Huge Raccoon in Vent; Barking Dog: Swampscott Police

Monday, March 28

At 2:18 p.m., there was a minor motor vehicle accident on Paradise Road.

At 5:10 p.m., a caller reported that someone had used her 98-year-old mother's credit card without authority.

Tuesday, March 29

At 12:02 a.m., there was a report of a dog that had been barking for hours at an apartment on Vantage Terrace. The owner was not home and officers were unable to get the dog to stop barking.

At 6:06 a.m., a caller on Walker Road reported that a huge raccoon was trying to get in the home through a vent on the roof.