Crime & Safety
Suspicious Box Reported Under Parked Vehicle
Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Friday, Feb. 20
At 9:09 a.m., a caller reported a loud noise that sounded like a running motor coming from the second floor.
At 7:50 p.m., a person reported a lost wallet.
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Satruday, Feb. 21
At 12:52 a.m., a caller reported a car to be pulled over near Whole Foods. The caller said it appeard the driver was passed out.
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At 6:35 a.m., a burst pipe was reported.
At 11:24 a.m., smoke was reported to be coming out of ground grates near Little Points Road and Phillips Beach Avenue. National Grid was notified.
At 11:25 a.m., an injured duck was reported.
At 11:26 a.m., a caller reported a suspicious box under a vehicle parked in a parking lot. It was found to be an empty container.
At 2:25 p.m., a neighbor dispute over snow removal was reported.
At 9:11 p.m., police received a call that a resident was drunk and calling his ex-wife. The resident wasn’t home and seemed to have been making the calls from his cell phone.
At 11:21 p.m., a caller reported that a black SUV had been sitting in the CVS parking lot since 6 p.m. with its driver’s side door open. Nothing suspicious was found and the door was secured.
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