Crime & Safety

Police: No Dope Smoking; Hit and Run

Excerpts from the Marblehead Police Department log.

Thursday, Jan. 7

At 8:41 a.m., water was being pumped out of a house on Lafayette Street. The caller was concerned because it was turning to ice and could cause an accident.

At 11:31 a.m., a set of keys was found on Front Street.

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At 1:13 p.m., there was a report of a lost fitbit on Sevinor Road.

At 1:31 p.m., there was a report of a possible chimney cleaning fraud scam on Fairview Road.

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At 2:32 p.m., there was a report that the walk button was not working at the intersection of Maple and Tedesco, possibly because of the cold.

At 4:22 p.m., debris that was in the roadway on West Shore Drive was taken to the Highway Department.

At 4:34 p.m., there was a report of a past hit and run to a parked vehicle on Pleasant Street.

At 7:01 p.m., a fence was knocked over by a car on Buena Vista Road.

At 10:03 p.m., there was a report of kids smoking dope in a dark Range Rover on Washington Street. Officers found that there was no smoking going on.

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