In news taken from the logs of Cape Ann’s police and fire departments:
GLOUCESTER
Sunday, March 24
6:23 p.m.: Fireworks were reported on Macomber Road.
4:13 p.m.: A crash with property damage only was reported at Market Basket on Gloucester Crossing Road.
3:30 p.m.: A resident came into the police station lobby to report identity theft. The resident explained someone used his Social Security number to create an account under his name. The account showed a balance of $1.01. Police said the resident contacted the company to report the fraudulent activity and the company canceled the account. The residentreported a separate incident in October 2023 in which someone tried to initiate a purchase using his credit card and the transaction was denied, and that reported that recently, his email was logged in from Vietnam, but his account has since been secured.
Noon: A person reported the theft of approximately $100 in cash and a check that had been placed in the car’s visor after she went to Addison Gilbert Hospital on Washington Street and parked at the nearby Seacoast Nursing Home. She parked at 10 a.m. and noticed the money was missing around 10:50 a.m. on March 21. The bank put an immediate stop on the check to keep it from being cashed.
11:32 a.m.: Police were called to help the Fire Department make entry into a residence on Sayward Street due to a person who fell and was home alone. The person refused medical treatment.
10:27 a.m.: A caller from a vacant lot on Main Street reported someone was spitting on him. The indiviuals were separated and police cleared the scene.
10:17 a.m.: A caller from Granite Street reported a carbon monoxide detector had activated. The caller was advised to step outside and the Fire Department was dispatched.
8:15 a.m.: A resident reported someone tried to get into her shed. Police saw the shed door had a piece broken off and the door handle was found on the ground nearby. Police said it did not appear anyone got into the shed because the door was frozen shut due to the rain and falling temperatures overnight.
Saturday, March 23
Crashes with property damage only: at 11:36 a.m. on Blackburn Circle with a person reportedly taken to the hospital; at 9:03 p.m. on Grant Circle, Washington Street and Ashland Place.
Disturbances were reported on Poplar Street at 12:38 p.m. and Sayward Street at 2:26 p.m.
11:11 a.m.: Smoke alarms were reported sounding at 264 Main St. Gloucester Fire Department was dispatched.
11 a.m.: Police on Friday, March 22, learned a man had two fully extraditable warrants issued in Texas against him and that he might be living in Gloucester at his parents’ house. The offenses included making terroristic threats against a police officer/judge and multiple warrants out of Collin County, Texas. On Saturday, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the warrant service was active and fully extraditable. Police requested a warrant against the man on a charge of being a fugitive from justice. The 36-year-old was arrested at a residence on Essex Avenue on a straight arrest warrant Monday, March 25, by a detective, a deputy from the U.S. Marshals Service and a trooper from the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section. The man was placed into custody without incident and taken to the Rockport Police Department for booking. He was later taken to court.
ROCKPORT
Sunday, March 31
Traffic stops were conducted on Broadway at 6:33 and 6:56 p.m. Both drivers were given verbal warnings.
9:58 a.m.: After an alarm was reported, the Fire Department was dispatched to a Beach Street address.
9:52 a.m.: A police wellness check made at a Main Street address.
7:58 a.m.: After a report was received at High Street address, a verbal warning was issued.
Saturday March 30
6:42 p.m.: A noise complaint was made at a Sandy Bay Terrace address.
Medical alarms were activated on Curtis Street at 12:03 p.m. and High Street Court at 6:06 p.m. Both later proved to be false.
5:38 p.m.: A report was made about lost and found property at a Granite Street address.
2:08 p.m.: A report was made about road conditions on Main Street.
1:26 p.m.: A motor vehicle crash was reported on Blue Gate Lane.
12:09 p.m.: After a well-being check at a South Street address, an ambulance transport was conducted.
12:04 p.m.: A report was made about a neighbor dispute on Granite Street.
12:04 p.m.: After a motor vehicle stop on Thatcher Road, a verbal warning was issued.
9:19 a.m.: After an alarm was reported, the Fire Department was dispatched to a Beach Street address.
8:08 a.m.: A medical emergency ambulance transport was conducted at a Main Street address.
Friday, March 29
Medical emergencies: Ambulance transport to a hospital was made from South Street at 1:56 a.m. and Sandy bay Terrace at 3:38 a.m. while services were provided at a Rowe Avenue address at 7:22 p.m.
2:13 p.m.: A motor vehicle crash was reported on Railroad Avenue.
7:14 a.m.: After a motor vehicle stop on Thatcher Road, a verbal warning was issued.
ESSEX
Sunday, March 31
Citizens were assisted on John Wise Avenue at 11:04 a.m. and 8:31 p.m., and Main Street at 11:04 a.m.
8:11 p.m.: Suspicious activity was reported at a Water Street address.
Disturbances were reported on Choate Street at 7:08 p.m. and Western Avenue at 7:46 p.m.
Ambulance transport was refused by an individual who fell at a Western Avenue address at 11:02 a.m. and a patient who suffered a diabetic episode at a Main Street address at 4:52 p.m.
4:23 p.m.: A motor vehicle crash on Lebaron Road was reported.
10:27 a.m.: A report was made after a police investigation was conducted at a John Wise Avenue address.
Saturday, March 30
7:07 p.m.: A report was made after a motor vehicle complaint at a Martin Street address.
9:04 a.m.: A welfare check was conducted at a Main Street address.
8:54 a.m.: Assistance was provided during a community policing call at a Shepard Memorial Drive address.
7:57 a.m.: After a report of a fall at a Southern Avenue address, a patient refused a medical ambulance transport.
MANCHESTER
Sunday March 31
Traffic stops were conducted at the intersection of the northbound lanes of Route 128 and School Street at 12:41 a.m. and 1:12 a.m., when written warnings were issued, and on the northbound lanes of Route 128 at 6:09 p.m. when a verbal warning was given.
12:13 a.m.: Suspicious activity at White Beach was reported.
Friday, March 29
2:54 p.m.: Community policing was provided at a Lincoln Street address.
Traffic stops were made on at the intersection of Route 128 and School Street at 1:59 a.m., when no action was taken, and on the northbound lanes of Route 128 at 2:40 p.m., when a verbal warning was issued.
Citizens were assisted on Central Street at 9:28 a.m. and 2:15 a.m.
1:59 a.m.: After a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Route 128 and School Street, no action was taken.
