Crime & Safety

Police Log: Cars Broken Into and Sexual Paraphernalia Found

This is an excerpt from the Winchester Police Log from Friday, March 4 to Wednesday, March 9.

Friday, March 4, 4 p.m.  – A woman called police to her parked GMC Acadia. She informed police that it appeared as though a car had driven to close to her vehicle and knocked off the side view mirror.

6:22 p.m.  – A Winchester resident parked his vehicle in the Aberjona Parking Lot 6 a.m. Friday morning. When he returned the passenger window was broken and the dashboard suffered damage. The Winchester Police believed the perpetrator tried to steal the factory GPS unit in the car, but were unsuccessful.

The officers were unable to find any usable fingerprints.

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Sunday, March 6, 4:19 p.m. – A Sheridan Circle resident called police to her home because someone placed an artificial, erect penis on the trunk of her son’s car. Her son is in college and the woman believed the incident was meant to upset her because the trunk of her son’s car was right next to her driver’s side door.

The woman told police that she thought it could be her estranged husband, but she had no evidence.

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Tuesday, March 8, 9:21 a.m. – A Winchester resident stopped by the police station to inform them that someone tried to steal her identity at the Winchester Savings Bank. An employee of the bank told the woman that they received a letter and phone call requesting account information and the availability to use a line of credit. The person on the phone had her personal information, as well as her social security number.

The Wainwright Road resident told police that she believes the perpetrator was most likely able to access that information from the Registry of Deeds.

11:14 a.m. – Winchester Police pulled over a Ford Mustang that was heading south on Cambridge Street because it had an expired inspection sticker. After conducting a search of the car’s license plate in the computer, it turned out that the driver – a Cambridge resident – had a suspended license for a default payment.

The man informed the officer that he had no knowledge of the suspension, since he received nothing in the mail. The officer had the vehicle towed and the man’s license was taken.


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