Crime & Safety

Charging Beagle; Wires Sparking: Swampscott Police

Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Thursday, Feb. 25

At 3:19 a.m., there was a report of wires sparking and on fire on Humphrey Street.

At 9:25 a.m., there was a report of a larceny on Paradise Road.

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At 9:43 a.m., a criminal summons was issued for revoked registration, uninsured motor vehicle, and unregistered motor vehicle following a traffic stop on Elm Place.

At 11:24 a.m., the police got a tip over the internet about cars that were parked in violation of the no parking sign on Redington Street.

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At 5:22 p.m., a pedestrian reported that she was walking her dog on Puritan Road when a beagle charged out of a yard at her.

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