Crime & Safety

Attacking Raccoon and Slashed Tires

Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Tuesday, Jan. 20

At 7:40 a.m., Marblehead Charter School requested police speak with 14-year-old who was refusing to go to school.

At 8:50 a.m., a caller reported having two tires slashed on Barnstable Street.

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At 3:15 p.m., a caller said her daughter had called to let her know that two unknown men had come to the door. One of them had walked around to the back of the house.

Wednesday, Jan. 21

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At 12:22 a.m., a caller reported that it sounded as though a raccoon was attacking an animal nearby.

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