Crime & Safety

Three Ice Cream Trucks Impede Traffic, Create Hazard

Excerpts from the Swampscott Police Department log.

Friday, May 22

At 9:55 a.m., an employee at Newman’s Bakery called a reported s suspicious man had been hanging around and asking for food and money the past couple of days. He was then headed to St. Johns.

At 10:07 a.m., a lost wallet was reported.

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At 10:12 a.m., a caller reported receiving a suspicious phone call.

At 12:12 p.m., a caller reported an older dog locked in a vehicle.

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At 1:23 p.m., a person reported a locked, unoccupied vehicle to be running in the parking lot of Whole Foods Market.

At 1:37 p.m., a child was transported with a leg injury from the middle school.

At 2:31 p.m., three ice cream trucks were reportedly impeding traffic on Forest Avenue.

At 8:49 p.m.,. police and EMS responded to an overdose case.

At 10:35 p.m., a caller reported a kids in a vehicle were throwing beer cans out the windows on Shelton Road.

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