Crime & Safety
Police Log Roundup: Items From The North Shore
Porta Potty concerns, unidentified drones, and an actual dumpster fire: Here are some selections from local police logs.

NORTH SHORE, MA – From the curious to the disturbing, here are some of the North Shore's standout police log items from the past month.
MARBLEHEAD
Officers took a report of someone who mixed coffee with salt and "has now learned her lesson" on Saturday afternoon.
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Someone reported a porta potty had tipped over on Alden Road on Sunday around 11 a.m. and the caller was concerned that "kids will play in it." Officers responded to the area, but didn't foresee any children playing in it.
PEABODY
Officers responded to a report of a black drone of unknown origin on Tammie Lane last Wednesday around 7:30 p.m.
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Police took a report of a dumpster fire on Foster Street on Friday around 6 p.m. Peabody Fire put it out.
BEVERLY
Police responded to Cabot Street and Broadway on Feb. 22, on a report of someone damaging businesses around 5 p.m. Officers found the person used chalk to write on the buildings and sidewalk. The person agreed to remove the chalk.
Officers responded to a call of men "digging up" the Beverly Commons on Feb. 25, around 4:30 p.m.
An apartment on Beverly Commons Drive had some flooding last Wednesday around 1 a.m., after the tenant upstairs fell asleep with the water running.
SALEM
A driver in a black Jeep passed a marked police cruiser in a 25 mph zone on Washington Street going 46 mph last week. The driver was stopped, and found to have a revoked license.
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