Crime & Safety
Driver Plays Nintendo, Another Man "Creeping" People Out
This is an except from the Marblehead Police log.
- At 1:28 p.m. Friday, a van went out of control in reverse and hit 50 Atlantic Ave., Unit C. There were no injuries, but the car had to be towed.
- At 5:41 p.m. Friday, a Brown Street resident called police about a man sleeping in his car on the side of the road. The man was actually playing Nintendo.
- At 6:35 p.m. Friday, someone called police about a man "drinking beer outside and creeping people out." Police advised the man about public drinking.
- At 6:37 p.m. Friday, a man was seen urinating on a gravestone on Creesy Street.
- At 8:13 p.m. Friday, a person called police to report a female in a black car with New York plates drop her pizza and was apparently drunk before she got in her car and drove off. Police did not locate the vehicle.
- At 12:45 a.m. Saturday, a Mariners Lane resident called police after a young female entered a home and turned on the outside light. The girl apologized and left the house. Police said she probably had the wrong door.
- At 5:19 a.m. Saturday, multiple callers reported a fight in Front Street. One person was placed under protective custody.
- At 1:10 p.m. Saturday, a call came in regarding an erratic scooter driver on Washington Street.
- At 6:25 p.m. Saturday, police were called by residents of Lafayette Street, who said they were hearing gun shots in the conservation land by the cemetery. Police found it was kids setting off fireworks.
- At 2:21 p.m. Sunday, a rowboat washed up on Tinker's Island. The harbormaster was notified.
- At 8:38 p.m., Sunday, a neighbor saw three men try to break into a house on Stacey Court. The three fled before police arrived.
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