Crime & Safety

Paintball Gunners; Potential Package Thief: Swampscott Police

Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Friday, April 8

At 11:50 a.m., there was a two car accident on Essex Street.

At 12:54 p.m., there was a report of a stray dog on Boynton Street.

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At 1:43 p.m., a caller reported there was a woman on a purple bike near Cherry Street who looked like the person who had been stealing packages in the area.

At 2:28 p.m., a caller reported that a student was picked up at a local school by a mother who smelled like burned marijuana.

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At 3:26 p.m., there was a report of youths shooting paintball guns near the woods on Foster Road.

At 9:43 p.m., there was a report of a loud group of people behind a business on Paradise Road.

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