Monday, Sept. 14
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 6
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 1
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
7:18 a.m. Officers rendered services after a disturbance was reported on Atlantic Avenue.
9:26 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Madison Road to speak with a resident about a past scam. Upon his arrival, the resident explained that she had been trying to sell a lamp on Facebook Marketplace and had been randomly contacted by a caller about the lamp despite the fact that she had not given her number out. The caller proposed sending her $500 for the $50, allegedly because that was the least she could send on her business account and then asked the resident to send back $450 once she received the $500. When the individual sent the payment, the payment was declined, and the resident then received a call from someone claiming to be from Venmo customer service. The resident initially gave the individual access to her computer, but she soon realized it was a scam and terminated the interaction and shut off her computer. The resident had notified her bank about the incident, and the officer advised her to contact the credit bureaus, bring her computer to Apple to check for malware and let the police know if anything else occurred.
9:56 a.m. An officer spoke in the police station lobby with a woman whose front license plate had been stolen off her Jeep Renegade. She had checked the areas where the vehicle had been recently but had not found it anywhere on the ground. The officer advised her to contact the Registry of Motor Vehicles to request new plates. He also told her the plate would be entered into a law enforcement database as stolen.
1:32 p.m. Services were rendered after a report of found or lost property on State Street.
4:07 p.m. An officer investigated a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on Ocean Avenue.
7:19 p.m. An officer spoke in the police station lobby with another woman who was missing the front license plate from her Subaru Forester for nearly a month. Law enforcement databases did not show any activity related to the plate since it had gone missing. The woman did not believe the license plate had been stolen and just wanted to report it before contacting the Registry of Motor Vehicles for a replacement plate.
7:57 p.m. Officers rendered services after a general complaint on Creesy Street.
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Alarms: 0
Building/property checks: 7
Abandoned 911 calls: 2
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
8:46 a.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Kenneth Road.
10:41 a.m. Services were rendered after a report of found or lost property on Washington Street.
10:55 a.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Ticehurst Lane.
11:24 a.m. Services were rendered after an issue related to utilities was reported on Prospect Street.
1:57 p.m. Services were rendered after a general complaint on Tedesco and Maple streets.
3:39 p.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance on Pleasant Street. The issue could not be located.
3:55 p.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Pleasant Street.
4:05 p.m. Services were rendered after general information was provided on Washington Street.
4:33 p.m. Officers investigated after general information was provided on Broughton Road.
4:42 p.m. An officer conducted a follow-up investigation on Ridge Road.
5:55 p.m. An officer rendered services after a vehicle crash on Leggs Hill Road.
6:33 p.m. Officers rendered services after a complaint about a moving vehicle on Ocean Avenue.
9:24 p.m. No action was required after general information was provided on Widger Road.
Wednesday, Sept. 16
Alarms: 1
Building/property checks: 13
Abandoned 911 calls: 5
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 2
9:47 a.m. An officer rendered services at the scene of a vehicle crash on Humphrey Street.
10:16 a.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Cloutmans Lane.
12:08 p.m. An officer investigated the report of a vehicle crash on Central and Cottage streets.
12:16 p.m. Services were rendered related to found or lost property on Front Street.
12:36 p.m. Officers investigated the report of a disturbance on Broughton Road.
1:54 p.m. An officer investigated a complaint about a moving vehicle that proved to be unfounded on Elm and Creesy streets.
2:06 p.m. Hydrants running all night were reported on Franklin Street.
3:13 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Creesy Street.
4:16 p.m. An officer assisted a citizen on Washington Street.
4:48 p.m. Services were rendered after general information was provided on Ocean Avenue.
6:28 p.m. An officer investigated a general complaint on Treat Road.
6:30 p.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Rockaway Street.
11:07 p.m. Services were rendered after an issue related to utilities was reported on Clifton Avenue.
Thursday, Sept. 17
Alarms: 3
Building/property checks: 5
Abandoned 911 calls: 1
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
8:40 a.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on West Shore Drive.
