Dog Walks Girl, Protective Custody Turned Arrest, Christmas Vandal: Police Log

SWAMPSCOTT, MA -

Sunday, Dec. 13

At 2:09 a.m., police received a report of a man slumped over the wheel of a vehicle in the middle of Atlantic Avenue.

At 11:38 a.m., vandalism to Christmas decorations was reported.

At 2:59 p.m., a report came in of five suspicious kids with backpacks behind a house on Burpee Road.

At 3:55 p.m., a possibly disoriented woman was reported to be in the cemetery.

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At 5:02 p.m., loud music was reported to be coming from a neighbor’s condo.

At 5:24 p.m., a caller reported that a young girl was walking a dog that appeared to be dragging her along. The caller was concerned that the dog may be too much for the girl. Police couldn’t locate anyone matching that description.

At 6:50 p.m., police initially placed a person in protective custody after they arrived in a taxi at the police station; the person was found to have an active warrant and was subsequently arrested.