Theft on Cod Almighty, Stolen Yeti Cooler, & Fake IRS Agents : Marblehead Police Logs

Thursday, August 17

• Police responded to a report of a woman being harassed via email on Aug. 17. A voicemail was left by an officer for the man to stop the harassment.
• A caller reporter a black duffle bag left at Fountain Park under the shelter. She called out to see if anyone was in the area but no one answered. Officers responded to find a bag containing clothing, and a name. The bag was returned to its owner.
• A woman reported she received a call on her cell from 904-954-1207 claiming to be from Citibank Fraud department telling her they detected fraud on her "Double Cash" card. The woman does not have a Citibank card and did not give the last 4 of her social as they asked. When she got home there was a call on her home phone claiming to be from Citibank telling her that her Citibank Master Card had been compromised. She did not return the call. She checked w/M'head Bank and they have no issues w/her account. She was advised to contact Chase Bank and confirm no issues with that account. When she was on the phone w/"Citibank" they told her since she would give no info, they would be deactivating her Citibank Double Cash card.
• A woman received both a citation and a verbal warning on the same day on Tedesco Street and Longview Drive for a red light violation. The second situation involved not stopping at a stop sign.
• An officer responded after a woman bumped her car into another. There was no damage on either car. The woman in the second car got out and started screaming at the driver, took her information, but wouldn't give her own. The reporter felt intimidated by the second driver and reported the incident.
• A Yeti cooler was reported stolen from a man's boat on Salem Harbor.
• An anonymous caller reported a man on Mechanic Court was yelling and screaming, and yelling racial slurs. It had been going on for 10 minutes. Officers responded. The man and his household were making a movie about the recent attacks in Charlottesville and the reporter didn't know that and thought that they were having an argument.

Friday, August 18

• A pedestrian was struck by a truck and transported to the hospital on Beacon and Green Streets.
• A woman reported a man going through her trash. She said she puts out her Amazon bags with all her credit card info on them. She will invest in a shredder and has yelled at the man to move along. She did not want a response.

Saturday, August 19

• A 93-year-old woman was transported to a hospital after becoming dizzy on Haley Street. She was dehydrated.
• A woman called the department upset because "when she came in last week, the call was logged and that the newspaper brought out her complaint [in a police log] from 3 years ago and published it again. She apologized to the man who was involved today and was going to go to the paper to tell them it wasn't fair that they brought up her complaint from 3 years ago.
• A breaking and entering was reported on a boat in Salem Harbor. The boat had been entered sometime in the previous week. Electronics and fishing equipment were taken, and the cabin left in shambles.
• Two neighbors on Pitman Road were reported verbally fighting over a tree.
• A woman got a call from someone pretending to be from the IRS and they told her that she owes $7,608 and they will be sending agents that day to arrest her. The call came from 781-223- 7129.
• A boat was broken into on Salem Harbor. Tuna reels and other equipment were reported as stolen on a boat named the Cod Almighty. The Harbormaster has been notified.