A look back at our favorite, most bizarre police log entries of 2017
The beginning of the new year prompts reflection on the events of 2017. The Item’s police log serves as a record of some of those events. Here are some of... Read more.
Swampscott toasts to new liquor licenses
SWAMPSCOTT — The town’s request for eight additional all-liquor licenses was approved by the state Senate this week. The increase is meant to provide additional... Read more.
Convenience store clerk fends off robbery
LYNN — A 65-year-old male clerk at a Broad Street convenience store was able to prevent a robbery on Saturday morning. Police responded to Jim’s Corner Market,... Read more.
Sunrise Market in Lynn robbed for fourth time
LYNN — A Chatham Street convenience store was robbed Tuesday night for the fourth time in the past three months. Police responded to Sunrise Market, at 353 Chatham... Read more.
Food delivery driver robbed at gunpoint
LYNN — A food delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint on Springvale Avenue Tuesday night. The 54-year-old man told police he was in his car backing out of a driveway... Read more.
Four homeless, one injured from Lynn fire
LYNN — Four residents were left homeless and one man was treated for burns after a fire at a Lynn Shore Drive apartment building late Tuesday night. Lynn firefighters... Read more.
Marian Court’s new owners want to build condos for seniors at the Swampscott site
SWAMPSCOTT — Transforming White Court, the former Marian Court College, into age-restricted condominiums is the plan for a team of Swampscott developers, who... Read more.
Swampscott’s ‘dockless bike sharing’ program is a tiny operation looking to grow
SWAMPSCOTT — Despite the cold weather, the town is piloting a dockless bike sharing system, which is aimed at providing residents with an alternative transportation... Read more.
SUV leaves a hole in Revere building after sliding off the road
REVERE — An SUV crashed into a Revere Beach Parkway apartment building during snowy conditions on late Christmas morning, causing significant damage to the... Read more.
Lynn bank robber is arrested
LYNN — A 32-year-old Peabody man has been arrested for robbing Santander Bank on Tuesday morning. Kenyatta Brown was charged with armed robbery. He turned... Read more.