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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