Monday, Aug. 4
5:58 a.m. While conducting selective traffic enforcement in the area of West Shore Drive, an officer noticed a small black sedan with very loud exhaust, which matched the description of a vehicle that police had received several complaints about over the previous week. The officer stopped the vehicle and determined that the vehicle had a suspended registration, which the driver said surprised him, as he believed the issues with the registration had been rectified. The vehicle was towed from the scene, and police confiscated the license plates.
9:40 a.m. An officer issued verbal warnings to a pair of drivers in the vicinity of Humphrey Street.
2:13 p.m. A Wilson Road resident reported seeing two men get out of what he thought was a black Land Cruiser and throw three used tires into his neighbor’s backyard. The resident had confronted the men and made them retrieve the tires and leave. When police ran the license plate the resident provided, it came back to a Toyota Tacoma owned by someone in Orleans.
6:19 p.m. An officer spoke at the station with a Salem man who reported that his identity had been used in an attempt to commit unemployment benefits fraud. The man had tried unsuccessfully to report the fraud attempt to the state Department of Unemployment Assistance both online and over the phone.
8:32 p.m. Two officers were dispatched to the area of Commercial and Prospect streets to investigate a report of a man yelling at people. The officers spoke with a woman who said that she and her male friend had gotten into an altercation with a group of kids who had directed a racial slur at her friend. The other parties involved in the altercation later came to the station and denied they had used a racial slur or any other inappropriate language.
Tuesday, Aug. 5
9:15 a.m. An officer responded to Mugford Street to speak with a woman whose sign reading “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights” had been stolen from her front yard by a man and a woman. She shared with the officer video footage of the theft, which had been captured by her security camera.
9:25 a.m. An officer took a report at the scene of a vehicle crash on Pleasant Street.
10:01 a.m. An officer took a report at the scene of a vehicle crash on Atlantic Avenue.
11:58 a.m. An officer spoke at the station with Monsignor Timothy Moran, pastor of the Our Lady Star of the
Sea Church, who reported that someone had used his name and a fake email address to scam a parishioner into sending the scammer gift card. The parishioner had already reported the incident to Swampscott Police, where she lives. He was advised to check his credit report and other financial accounts to ensure there was no evidence of additional fraud.
4 p.m. An officer responded to Colgate Road to take a report from a woman who reported that someone had stolen a package with contents valued at approximately $200 that had been delivered to her home on Saturday, while she was not home. She explained that she had not reported it sooner because Amazon advised her to wait 48 hours to ensure that the package had in fact been stolen. The woman explained that she was not too concerned about follow-up but just needed to file a report to obtain a refund from Amazon.
9:08 p.m. Officers investigated a disturbance on Willow Road.
1311:53 p.m. An officer investigated a disturbance on Broughton Road.
Wednesday, Aug. 6
12:24 a.m. Officers investigated a disturbance on Pleasant Street.
7:02 a.m. An officer responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Knight Avenue.
12:37 p.m. An officer was driving on West Shore Drive when another vehicle sped through the stop sign on Turner Road, causing him to hit his brakes to avoid a collision. After the officer stopped the vehicle, the driver was unable to find the car’s registration and explained that he did not have a driver’s license. The officer explained to the man that he could not continue to drive the vehicle, and he agreed to have it picked up by the registered owner.
3:29 p.m. An officer took a report related to larceny, forgery or fraud reported on Crestwood Road.
Thursday, Aug. 7
12:56 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a disabled vehicle on Village Street.
9:02 p.m. A Brook Road resident reported losing an earring.
