Crime & Safety
Police Log: Water Balloons Thrown Into Intersection
This is an excerpt from the Marblehead Police Log from Friday, Aug. 6 through Sunday, Aug. 8 at 6 a.m.
- At 8:54 p.m. Friday, Ronald Mastronardi, 64, 195 West Shore Drive, Marblehead, was arrested and charged with driving after license suspension. The arrest was made on West Shore Drive.
- At 11:06 a.m. Friday, a man called police to see if any wallets had been turned in. He said the wallet was stolen from his house by a "guest." The man added that he would go to the station later to file a report. The man also gave the name and phone number of his guest and said his credit card was being used.
- At 11:25 a.m. Friday, a woman called police and said she was "accosted in Starbucks by a male with an emotional problem that doesn't belong in Marblehead." She said she entered the store, went to a seating area and there was a male on the counter at the end. She asked if anyone was sitting nearby and then pulled out the seat. She placed her order and then returned and there was a cup on the table with a napkin. She threw the items away. The caller and the male exchanged words and he called her rude. The caller moved to another seat and said to the man that she hoped he never made a mistake. The male left Starbucks and the woman waited a while to make sure he was gone from the area. A few minutes later, the woman left and decided she'd better walk a different way home. She was walking and heard clapping behind her. She turned to see the male behind her and it was the same man from Starbucks who was clapping. He told her to keep walking. The woman described the male as, "overweight, unkempt, looks different, he had on an olive green sweatshirt that was of no quality and was about 35 to 40 years old, white, with no glasses and he was abusive." The woman said she wanted to let the police know. The woman added that she believes the man was likely from a nearby town -- and not Marblehead.
- At 1:34 p.m. Friday, a Rooservelt Avenue resident called police after seeing a contractor spray painting. The man asked police if there were any bylaws against spray painting on windy days. Police spoke with the contractor who was done spray painting and there was no over spray.
- At 4:15 p.m. Friday, a man reported that a few days prior, he was traveling down the hill of Pleasant Street toward National Grand Bank, and a young male on a skateboard followed him down the hill. The man stopped and told the male that what he was doing was inappropriate. The man said he now carries a camera in his car so he can take a picture of the skateboarder.
- At 6:50 p.m. Friday, a Liecester Road resident found three chainsaws and a flashlight in the yard. It was later found that the chainsaws and flashlight came from a neighbor's shed, which had been broken into.
- At 7:07 p.m. Friday, calls came into police regarding kids, who were in the alley way between Terry's and the Cutting Edge on School Street, throwing water balloons into the intersection. When police arrived, the kids "bolted" up Washington Street. Police stopped them and their parents were informed to come get them. One of the kids got away -- he was described as 5 foot, 5 inches tall with a crew cut, wearing a blue shirt with white lettering.
- At 9:48 p.m. Friday, a noise complaint was made to police about a party at Marion Road. The caller said there was a gathering of eight to 10 kids drinking and smoking in the yard and the kids were migrating between the yard and the tracks.
- At 1:42 p.m. Saturday, a Tucker Street resident called police after a tow truck hit a house. There was no damage, but the resident wanted it documented so the person could petition to ban trucks on the street.
- At 1:30 a.m. Sunday, police searched for a missing teen after he walked away from a Swampscott party after having consumed several shots of alcohol. The teen was from Marblehead so his parents believed he may have tried to walk home. The teen was found on Prospect and Pleasant Street in Swampscott and needed medical attention.
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