Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in Salem Street Crash

The driver a motorcycle was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on Salem Street on Tuesday afternoon.

A serious accident occurred Tuesday afternoon on Salem Street near Tedesco Country Club. Swampscott police, fire crews and Action ambulance responded at about 1:30 p.m. on Salem St., near the intersection of Sunbeam Lane. Initially, crews requested a MedFlight but it was going to take too long so the motorcyclist was taken by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital. The motorcyclists’ injuries are believed to be serious. No other injuries were reported initially. Two other vehicles were involved, including a Mazda SUV. Check back to Swampscott Patch for more details and updates.

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Police Log

Big Coyote Reported On Didio

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

  Editor's Note: These are the most recent logs we have received from Swampscott police. They cover June 10 through June 13. Previously, the most recent logs we published date to June 4. We will post the missing log entries — June 4 through June 10 — and any arrests from the same period when we receive them. The following is an excerpt from the Swampscott Police log: Sunday, June 10 Monday, June 11 Tuesday, June 12 Wednesday, June 13 The following person was arrested: For questions about the log, email terry.date@patch.com    

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Lynn Takes Over Swampscott Police Dispatch Duties

Emergency calls for Swampscott police are being dispatched by a Lynn dispatcher as of today. The new dispatch system went into effect Wednesday morning.

  The new police dispatch system for Swampscott police went into effect Wednesday morning about 9:30. A Lynn dispatcher is now dispatching reports from 911 calls directly to Swampscott officers on the street. Previously, Swampscott police fielded the emergency calls at the station and relayed the information to responding officers. The transition to the new system was about a year in works and has included state-funded communication equipment upgrades, said Swampscott Police Chief Ron Madigan. There is a learning curve with the new system but the department is adjusting, the police chief said. All emergency calls that require an immediate response should be made to 911, the chief said. All non-emergency calls should be made to the station’…

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Neighbor Falls Asleep in Idling Car

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

The following is an excerpt from the Swampscott Police log: Monday, May 28 Tuesday, May 29 Wednesday, May 30 Thursday, May 31 Friday, June 1 Saturday, June 2 Sunday, June 3 Monday, June 4 The following person was arrested: For questions about the log, email terry.date@patch.com

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DNA Evidence Can Be Important to Swampscott Police Investigations

DNA evidence has played an important role in the investigation of a 2007 murder case in Lynn.

  DNA evidence helped lead authorities to a suspect in the 2007 murder of Lara Rizzo of Lynn, a case that received widespread media attention Monday with the arraignment of a Lynn man charged with the murder. Swampscott police say DNA evidence can be important in helping them solve crimes. And the department has resolved three or four cases, including a sexual assault, through DNA matches, said Swampscott Det. Ted Delano. DNA from Swampscott crimes — including blood evidence taken from a house break — has been linked to the DNA of known individuals in unrelated cases, the detective said. In the Lynn case, fingernail scrapings and clippings were gathered from the victim. A DNA profile generated from this evidence was searched against DNA …

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Police Log

Resident Finds Himself on Dating Website

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

The following is an excerpt from the Swampscott Police log: Wednesday, April 25 Thursday, April 26 Friday, April 27 Saturday, April 28 Sunday, April 29 Monday, April 30 Tuesday, May 1 Wednesday, May 2 For questions about the log, email terry.date@patch.com

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Local Man Drops Child to 'Teach Him a Lesson'

An Essex Street man was arrested Sunday for allegedly injuring a child by dropping him on his head.

  A local man who allegedly dropped a 6-year-old boy onto his head to "teach him a lesson" Sunday was arrested on a charge of assault and battery on a child. Christopher Stiefel, 27, of 89 Essex St., Swampscott, pleaded innocent Monday in Lynn District Court to a charge of assault and battery on a child with injury. According to a police report filed by Patrolman Candace Doyle, she and officer Sal Caruso and officer Steven Luck responded at 11:16 p.m. to Essex Street for a report of a domestic dispute involving children. Responding officers were met by a woman who told them that earlier in the day Stiefel, her live-in boyfriend, had dropped her 6-year-old son onto his head on a hardwood floor to teach him a lesson for injuring her other …

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DA Drops Charges Against Swampscott Man

A review of evidence including, most recently, medical records, led to the decision by Essex DA Jonathan Blodgett to not prosecute Anthony McKay on an assault charge.

  Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett will not prosecute a local man charged in October with assault for allegedly breaking the jaw of a man he caught stealing tools from his truck. Anthony McKay, 29, was scheduled for a pretrial hearing in Lynn District Court on Jan. 24. Supporters of Anthony McKay, including his brother, Ken McKay, had planned to protest on that day. Essex DA Spokeswoman Carrie Kimball Monahan said this morning that the DA's office filed a nol pros —  a legal term meaning the prosecution ceases — on Jan. 6, in Lynn District. The decision was based on the DA's Office and Swampscott Police's review of the case, she said.  The evidence most recently reviewed were medical records, on Jan. 4, the spokeswoman said…

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Lynn Man Admits to Stealing $9,000 in Cancer Medication

A Lynn man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly admitting to stealing more than $9,000 worth of chemotherapy medication from a local man.

  A Lynn man was arrested at the Swampscott Public Library Wednesday afternoon after allegedly stealing a FedEx box with more than $9,000 worth of chemotherapy medication in it from a New Ocean Street porch. Robert Heres, 31, of 7 Phillips Ave., Lynn, pleaded innocent Thursday in Lynn District Court to charges of larceny over $250 and larceny of a drug. According to a police report filed by Patrolman Michael Serino, at 4:14 p.m., local officers responded to New Ocean Street after it was reported that a suspicious man had just stolen a FedEx box off a front porch. A witness told police that he watched Heres open the delivery box and put the contents under his sweatshirt. While reporting the crime to police, the witness reportedly followed …

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Police Arrest Suspected Storm Drain Thief

The Winthrop man was charged with 10 counts of larceny in connection with Nov. 3 thefts of drain covers in Swampscott.

  Swampscott police charged a Winthrop man Wednesday with 10 counts of larceny in connection with the theft of storm drain covers from Swampscott streets. Michael Feudo, 38, of 285 Revere St., Winthrop, was arrested at his residence by Swampscott and Winthrop police, said Swampscott police Det. Tim Cassidy. Detective Ted Delano applied for and was granted an arrest warrant for Feudo. Earlier, Swampscott detectives received information from Revere police detectives that they had arrested Feudo following thefts of sewer covers in Revere, police said. Feudo admitted, while being interviewed by Revere detectives, to also stealing covers in Lynn and Swampscott, police said. On Wednesday night, Feudo was transported back to the Swampscott PD for…

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