Crime & Safety

Handicap Placard Seized After Misuse

The following is an excerpt from the Swampscott Police logs. Where charges are mentioned it does not indicate a conviction.

Tuesday, Jan. 22

  • At 5:36 p.m., a Puritan Road caller reported to police that a motor vehicle was parked in his driveway. The owner was located and he moved the vehicle. 
  • At 6:05 p.m., a person was using someone else's handicap placard to park in a handicap space at Marshalls. The person was cited and the placard seized. 
  • At 7:31 p.m., a Humphrey Street caller reported an Internet scam.

Wednesday, Jan. 23

  • At 7:55 a.m., a Deer Cove caller reported someone had used the caller's debit card without authorization.
  • At 8:37 a.m., a Puritan Road caller reported someone had used the caller's debit card without authorization. 
  • At 11 a.m., police received a report that students were in a parked car behind the Gulf Station on Essex Street smoking marijuana. 
  • At 1:46 p.m., an Essex Street caller said someone had stolen package packages from the front porch.
  • At 2:02 p.m., a Nichols Street caller reported that a man in a green jacket had rang the doorbell and tried the front door and left on foot toward Windsor Avenue.
  • At 7:49 p.m., a Minerva Street man was unresponsive and transported to Salem Hospital. 
  • At 8:52 p.m., police recieved a report that fraudelent charges were made.
  • At 9:45 p.m., a caller said a dog was barking in a Sargent Road home and the caller was concerned for the animal's well-being. 

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