Crime & Safety

Theft Reported at Panera Bread in Swampscott

The following information was submitted by the Swampscott Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.


The following is an excerpt from the Swampscott Police Department's log: 

Friday, May 16: 

  • At 12:26 a.m., police responded to a report of a disabled motor vehicle at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and Humphrey Street.
  • At 2:39 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Paradise Road.
  • At 5:43 a.m., police responded to a report of a past larceny on Essex Street. Someone reported that $700 in cash was missing from their wallet.
  • At 8:38 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Burrill Street.
  • At 9:09 a.m., police responded to a report of a large raccoon near the intersection of Bates and Muriel roads.
  • At 4:17 p.m., police responded to an alarm on Morton Hill Avenue.
  • At 6:18 p.m., police responded to a report of a past larceny on Paradise Road. Someone reported that money was stolen while they were inside Joseph A. Bank. 
  • At 6:41 p.m., police were alerted to people chasing someone who had just stolen a wallet at Panera Bread on Paradise Road. Witnesses provided a license plate and officers determined a vehicle rented out of Enterprise Rent-a-Car in Bristol R.I., fled the scene. Police are investigating.
  • At 7:03 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Curry Circle and New Ocean Street.
  • At 7:10 p.m., police responded to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident on Essex Street.
  • At 9:14 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident with personal injury near the intersection of Atlantic and Bradlee avenues.
  • At 10:14 p.m., police responded to a domestic dispute on Lincoln Circle.
  • At 10:36 p.m., police responded to a report of suspicious activity on Essex Street.

Saturday, May 17: 

  • At 12:20 a.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Doherty Circle.
  • At 12:28 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Essex Street.
  • At 4:24 a.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Humphrey Street. A woman who fell down the stairs was reportedly transported to Salem Hospital.
If you have a question about this police log, please send it to owen.boss@patch.com. 

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