LYNN – Every accident, however minor, reported during a snowstorm. The location of each vehicle damaged after a vandal walks down a street. Each person charged with disorderly conduct on Halloween. It can be tedious compiling the police log day after day.Then you find a gem like this:”A report of a woman painting ?no parking’ on High Street at 1:24 p.m. Friday. Officer reports woman is refusing to stop and has painted her own hash marks in the street. Public works requested before paint dries.” – Marblehead, April 26.The police log is important and consequential. A report of an arrest can affect someone’s housing, job and family situation, not to mention his or her pride. A report of a motor vehicle hit-and-run accident or past burglary can perhaps lead a new witness to report information to the police.But the log can also be entertaining.But not all logs are the same, as different citizens (law-abiding and not), different department protocol and different individuals assembling the log can affect the daily entries and information available to the press.Lynn, for instance, gives the time and location, and then categorizes each report.Peabody records animal control calls, creating jarring juxtapositions of a report of a tragic or violent incident with a report that a quarantine for Baby the cat has ended.Nahant does not record ambulance calls, sparing readers news of a rectal bleed.But there’s something special about my hometown of Marblehead.With residents and visitors who, as an Atlantic Avenue merchant reported Saturday, July 13, “have some choice words,” and police with a knack for quotes and insightful observations, magic can result.So, without further ado, here are some of my favorite log entries collected during 2013. And the list for 2014 starts today.Disturbances, noise complaints”A complaint of lots of screaming coming from Chestnut Street and Atlantic Avenue by the statue near Star of the Sea Church at 11:29 p.m. Thursday. Officer reports man was praying loudly.” – Marblehead, Jan. 3.”A report of an MBTA bus driver “racing the bus motor” and leaving oil in the street at 8:11 a.m. Friday on Franklin Street. Caller reported the bus driver has broken seven buses in a week, and she will continue to call. Dispatcher said caller “muttered about the ?damn union people,” and thinks the driver should go somewhere else to break the buses.” – Marblehead, Jan. 28.”A caller complained about being called at 5:30 a.m. for the school closing. The caller felt that ?it is an unnecessary disturbance that early in the day,’ and wanted his phone number taken off the Code Red system. The officer advised the caller that if that were to be done, he would not receive any town emergency calls. The caller said he did not care unless he can be called at a more suitable time of day. The officer advised him that emergencies do not always happen at convenient times.” – Nahant, March 19.”Several reports of a shirtless male yelling at people not to ?push the red button,’ at 5:15 p.m. Sunday on Central Street. Officer reports party is running to Salem to the Zombie Parade.” Peabody, Sept. 29.”A caller reported at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday that there was a car parked at Stramski and the occupants were having sex so loudly that the resident heard it from the driveway on Liberty Way. Caller reported ?let ’em do what they want to do, but people shouldn’t be down there after dark with the lights off because worse things might happen.’ Officers report parties are fully clothed and leaving the area.” – Marblehead, March 26.”A report of the ?same loud love people’ in the lot at Stramski Way at 7:08 p.m. Wednesday. Officer reports individuals are just sitting in the car and have been moved along.” – Marblehead, April 3.”Officer encountered the loud couple again in the parking lot of the playground off of Shepard Street at 9:02 p.m. Wednesday. Officer asked couple to move along to private property.” – Marblehead, April 3.Unsightliness, vandalism, property rights”A Spr