Crime & Safety
Police Log: Cars Vandalized With Lewd Drawings
The following items were recorded in the log of the Marblehead Police from Friday, August 13, through Saturday, August 14 at 6 a.m.
- At 7:56 a.m. Friday, a Rose Avenue resident called police to report a penis had been drawn on car and on other vehicles on the street. Police found the drawing on the glass with a marker. A report was taken. Two other vehicle owners on Rose Avenue also had reports taken about drawings on their car windows.
- At 9:06 a.m. Friday, a person at the Dunkin Donuts on Pleasant Street complained about a male who was canning in front of the business. The male said his name is Mark and he was authorized to do this from someone in Boston. The owner of the store did not authorize the canning and another person told the man to move out into the street, which he did. The male was described as tall and thin, wearing a dark baseball cap turned backward and a fluorescent green/yellow shirt that said, "TEAM Challenge" on it. Police spoke to the man, who was from California, and believed he was staying in town with a friend.
- At 12:35 p.m. Friday, a van owner on Gingerbread Hill Lane found obscenities written all over his van. Another car on the street was also vandalized.Â
- At 3:01 p.m. Friday, an older bald male wearing a white top and dark shorts was hitchhiking into town on Tedesco Street. The caller thought it was suspicious.Â
- At 4:28 p.m. Friday, witnesses saw a car screech to a halt and the operator throw a bunch of bottles from the vehicle. He then got in another car, a green pickup truck, and took off leaving the Volvo he was driving behind. The owner of the Volvo was contacted on his cell phone and he told police that he was driving and the brakes didn't work so he parked it. He got a ride home from a friend. He went on to tell police that he could try and get back there, but it may take about a half-hour. Police had the vehicle towed as it was illegally parked and blocking the road on Beacon Street. The Fire Department was also called to help police gather evidence out of the marsh.Â
- At 6:30 p.m. Friday, a woman called police to say a large sports utility vehicle with antennas was following her and flashing its lights on Humphrey Street. The operator (an older male) told her that he clocked her at 40 miles per hour and that she had an expired tag. She refused to pull over or roll down the window because she was scared. Marblehead Police were tied up on a domestic assault and battery call. Swampscott was contacted and they did not get a call from the person in the SUV. The woman had told police that the male told her that he was calling the police about her.
- At 7:20 p.m. Friday, police responded to a fight on Naugus Avenue. A resident reported that the people next door were using epoxy on a boat, which she believes gave her daughter a chest infection last time they used it. Her father went over to speak to them about it and it reportedly got physical. The other party in the fight, called 9-1-1 and said his life was being threatened. Police took a report of the incident.Â
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