Crime & Safety
Citizen Offers Information; Dead Turkey; Stolen Pocketbook
Check out the latest from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Tuesday, Aug. 4
At 4:54 p.m., a party came into the station to offer information about an ongoing investigation.
At 5:55 p.m., a passerby stopped a police with with concerns about a metal plate at a construction site. The officer check the plate and found it to be secure.
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At 7:37 p.m., a dead turkey was reported.
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At 9:06 p.m., a stolen pocketbook was reported at Marshall’s.
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