Crime & Safety
Man Requests Ambulance Then Refuses Transport
Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Sunday, May 24
At 5:26 a.m., a man came into the station and requested an ambulance as he was having a panic attack. EMS was notified, but the man refused hospital transport.
At 1:04 p.m., a caller reported a young child locked in a vehicle alone at Stop & Shop. The operator was spoken with.
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At 3:16 p.m., a manager called requesting to speak with an officer about a past shoplifting.
At 4:45 p.m., a smoking pile of mulch was reported.
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At 6:04 p.m., a caller reported a man was laying on the sidewalk on Monument Avenue. Police found a skateboarder who had fallen off his board, but wasn’t injured.
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