Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Possessing Electric Stun Gun

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

Tuesday, June 4

  • At 8:33 a.m., police charged Timothy Keeter, 54, 66 Sherwood Road, Swampscott with violation of a restraining order.
  • At 8:56 a.m., police received a report of a vehicle hitting a utility pole at Norfolk Avenue and Stetson Avenue.
  • At 6:27 p.m., a caller reported a motor vehicle accident in the Marshalls parking lot, 1005 Paradise Road.
  • At 8:40 p.m., a caller reported an argument with a neighbor on Burrill Street.

Wedneday, June 5

  • At 6:46 a.m., police received a report of vandalism to a motor vehicle on Puritan Road.
  • At 8:10 a.m., police received a report of vandalism to a car on Glen Road.
  • At 8:34 a.m., police received a report of a car being spray painted overnight.
  • At 9:43 a.m., the school resource officer at the high school reported threats at the school.
  • At 1:37 p.m., police charged Juan Santiago, 37, of 85 Western Ave., Lynn with shoplifting.
  • At 5:34 p.m., police received a report of the rear window being broken on a motor vehicle at the train depot.
  • At 6:13 p.m., police received a report of a barking dog on Sargent Road.
  • At 9:22 p.m., police stopped a man who was a suspect in a Lynn breaking and entering. 

Thursday, June 6

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  • At 00:28 a.m., police responded to a report of a possible gunshot on Puritan Road. It turned out that it was perhaps fireworks.
  • At 9:52 a.m., an old boat trailer was to be removed from the former middle school on Greenwood Avenue per the order of the town building inspector.
  • At 3:19 p.m., police received a report that a hockey game had broken out in the street at Bond Street and Sherwood Road.
  • At 6:08 p.m., police received a report of kids skateboarding down the hill on Greenwood Avenue, causing a hazardous condition. The kids were advised by police.
  • At 8:45 p.m., a caller reported that a friend's ex-wife showed up at her door and made threats and was insulting towards her.
  • At 10:58 p.m., police charged Harutyun Demirtshyan, 20, of 1004 Paradise Road, Swampscott with possession of an electric stun gun.


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