social media. The man told police it was his "First Amendment" right to do so. Football squares are used in betting.
• 4:57 p.m. A used needle was found Sewall Street.
• 7:48 p.m. A woman on Green Street said she was "confronted" by her neighbor after a claim of a car crash.
• 10 p.m. A man on Commercial Street said people in two vehicles — a Toyota Prius and a Ford Explorer — were playing "hide and seek" in the vehicles and driving at unsafe speeds.
• 10:47 p.m. A man on Brook Road complained about a large group of youths at a playground listening to loud music.

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