Suspected Stolen Car Involved in Hit-and-Run

Sunday, May 10

At 8:37 a.m., a lost iPhone was reported.

At 8:53 a.m., a woman reported her car had been egged the night before. She asked to remain anonymous and simply wanted the incident logged in case other individuals reported similar events.

At 10:36 a.m., a caller reported two cars, his and a room mate’s, had been egged overnight.

At 3:09 p.m., a witness reported a hit-and-run in which a vehicle “sideswiped” another vehicle and drove on. He wanted to report the incident as he thought it was possible the driver was drunk.

At 3:50 p.m., an employee reported a man left The Barnacle without paying his $64 tab. The caller was with the suspect, who was attempting to walk through private property and lose the caller. Police arrived on the scene and placed the suspect, a 54-year-old Lynn man, in protective custody.

At 4:40 p.m., a caller reported he had pulled over to assist a person just involved in a motor vehicle accident and the driver of the other vehicle “took off pretty quickly.” The caller reported the license plate number and a description of the other driver to police, who matched the license plate number to the caller’s description of the car. Police followed the other driver for a time, but lost him on Humphrey Street by Seaview Avenue. Then, at 10:26 p.m., a man reported to police that his wife’s vehicle had gone “missing” from the parking lot at the Swampscott Bertucci’s while she worked. Swampscott Police then listed the vehicle as stolen.