9:24 a.m. Services were rendered after a report related to found or lost property on Fort Sewall Lane.
10:13 a.m. Officers, firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to the scene of a rollover crash on Green Street. At least one person was transported to the hospital.
11:13 a.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Pond Street.
11:46 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Rowland Street to investigate the report of a suspicious package. Upon the officer’s arrival, the resident showed the officer a package addressed to him but at his sister’s address, which he had opened. Inside, he found a clear zip-lock baggy that appeared to contain feces. The outside label of the package indicated that it had come from an “A.S. Enterprises.” Using Google, the officer determined that it had come from an online prank site that allows users to send feces as a “gag gift.” The package had “COW1QRT” written on the bottom, possibly referring to a quart of cow manure. The man said that he was unaware of any enemies he might have and had no idea who would send him a package of poop.
1:44 p.m. A general complaint was investigated on Devereux Street.
2:45 p.m. An officer assisted with a disabled vehicle on Humphrey Street.
2:47 p.m. An officer investigated a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on Pleasant Street.
4:04 p.m. An officer took a report after a general complaint was made on Pleasant Street.
9:13 p.m. An officer was dispatched to Meadow Lane to investigate the report of someone punching a front door.
Upon his arrival, the officer talked with the resident, who explained that he and his family had been in the house and heard a loud banging sound on the front door. Realizing what was going on, the man ran out of the side door in time to see a child around 12 years old known to him running up Meadow Lane and into the Landfall apartments on Creesy Street. The resident explained that the entire neighborhood has been having problems with a handful of kids who live in the apartment complex. He said the kids have been known to bully other kids in the neighborhood and to throw water balloons and rocks at people. He explained it has been an ongoing issue for months and that he has tried to identify the kids, to no avail. The officer patrolled the neighborhood, including the apartment complex, but did not see anyone fitting the description of the kid he had been given.
Friday, Sept. 18
Alarms: 2
Building/property checks: 8
Abandoned 911 calls: 3
Vehicle stops, citations: 0
Vehicle stops, verbal warnings: 0
12:35 a.m. A complaint about a moving vehicle on Churchill Road proved to be unfounded.
9:40 a.m. An officer investigated a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on High Street.
10:58 a.m. An officer provided escort or transport services on Seaview and Atlantic avenues.
12:16 p.m. An officer rendered services after a general complaint on Commercial Street.
2 p.m. Services were rendered after a disabled vehicle was reported on Lafayette Street.
2:27 p.m. An officer assisted with a disabled vehicle on West Shore Drive and Village Street.
2:32 p.m. An officer spoke at the police station with a woman who had recently had some fraudulent charges made on her checking account using her debit card number. She had never lost the card or authorized anyone else to use it, so she was uncertain how the information got leaked. Five charges totaling nearly $1,400 had been made in a two-day span. The charges had been made at a Target in Saugus, a Market Basket in Reading, a Walgreens in East Boston, a Panera Bread in Lynnfield and a Best Buy in Saugus. The bank had already canceled the card and issued the woman a new one.
3:21 p.m. Assistance was requested on Pleasant Street.
3:51 p.m. An officer could not locate a vehicle about which a complaint had been made on Beacon Street.
3:55 p.m. A school ID was found on Smith Street.
4:23 p.m. Services were rendered after a lost jacket and bunny were reported on Baldwin Road.
4:28 p.m. An officer investigated a report of larceny, forgery or fraud on Pond Street.
4:39 p.m. No action was required after general information was provided on Hibbard Road.
4:55 p.m. A 33-year-old Swampscott woman was taken into protective custody after officers and an ambulance crew investigated a general complaint on Pleasant Street.
6:04 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Neptune Road.
6:43 p.m. An officer rendered services after general information was provided on Gerry Street.
9:03 p.m. An officer could not locate the issue after a general complaint was made on Hawkes Street.
9:16 p.m. Officers investigated a general complaint on Meadow Lane.
10:27 p.m. No action was required after a traffic stop on Ocean Avenue.
