Crime & Safety

Police: Swampscott Middle School Student Brought Knife in Backpack

The following information was submitted by the Swampscott Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.


The following is an excerpt from the Swampscott Police Department's log: 


Tuesday, March 11:
 

  • At 2:16 a.m., police conducted an area check on Monument Avenue.
  • At 7:04 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Cliff Road.
  • At 8:40 a.m., police conducted a well-being check on Franklin Avenue.
  • At 9:27 a.m., police conducted a well-being check on Paradise Road.
  • At 9:42 a.m., police and fire units responded to the smell of smoke in a basement on Summit View Drive.
  • At 9:58 a.m., police responded to a parking complaint on Middlesex Avenue.
  • At 10:56 a.m., police responded a report of threats to a student at Swampscott Middle School on Forest Avenue.
  • At 10:58 a.m., the School Resource Officer at Swampscott Middle School called police to report that one of the students at the school had a knife in their backpack. 
  • At 10:59 a.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Aspen Road.
  • At 1:21 p.m., an employee at the Stop & Shop on Paradise Road called police to report being harassed by a customer.
  • At 2:12 p.m., police responded to a complaint regarding the condition of the sidewalk near Maison de Mer on Humphrey Street.
  • At 2:30 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency outside of the Marshall's on Paradise Road.
  • At 5:08 p.m., police conducted a well-being check on Cherry Court.
  • At 7:06 p.m., police responded to a report of a 16-year-old choking on food on Superior Street.
  • At 7:52 p.m., police assisted a fall victim on Edgehill Road.
  • At 9:46 p.m., the animal control officer called police to request that an officer check on a report of a possum on the front porch of a home on Pine Street.
  • At 11:07 p.m., police conducted a building check at Swampscott Middle School on Forest Avenue.

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