Crime & Safety
Customer Wants to Fight a Clerk, Possible Gunshots, Dog on the Tennis Court: Police Log
Take a look at the latest from the Swampscott Police Department log.

SWAMPSCOTT, MA -
Friday, Jan. 8
At 5:48 a.m., a person out walking a dog reported hearing possible gunshots in the area of the cemetery.
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At 12:09 p.m., a suspicious person was reported at Marshall’s.
At 2:24 p.m., a man reportedly had a dog on the tennis courts at the middle school.
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At 6:40 p.m., a customer reportedly wanted to fight the store clerk at a Paradise Road business. The customer fled the scene.
At 10:28 p.m., a caller reported an 80-year-old resident sitting on her front porch. Authorities responded and found she just needed some assistance.
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