Crime & Safety

Man Destroys Lobby at Cheeseburger Cheeseburger

The following information comes from the Swampscott Police Department log. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following are excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department's log:

Monday, July 8

Somebody waiting for the 6:15 a.m. train at the depot on Railroad Avenue saw an unattended backpack. It was sitting in a grassy area near two vehicles. Officers checked the back and found that it was empty.

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An officer on patrol near Humphrey and Salem streets at 9:42 a.m. was a driver that he knew had a suspended license and active warrants. The vehicle was stopped and the officer confirmed the driver’s license was suspended and the warrants were in effect. Jason Do, 30, of 658 Humphrey St. was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and warrants for speeding, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, miscellaneous motor vehicle equipment violation and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

A W.B. Mason truck was broken down on the bridge on Danvers Road at 11:03 a.m.

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Somebody called police from the Bank of America call center reporting a Stetson Avenue resident was possibly considering suicide at 2:34 p.m. Police spoke to the person and everything was OK.

A well-being check was conducted on a person at a Millett Road address at 3:07 p.m. The Fire Department was at the home and could not contact the resident but the husband came home while emergency crews were there and said the person was OK. She had some coughing problems earlier but is in Winthrop now and is OK.

A customer came into Cheeseburger Cheeseburger on Paradise Road and destroyed the front lobby at 3:08 p.m. The suspect was described as a short white man wearing a black T-shirt.

A vehicle was broken into overnight at a Farragut Road address. The report was filed at 3:58 p.m.

Papers were exchanged after a car crash near Salem Five on Paradise Road at 4:44 p.m.

A male neighbor was screaming out his window at a woman at a Pleasant Street address at 6:24 p.m.

Fireworks were reported on Phillips Beach at 9:31 p.m. An officer spoke to someone on the beach that said they did not see or hear any fireworks.

A Paradise Road resident said a female was at the door requesting help from the police at 11:30 p.m. Due to a language barrier, the resident was not able to figure out what the woman needed. It turned out, she wanted a ride to Lynn. Police transported her to the Lynn line near Tedeschi’s where a Lynn police cruiser would meet her.


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