'Competing Ice Cream Trucks' Causing Traffic Jam, Caller Says

Friday, May 15

At 6:46 a.m., a past breaking and entering was reported on Bristol.

At 11:11 a.m., a caller reported vandalism to a motor vehicle on Erie Street.

At 1:25 p.m., a parent reported her son’s property on Erie Street was vandalized by a neighbor.

At 1:38 p.m., a caller reported that someone threatened to violate a restraining order.

At 1:49 p.m., a woman reported that something had recently been buried in her yard. She told police she believed it to be a small statue with some religious meaning and that the previous owners had buried it as part of a memorial.

At 2:28 p.m., a caller reported that “competing ice cream trucks” were causing a traffic jam outside Swampscott Middle School. Officers located the trucks and found them to be parked ”a good distance apart.” Both drivers were advised.

At 7:56 p.m., a woman came into the station to report that a bronze plaque and vigil candle had been taken from her father’s grave.