Crime & Safety

Lots of Vehicles Impeding Snow Removal and Suspicious Visitors

Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Monday, Feb. 2

At 1:03 a.m., a motor vehicle was tagged for blocking a street.

At 5:39 a.m., three motor vehicles were tagged for impeding snow removal on Redington Street.

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At 6:10 a.m., a motor vehicle was tagged for impeding snow removal at Buena Vista and Cherry.

At 6:12 a.m., a motor vehicle was tagged for impeding snow removal at Nichols Street and Windsor Avenue.

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At 6:19 a.m., two motor vehicles tagged for impeding snow removal at Nantucket and Duke,

At 6:40 a.m., , a motor vehicle was tagged for impeding snow removal on Superior.

At 6:41 a.m., a report came in of a car in a snowbank.

At 9:43 a.m., a motor vehicle was tagged for impeding snow removal at Hadley School.

At 5:58 p.m., the fire department reported a private snow removal operation was clearing a driveway and putting the snow on a nearby fire hydrant.

Tuesday, Feb. 3

At 1:17 a.m, a caller reported their neighbor was screaming and yelling while shoveling.

At 8:08 a.m., a person reported a problem with the neighbor’s plowing; possible property damage had occurred.

At 2:07 p.m., a motor vehicle was stuck in a snowbank.

At 3:19 p.m., a caller reported two people came to the door and claimed to be from National Grid. They requested to see the caller’s electric bill. A similar call was also reported in another area.

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