Crime & Safety

Dog Bite; Fall Off the Monkey Bars: Swampscott Police

Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Wednesday, April 27

At 1:05 p.m., there was a report of a woman texting and driving all over the road near Vinnin Square.

At 1:57 p.m., person was reportedly bit by a dog on Essex Avenue.

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At 4:37 p.m., a child fell off the monkey bars and possibly broke his wrist on Phillips Terrace.

At 5:44 p.m., a car was struck in a parking lot on Paradise Road.

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At 6:31 p.m., a Phillips Terrace resident reported being a victim of identity theft.

Thursday, April 28

At 6:13 a.m., a Burrill Street resident saw a man looking in car windows and then hiding in the bushes.

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