Crime & Safety

Swampscott Man Charged With Assault of a Senior

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


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

Monday, June 9

  • At 1:08 a.m., police conducted a building check on Essex Street.
  • At 1:19 a.m., police conducted a building check on Monument Avenue.
  • At 1:20 a.m., police conducted a building check on Burrill Street.
  • At 6:44 a.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Humphrey Street.
  • At 10:24 a.m., police responded to a report of past vandalism to a garage door on Humphrey Street.
  • At 10:57 a..m., police responded to a medical emergency on Paradise Road.
  • At 11:46 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Burrill Street.
  • At 2:08 p.m., police responded to a past larceny on Essex Street.
  • At 2:12 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Paradise Road.
  • At 6:26 p.m., a Humphrey Street man called police to report that he was just punched in the face. Christopher Capozzi, 33, of 616 Humphrey St., Swampscott, was arrested on charges of assault and battery on a senior citizen and domestic assault and battery while a restraining order was in effect.
  • At 7:12 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Paradise Road.
  • At 7:31 p.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Redington Street.
  • At 7:34 p.m., police responded to a reported past larceny on Humphrey Street.
  • At 8:53 p.m., police responded to a report of a box of nails thrown in the street on Essex Street.
  • At 9:23 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Humphrey Street.
  • At 11:19 p.m., police conducted a building check on Whitman Road.
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