Crime & Safety

Man in Pharaoh Costume Knocks and Runs

The following information came from the Swampscott Police Department. Where charges are listed, they do not indicate a conviction.

Thursday, Nov. 7

7:41 a.m., a worker at Marian Court asked police to stand by while the worker spoke with a student.

8:22 a.m., a report of larceny from Nason Road.

9:57 a.m., suspicious males reported walking down driveways on Middlesex Avenue.

10:14 a.m., a Forbes Service Station employee reported that counterfeit money was passed by a customer. The license plate was collected of the person who passed the money.

10:43 p.m., a landlord vs. tenant problem was reported on Fairview Avenue.

11:25 p.m., suspicious males were reported on Oceanside Terrace.

Friday, Nov. 8

1:50 p.m., an Erie Street resident reported threats left on an answering service.

2:44 p.m., a Roy Street resident reported a past breaking and entering to a motor vehicle.

2:47 p.m., a sick or injured skunk was reported in the roadway on Hawthorn Road.

Saturday, Nov. 9

8:20 a.m., a caller reported a gray Ford Explorer going up and down Puritan Road in an erratic manner.

8:24 a.m., a landscaper reported the theft of snowblowers and back-pack blowers overnight from Hawthorne Brook Spring Water.

9:34 a.m., police received a report that a tomb had been opened near the Andrews Chapel in the Swampscott Cemetery. The crypt was checked.

10:04 a.m., a party reported that a wallet was stolen the day before at Stop & Shop.

1:18 p.m., police charged Kalin Flores, 27, of 11 Poplar St., Lawrence, with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and failure to stop/yield.

2:48 p.m., a Gale Street individual reported receiving threats via phone and email.

5:35 p.m., a Burrill Street caller reported that a man wearing a mask knocked on his door then fled toward the train station. The knocker was dressed all in black, about 6 feet tall and was wearing a form-fitting mask, something along the lines of an Egyptian pharaoh.






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