Crime & Safety

Police: Smoking Weed; Suspicious Man

Excerpts from the Marblehead Police Department log.

Tuesday, Dec. 15

At 8:41 a.m., there was a report of wires hanging down on Atlantic Avenue. The light company was notified.

At 11:34 a.m., there was a call from Marblehead High School concerning two students who left the school and said there were going to smoke weed. A search of the area did not turn up anything.

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At 2:36 p.m., a caller reported that a man was harassing people in the area of Pleasant Street and trying to hitchhike a ride. The man was found to be waiting for a bus and everything was all set.

At 6:57 p.m., there was a report of a suspicious man sitting on a sidewalk on Gas House Lane.

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Tuesday, Dec. 16

At 4:30 a.m., police mediated a dispute over taxi services on Hawkes Street.

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