Crime & Safety
Coyote Wild?; Car into Pole: Swampscott Police
Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Friday, Feb. 19
At 1:53 p.m., there was a motor vehicle accident at Farragut Road and Paradise Road.
At 3:12 p.m., there was an odor of gas on Greenwood Avenue. The fire department was notified.
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At 5:40 p.m., a motor vehicle struck a pole on Paradise Road and the pole was leaning.
Saturday, Feb. 20
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At 4:37 p.m., a caller on Greenwood Avenue reported hearing two loud explosions from the back of the old middle school.
Sunday, Feb. 21
At 1:43 a.m., there was a report of a car window that was tampered with on Plymouth Avenue.
At 10:02 a.m., there was a report of vandalism to a neighbor’s property on Elwin Street.
At 1:03 p.m., there was a report of credit cards found in the road on Young Avenue.
At 5:35 p.m., there was a motor vehicle accident at Humphrey Street and Puritan Road.
At 8:58 p.m., a caller reported seeing a coyote in the middle of the road at Burrill Street and Middlesex Avenue.
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