Crime & Safety
Police: K9 Officer Turbo Tracks Down Swampscott B&E Suspect
A Salem Police Department K9 unit helped locate a suspected burglar in Swampscott Sunday.
One of the Salem Police Department's K9 units successfully located an alleged burglar in Swampscott early Sunday morning.
At 1:24 a.m., officer Tim Salvo and his K9 partner, Turbo, responded to Humphrey Street in Swampscott to assist officers there with a search for breaking and entering suspects that had reportedly fled the area on foot.
After locating a scent, Turbo reportedly led Salvo to a deck in a nearby backyard and one of the suspects was found hiding underneath it. The man was reportedly placed under arrest and was positively identified by a witness to the alleged break-in.
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