As the Marblehead Reporter has broken up the police log by days, I don’t often read it nowadays. Howeve,r the Reporter’s Facebook feed tipped me off that January 20, 2011 had been a rather interesting day in the life of Marblehead’s Finest. The police officers even managed to keep their junk in their trousers, in contradistinction to Her Majesty’s constabulary previously reported here.
Walk-in requested that police issue a ticket to her landlord for not removing ice from previous storm at 7:57 a.m. She was informed that there was no law that would allow police to issue a ticket, that it was a civil issue. The woman showed the dispatcher her lacerated wrist, which was wrapped in gauze. The dispatcher told the woman that she would document the injury but reiterated that it was a civil issue. The woman then turned around and pulled down her pants, revealing severely bruised buttocks. Is this a civil matter? she asked. Woman gave dispatcher the name of the landlord.
Caller on Village Street reported attempted e-mail scam at 9:37 a.m.
Conducted well-being check and investigation on Linden Street at 10:55 a.m.
Caller reported that cars were bypassing cones that Light Department had set up and were running into a block at the end of Beacon Street, where they had to turn around at 10:56 a.m. Light Department opened up the road a short time later.
Hanging street sign reported on Cross and Pleasant streets at 11:01 a.m.
Drivers speeding and parked three-deep near Glover School on Maple Street reported at 2:15 p.m.
Investigated report from the Marblehead High School office of a possible fight on the railroad right-of-way behind the post office on Smith Street at 2:23 p.m. Officers monitored the area, and there were no problems; however, at 3:26 p.m., police officers were called to Rowland Street where a fight had indeed broken out.
Anonymous caller, who had called police station previously, reported being harassed by various members of the NFL and the Actors Guild, among other allegations at 8:45 p.m. Initial attempt to trace call failed. However, she called back at 11:54 p.m., and police were able to trace call at that point.
And so another humdrum day in Marblehead, Massachusetts came to a close.