Friday, Dec. 26
Alarms: 0
911 hang-ups: 1
Property/building checks: 8
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
10:09 a.m. An officer took a report over the phone from a Bennett Road resident who had discovered upon opening packages on Christmas morning that one of three boxes in which a set of pots and pans she had ordered was missing and had presumably been stolen. She estimated the value of the stolen package at $300 — half of the $599 she had paid for the set — though she noted it would be considerably more expensive to replace the missing pans now that they were no longer on sale. The home itself did not have any security cameras, and the officer said he would check the area for cameras and apprise detectives of the situation.
10:36 a.m. An officer rendered services after responding to a general complaint on Pond Street.
1:34 p.m. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity on Pilgrim Road but could not find it.
1:42 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Broughton Road and filed a report.
2:31 p.m. An officer spoke in the police station lobby with a man who had been filming a prank video at Abbot Public Library with the permission of library staff. While he and his friend were filming their video, a man walked up to them and took the man’s JBL Flip 7 portable speaker, which was being used in the shoot. The alleged speaker thief then walked out of the library, and the two pranksters lost sight of him, though the speaker’s owner had snapped his photo, which he shared with police. The speaker’s owner had discussed the incident with library staff, but they did not know the identity of the speaker thief. The whole time the man was speaking with the officer, his friend was filming the interaction with a professional camera.
7:51 p.m. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity on Everett Paine Boulevard.
Saturday, Dec. 27
Alarms: 1
911 hang-ups: 2
Property/building checks: 16
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
12:20 a.m. Officers investigated a disturbance on Guernsey Street and filed a report.
9:49 a.m. An officer was dispatched to speak to a man who had been involved in a minor vehicle crash in front of his Pleasant Street home. The man explained he had been backing out of his driveway when his vehicle was struck by another vehicle driven by a man who had been unable to produce his driver’s license but who had said he would go get it and return. However, he had not returned. He had been able to determine that the vehicle was owned by a local businesswoman, who had been in the front passenger seat at the time of the crash. The officer went to the business and spoke with the owner, who explained that the driver had lost his license, possibly at the post office, and was searching for it. Soon thereafter, the driver returned to the business but had failed to locate his license. The officer then asked him to explain the circumstances of the crash, and he said the vehicle backing out of the driveway had been the striking vehicle in the crash.
Sunday, Dec. 28
Alarms: 1
911 hang-ups: 0
Property/building checks: 5
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
1:59 p.m. At least one person was transported to the hospital with unspecified injuries after a vehicle crash on West Shore Drive and Cornell Road.
2:11 p.m. An officer rendered services after a complaint about a moving vehicle on West Shore Drive and Cornell Road.
9:53 p.m. An officer rendered services after general information was provided on Intrepid Circle.
Monday, Dec. 29
Alarms: 2
911 hang-ups: 1
Property/building checks: 4
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
1:15 p.m. Traffic signals were set to flash on Atlantic and Ocean avenues.
4:45 p.m. Officers could not locate a moving vehicle about which a complaint had been made on Ocean and Harbor avenues.
5:49 p.m. While out on patrol, an officer observed a Mercedes SUV stopped in the middle of Humphrey Street with its hazard lights on and trunk open. The officer activated his cruiser’s emergency blue lights and positioned his cruiser behind the disabled vehicle. After exiting his cruiser, the officer was met by the driver, who stated that his car had broken down and that he was waiting for a tow truck. While the driver was on the phone, the officer called in his license plate to dispatch and learned of an issue with the registration. The police had the vehicle towed, and the driver had a friend pick him up and follow the tow truck to the repair shop.
5:55 p.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Pleasant Street.
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Alarms: 3
911 hang-ups: 0
Property/building checks: 9
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
9:04 a.m. Officers could not locate a moving vehicle about which a complaint had been made on Humphrey Street.
10:11 a.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Woodfin Terrace and filed a report.
3:33 p.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Lafayette Street.
4:26 p.m. A complaint about a moving vehicle on Ocean Avenue and Flint Street proved to be unfounded.
4:51 p.m. Officers rendered services after a general complaint on Ocean Avenue.
5:03 p.m. No action was required after a general complaint on West Shore Drive and Waterside Road.
Wednesday, Dec. 31
Alarms: 0
911 hang-ups: 2
Property/building checks: 11
Vehicle stops, citations: 2
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
2:09 p.m. An officer rendered services and filed a report after a general complaint on Devereux Street.
3:30 p.m. Services were rendered after a complaint about a moving vehicle on Devereux Street.
7:55 p.m. Officers investigated a disturbance on Lincoln Avenue but could not locate its source.
Thursday, Jan. 1
Alarms: 3
911 hang-ups: 0
Property/building checks: 7
Vehicle stops, citations: 2
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 1
12:32 a.m. An officer in her cruiser was involved in a vehicle crash. According to her report, a Honda CR-V ran a red light coming inbound on Atlantic Avenue as she was taking a left outbound towards Swampscott from Ocean Avenue onto Atlantic. She reported the crash to dispatch, noting that neither she nor the other driver were hurt. As two other officers were dispatched to the scene, the officer involved in the accident tried to speak with the other driver, but there was a language barrier. Once the other officers arrived on scene, they noted that the CRV had sustained damage to the passenger-rear bumper and quarter panel. A rear light housing was lying on the ground at the apparent point of impact. The cruiser had only sustained smudge markings on the passenger-side portion of the push bar on the front of the vehicle. The driver of the CRV was standing in close proximity to the officer as he was relaying what he had been told about the CRV running the red light, and the CRV’s driver, who had been speaking to someone on the phone using Airpods, redirected his attention to the officer and vehemently denied he had run the light. The CRV’s driver appeared to have access to dashcam video on his phone, and the officer requested a copy. The driver promised to send the officer the video, but it had not arrived as of two hours after the crash. The driver also eventually claimed he had leg and back pain, and another officer called out an ambulance, which transported him to Salem Hospital. Another licensed driver retrieved his vehicle from the scene of the crash.
1:11 a.m. An officer could not locate the source of a general complaint on Maple Street.
1:59 a.m. Officers rendered services after a general complaint on Naugus Avenue and Green Street.
3:14 p.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Lafayette Street, and an accident report was filed.
6:04 p.m. A general complaint on Ocean Avenue proved to be unfounded.
6:58 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Prince Street and filed a report.
