Around New England · crime For Subscribers Swampscott Cops Taking Looped Rope Around Tree Branch Very Seriously By Matt McDonald March 22, 2021 · 11:14 PM EDT · Updated June 17, 2025 12:08 PM · 1 min read read Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen Some say it's a foot swing. Some worry it may be a noose. Police in the North Shore town of Swampscott are taking no chances. Some say it's a foot swing. Some worry it may be a noose. Police in the North Shore town of Swampscott are taking no chances.… Advertisement Read Next Western Mass Communist Group Angry At Boston Globe Over Last Ditch Lesbian Bar Story Massachusetts High Court To Consider Gun License ‘Suitability’ Standard Legality Mike Minogue Gains Eight Points In New UNH Poll, Cuts Maura Healey’s Lead Four MBTA Bus Cameras Caught 26,000 Violations During 30-Day Pilot
