Crime & Safety
Elderly Woman Bitten By Bat
The following information was provided by the Swampscott Police. Where charges are mentioned it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is an excerpt from the Swampscott Police log:
Monday, Nov. 7
- At 9:32 a.m. stolen medication was reported on Humphrey Street.
- At 5:22 p.m. a resident told police there were suspicious cars on Forest Avenue. Police found the cars belonged to people attending baseball practice.
Tuesday, Nov. 8
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- Police received a complaint at 3:29 p.m. that a Morton Hill Ave. resident was running a garage out of their home.
Wednesday, Nov. 9
- A resident of Greenway Way reported she was hearing noises in the house at 9:30 a.m.. It turned out to be her pet.
- At 8:32 p.m. a Paradise Road employee reported being threatened by a customer.
Thursday, Nov. 10
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- Animal Control was notified of two dogs running in the street at 8:53 a.m. on Pleasant Street.
- At 10:42 a.m. a stolen storm drain cover was reported on Fuller Avenue.
- At 10:49 a.m. police responded to Middlesex Avenue for a report of a tattered suitcase on the picnic table. Police found the item to be trash.
Friday, Nov. 11
- A person turned int ammunition at 11:45 a.m.
- At 1:58 p.m. a Paradise Road bank told police a suspicious man came in and then left and was sitting in a white van in the parking lot. Police did not locate the man.
- At 4:40 p.m. a resident of Blaney Street reported they were bit by their neighbor's dog.
Saturday, Nov. 12
- A Redington Street resident reported an "out of place" man, possibly drunk, walking down the street at 1:15 a.m. The man had been locked out of his home.
- At 10:51 a.m. a bird was found on a porch of a home on Burrill Street.
Sunday, Nov. 13
- Police received a call about a dog that was possibly hit by a car on Stetson Ave. at 8:13 a.m. The dog was taken to Marblehead Animal Shelter.
- At 8:32 a.m. water was reported to be coming from the water tower. DPW was notified.
- At 1:32 p.m. a resident complained about their neighbor power sanding their boat in the backyard on Essex Street.
- At 7:01 p.m. police received a call from witnesses about a man chasing after a woman and grabbing her. The woman was transported to the hospital with chest pains and the man was arrested.
Monday, Nov. 14
- At 1:15 p.m. a fire was reported on the woods near the Girl Scout lodge.
- At 7:50 p.m. a 86-year-old woman was reported missing. Reverse 911 was used and several residents reported seeing her throughout the day.Â
- At 9:31 p.m. a father told police he was concerned his 15-year-old daughter was having relations with her 17-year-old boyfriend. An officer spoke to the man's daughter and she denied it.
- At 10:56 p.m. an elderly woman was transported to the hospital after being bitten by a bat in her home.
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The following people were arrested:
- Alejandro Cuevas, 52, 47 Collins St, Apt: 4, Lynn, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 8, and charged with driving with a suspended license, two warrants on drug charges and speeding.
- Brian K Soderquist, 19, 10 Wampum Road, Norton, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 10, and charged with possession of a class D substance and a light violation.
- Patrick Ryan Traverse, 18, 3 Brookwood Ln, Norton, was arrested Friday, and charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, carrying a knife with a blade longer than 2 1/2 inches and possession of class D substance.
- Michael V Litvak, 69, 406 Paradise Road, was arrested and charged with three counts of domestic assault and battery and one count of disorderly conduct.Â
- Christopher Daniel Sweeney, 20, 21 Middlesex Ave., was arrested on a warrant.
- Marilyn Conley, 22, 145 Essex St., was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery and assault with a dangerous weapon.
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