Crime & Safety

Transformer Explosion Reported on Beacon Street

The following information was submitted by the Marblehead Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.


The following is an excerpt from the Marblehead Police Department's log: 

Wednesday, June 18: 

  • At 8:04 a.m., police and fire units responded to an alarm on Lafayette Street.
  • At 8:18 a.m., a resident entered the police station to report a dispute with neighbors.
  • At 8:22 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Sargent Road.
  • At 9:01 a.m., police responded to a medical emergency near the intersection of West Shore Drive and Lafayette Street.
  • At 9:24 a.m., police responded to a report of a downed tree branch on Pleasant Street.
  • At 11:03 a.m., a pedestrian turned over a set of keys on Washington Street.
  • At 11:03 a.m., a Leicester Road resident called police to report that she has been receiving annoying phone calls from a possible phone scammer.
  • At 11:08 a.m., police responded to a complaint regarding a homeless man on Smith Street.
  • At 11:32 a.m., police responded to a solicitation complaint on Cleveland Road.
  • At 11:47 a.m., a Front Street resident called police to report that their plants had been stolen for the second time.
  • At 11:47 a.m., police and fire units responded to a reported transformer explosion near the intersection of Beacon Street and Mill Pond.
  • At 12:12 p.m., police responded to a report of downed wires on Rockaway Avenue.
  • At 12:51 p.m., police responded to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident on Cutter Court.
  • At 1:29 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Widger Road.
  • At 1:41 p.m., police responded to a report of suspicious activity on Ocean Avenue.
  • At 10:14 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Auburndale Road.
  • At 11:20 p.m., police responded to a disturbance on Rowland Street.

Thursday, June 19: 

  • At 12:20 a.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Taft Street.
  • At 6:18 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Pleasant Street.
  • At 7:12 a.m., police responded to a past hit-and-run motor vehicle accident on Commercial Street.
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