Crime & Safety
Do You Stay Or Do You Go? Traffic Lights Reported Turned in Conflicting Directions
Take a look at the latest from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Wednesday, Oct. 21
At 8:36 a.m., an officer noticed that the traffic light at Route 1A had been turned and was giving conflicting signals to Burrill Street.
At 9:09 a.m., a report of a man who showed up at the Hadley School on Oct. 20 came in.
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At 9:12 a.m., a parent was reported to have not picked up their student at the Hadley School.
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At 12:31 p.m., the school resource officer at Swampscott Middle was made aware of a dog that had bitten a teacher.
At 1:56 p.m., a caller reported a suspicious man with a backpack on Bellevue Road.
At 6:16 p.m., a caller reported finding a razorblade in their tire. The caller was unsure whether it was vandalism or simply something picked up on the road.
At 6:57 p.m., traffic lights were reported to be turned and creating a hazardous situation at Burrill Street and Paradise Road.
At 7:51 p.m., a caller reported that a man in camo was yelling at the caller and his wife.
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