Crime & Safety

Swampscott Police Make Arrest on Paradise Road

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, June 20: 

  • At 1:22 a.m., police responded to a disturbance on New Ocean Street.
  • At 4:07 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Paradise Road.
  • At 7:54 a.m., police responded to a past hit-and-run motor vehicle accident on Humphrey Street.
  • At 11:52 a.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Columbia Street.
  • At 1:57 p.m., police conducted a well-being check near the intersection of Bristol Avenue and Stetson Avenue.
  • At 2:14 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop on Paradise Road. David Valentin, 37, of 485 Pleasant St., Melrose, was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and for reportedly having two outstanding warrants. 
  • At 4:03 p.m., police responded to a vehicle break-in on Redington Street.
  • At 4:28 p.m., police conducted a well-being check on Birch Road.
  • At 6:06 p.m., police responded to an alarm on Atlantic Avenue.
  • At 6:19 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on on Salem Street.
  • At 7:12 p.m., police responded to a reported larceny on Humphrey Street.
  • At 7:38 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Elmwood Road.
  • At 9:51 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Humphrey Street.
  • At 11:15 p.m., police responded to a noise complaint on Burrill Street.
  • At 11:19 p.m., police responded to a noise complaint on Farragut Road.
  • At 11:22 p.m., police responded to a disturbance on Maple Avenue.

Saturday, June 21: 

  • At 12:12 a.m., police responded to a report of two groups of men fighting outside of Paradiso Ristorante on Railroad Avenue.
  • At 11:25 a.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Humphrey Street.
  • At 11:42 a.m., police responded to an alarm on Humphrey Street.
  • At 1:23 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident on Millett Road.
  • At 6:32 p.m., police responded to a motor vehicle accident with property damage.
  • At 7:53 p.m., police responded to a medical emergency on Vantage Terrace.
  • At 8:02 p.m., police responded to a report of a suspicious person on Paradise Road.
  • At 11:28 p.m., police responded to a noise complaint on Longwood Drive.

Sunday, June 22: 

  • At 11:03 a.m., a Lincoln House Avenue resident called police to request assistance with a skunk in her yard.
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