Crime & Safety

Seaside Problems: Marblehead Police Log

A lost paddle, sunken lobster boat, and more items from the Marblehead Police log.

  • The Harbormaster responded to a report of someone diving for clams off Devereux beach on Thursday around 10 a.m., and found the person was looking for lobsters and flounder, not clams.
  • Police took a report of a phone call that showed up as a Marblehead resident on caller ID, but was "spoofed," and was actually a spammer on Thursday around 11 a.m.
  • A kayaker made it home safely after losing a paddle off the coast of Marblehead on Thursday around 9 p.m.
  • Officers took a report of four fishing poles and three rods stolen from the back on a truck Friday just after midnight on Ocean Avenue.
  • Police took a report of a couple possibly having sex in a hammock in the area of Lighthouse Lane on Monday evening. When officers called the witness back, the caller said they just assumed they were having sex.
  • A lobster boat sank off of Tinkers Island on Tuesday around 1 p.m. A salvage company was notified.
  • Officers responded to a report of people possibly having sex in a car on Wednesday around 3 a.m. on Widger Road. Police moved the occupants along.

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