Crime & Safety

Police: Don't Forget to Check the Speakers; Suspicious Photography

Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Saturday, Jan. 30

At 2:57 a.m., a caller on Bay View Drive reported loud music coming from the house next to her apartment. The resident had his stereo on and didn’t realize his outside speakers were on, as well.

At 11:46 a.m., there was a report of someone in a car photographing random houses on Hillside Avenue.

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At 1:51 p.m., a woman called twice about a dog in a car in a parking lot on Paradise Road that she though was in distress. The car was properly ventilated and the dog was not in distress.

At 9:30 p.m., there was a minor motor vehicle accident on Paradise Road.

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At 11:28 p.m., a caller on Humphrey Street reported that the electricity was flickering and there was a strange odor. The fire department was dispatched.

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