Crime & Safety

Driver Reports Kid Getting Dragged Into Car; Husband Forges Taxes

The following information was submitted by the Swampscott Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction

Posted by Charlene Arsenault 

The following is an excerpt from the Swampscott Police Department's log: 

Thursday, April 10 

  • At 1:39 a.m., police responded to a report of an unsecured window at the Machon School, 35 Burpee Road. It appears there was no entry. 
  • At 8:25 a.m., police responded to an MVA at the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Humphrey Street 
  • At 9:16 a.m., a resident called to report that copper piping had been stolen from 114 Norfolk Ave. 
  • At 1:36 p.m., a resident on Farragut Road reported that her husband forged her signature on state and federal tax returns and took the refund check. 
  • At 7:25 p.m., police responded to a neighbor dispute on Phillips Street 
  • At 8:19 p.m., a person called 911 to report that he was driving on Salem Street and saw a child getting dragged into the car, which then left. The caller reported that he was unsure if anything was wrong, or that the "child was acting up." 
  • At 11 p.m., a resident requested assistance with a raccoon in her garage on Nichols Street 


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