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Around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27, a gas line was accidentally struck by construction workers on Liberty Street. Some residences had to be evacuated.
Around 4:05 p.m. on Friday, July 29, an aggressive customer was said to be harassing customers and staff at CVS. The man was said to be in his 30s. Police got there quickly. They seemed familiar with the man … as they had dealt with him on Crane Beach earlier in the day.
At 5 p.m., there was what was first described as a minor accident on Market Street. However, both cars were damaged enough to be towed.
Around 7:50 p.m., a caller on Allen Lane said she saw a sick fox that “just stumbled across the street.” Around 15 minutes later, the fox was seen in the woods near the playground at the corner of Linebrook Road and Howe Street. The caller said her daughter saw the fox in the area. The responding officer looked around for about 10 minutes before he radioed there was no sign of the animal.
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On Saturday at 11:40 a.m., a man was said to be passed out under the bleachers at Bialek Park.
At 1:20 p.m., the Essex harbormaster got a call that someone was possibly injured on Back Beach. The dispatcher sent Crane Beach rangers and the Ipswich police boat there. However, no medical issues were found.
At 1:40 p.m., a call came from the Coast Guard that a sailboat had possibly overturned.
At 2 p.m., a caller at the Eagle Hill landing said a boat was in the way and preventing clammers from getting out of the water.
At 2:20 p.m., Crane Beach rangers said someone had passed out on the beach and that they were bringing the patient to the snack shack area to wait for an ambulance.
On Sunday, at 7:40 p.m., there was a problem with the railroad gates on Topsfield Road. They were ringing and flashing, but no trains were due.
On Monday, at 5:35 p.m., the dispatcher said there was a possible shark sighting near Crane Beach in the Essex River area.
On Tuesday, at around 12:30 p.m., a horse trailer lost its wheel at the Old South Cemetery. The driver had to send for a new trailer to transfer the horses.
