Crime & Safety

Arguments, Parking Problems and Dogs on the Loose

Excerpts from the Swampscott police log. The information is open to the public.

Excerpts from the log. The information is open to the public.

Here are two arrests and excerpts from calls for service in the log, from March 13-17.

Arrests

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Sunday, March 13

  • 1:44 a.m. — Donald Davis, 24, of 64 Chatham St., Lynn, was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

Monday, March 14

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  • 2:33 p.m. — Joseph Fierros, 30, 929 Parker St., Jamaica Plain, was arrested for the violation of a restraining order.

Log Entries 

Sunday, March 13

  • 1:11 a.m. — Police made a motor vehicle stop on Dilisio Road. A warrant was out for the arrest of the vehicle’s operator and police took him into custody. 
  • 9:20 a.m. — Police received two reports of a motor vehicle partially blocking Humphrey Street. The driver had run out of gas. Police helped the driver.
  • 5:17 p.m. — Skateboarders were removed from the steps of
  • 6:01 p.m. — Police received a 911 call for medical aid possibly due to a diabetic reaction. Firefighters and EMS were dispatched to the Sutton Place address and an ambulance transported the patient to the hospital.
  • 8:17 p.m. — Police received a report from a Pine Street resident who said his roommate came home covered in blood. The patient was transported to the hospital.
  • 9:28 p.m. —  A Redington Street resident was concerned about an odor coming from behind a wall. The officer reported that there was water behind the wall and it had created mold, the source of the smell.

Monday, March 14

  • 2:25 a.m. — Police carried out a park and walk detail on Redington Street. The area was checked.
  • 3:28 a.m. — Police checked the New Ocean Street area as well as Curry Circle and the VFW. 
  • 12:54 p.m. — Police responded to a medical aid call on Cherry Street for a 49-year-old man who may have suffered a stroke. He was transported to the hospital.
  • 2:10 p.m. — Police received a report of a heated argument between a couple near Linscott Park. Police placed the man under arrest for violation of a restraining order.
  • 4:10  p.m. — Police wrote a ticket for a parking violation on Blaney Street.
  • 6:56 p.m. — Police received a report of a person drinking antifreeze from a water bottle at a Paradise Road location. Investigators were notified. 

Tuesday, March 15

  • 8:55 a.m. — Police responded to a verbal domestic argument in a car at Burrill Street and Railroad Avenue.
  • 9:25 a.m. — A hysterical caller reported being physically threatened and blocked by a moving company van. The officer mediated the situation.
  • 10:40 a.m. — A caller reported having issues with a loan company and receiving annoying phone calls.
  • 2:14 p.m. — A caller reported a loose Rottweiler near Ingraham Terrace. The officer checked the area and reported that the dog was gone.
  • 2:20 p.m. — A Paradise Road business owner reported vandalism to cars for sale in the parking lot.
  • 4:58 p.m. — A Suffolk Avenue resident walked into the police station and reported that a commuter had parked in front of her home, making it difficult for cars to get by. Police determined the car was parked legally.
  • 3:16 p.m. — A caller reported a loose dog running around in the Beach Avenue area. The dog’s owner was located.
  • 9:57 p.m. — A Blaney Street caller reported receiving threatening phone calls.

Wednesday, March 16

  • 12:51 a.m. — Police helped a driver with a broken down vehicle get a tow.
  • 2:36 a.m. — Police noticed an open garage on Bellevue Road and checked it. The area was secure. 
  •  12:08 p.m. — Police responded to an argument between a man and a woman on Pine Street.  
  • 3:07 p.m. — Police responded to a report of annoying phone calls on Sculpin Way.  
  • 5:29 p.m. — Police received a report of suspicious people in a bank parking lot. The people were waiting for AAA to arrive. 
  • 9:31 p.m. — Police received a report of loud teenagers on Norfolk Avenue. They were gone upon the arrival of police.  

Thursday, March 17

  • 3:14 a.m. — Police received a report of a suspicious person on Duke Street. The person was gone upon the police officer’s arrival.  
  • 8:23 a.m. — An accident was reported on Essex Street. Police, firefighters and an ambulance responded to the scene. 
  • 11:07 a.m. — An alarm sounded on Windsor Avenue. The activation was accidental. 
  • 2:32 p.m. — Police received a complaint about parking at Stanley School. 
  • 2:37 p.m. — Police received a call about an open front door at a residence on Mapledale Place. The police officer checked the house and closed the door.


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