Crime & Safety

Police: Drinking Beer in the Truck; Water Main Break

Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Monday, Jan. 25

At 10:58 a.m., police got a call from someone who said they saw the driver of a pickup truck on Paradise Road drinking a beer as he pulled into a parking lot. Police were unable to locate the vehicle in the parking lot.

At 3:23 p.m., there was a report of a possible water main break coming into a house on Buena Vista Street. The fire department fixed the issue.

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At 3:24 p.m., there was a vehicle parked in the middle of Worcester Avenue with an operator who appeared confused.

At 4:05 pm., a vehicle was issued a ticket for blocking a driveway on Columbia Street.

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At 4:53 p.m., police assisted a disabled motor vehicle on Paradise Road.

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