Crime & Safety

Police Log: Officer Puts Down Sick Animal and More Unlocked Cars Broken Into

This is an excerpt of the Winchester Police Log from Wednesday, August 25 through Monday, August 30.

Wednesday, August 25, 11:29 p.m. – Winchester police received a warrant from a fax from the Woburn District Court for the arrest of Maureen Regan. The parole officer issued the warrant because Regan had failed to take her court-ordered home sobriety test.

The officers on the scene did not believe Regan was intoxicated. She and her husband explained to police that the machine did not work every night, and called the couple several times to try and fix the problem.

The officer booked Regan and called the Woburn parole officer to inform him. The officer told Winchester police to let her go and have Regan call him the following day.

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Thursday, August 26, 11:09 a.m. – Winchester police arrived at the corner of Rangeley Road and Central Street where an NStar worker informed the officer there was a sick raccoon.

The animal was walking in circles and climbing on the back of the NStar truck. Officers decided the animal needed to be put down. The Winchester officer picked up the varment gun and terminated the animal. Another officer came to dispose of it.

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12:35 p.m. – Police responded to Main Street where the store employee informed the officer that they had received a bad check from one of their customers – Stephanie Fox. She has been contacted via phone and certified mail, but has not responded. Her bank account was closed in February of 2009, and she just got off parole that day.

She paid with another bad check earlier in the week. The officer wrote up a criminal complaint for forgery, uttery and larceny.

6:53 p.m. – The Winchester police were called to Thornberry Road where the homeowner told police that his wife's car had been broken into, while parked on the corner of Converse Place and Main Street. An I-phone 3G was taken from the unlocked car.

The owner informed police that he has the ability to display messages, lock and track the phone location. The officer advised him to lock the phone and send a message to bring the phone to the police station. Police were able to track the phone via satellite to Fells Road. The girl inside explained to police that she had found the phone on the corner of Converse Place and Main Street.

The owner said that it was possible that the phone fell out of the car when they were getting in or out.

Friday, August 27, 2:10 p.m. –  A truck that was pulling of the Town Pantry hit a boy on his bike. The truck ran into the front tire of the bike. The boy stated he was fine, and he only had a slight bruise on his knee when the officers arrived. Winchester Police drive the boy home.

Saturday, August 28, 8:22 a.m. – A Lexus driving along Pierrepont Road tried to turn into their driveway, crossing over Highland Avenue. A jeep driving the opposite way along Highland, hit the Lexus head-on. The woman driving the Lexus told police that solar glare and a dirty windshield led to her not seeing the jeep. She said that the accident was her fault.

When the officer reviewed both drivers' history, he discovered that the driver of the jeep had no prior accident history. However, the woman steering the Lexus had nine prior moving violations in Winchester and 11 in other jurisdictions.

5:19 p.m. – Winchester Police responded to Lorena Road for a "glass break" alarm. The officer noticed that a screen window in the back of the house was bent out of place, and it looked as though there were pry marks on the windows.

The officer contacted the homeowner who said that the damage is new. She also said that a few hours earlier her family was packing their car for a trip to Maine, and she believes someone may have seen them and tried to break-in.

Sunday, August 29, 8:26 a.m. – Police arrived at Pine Street where the homeowner informed the officers that there car had been broken into. The car was parked in their driveway and left unlocked. Taken from the vehicle were an I-pod and a pair of sunglasses, totaling a value of over $400.

9:14 a.m. – When police arrived at Everett Avenue the resident of the house explained to police that someone entered their unlocked motor vehicle and stole a Garmin GPS.

10:01 a.m. – Police responded to Willow Street for a motor vehicle break-in. Taken from the unlocked car was a one-piece bathing suit and a 30-rack of Budwesier.

11:07 a.m. – Along Cottage Avenue, a homeowner informed police that their unlocked car was broken into Saturday night. A TomTom GPS system was taken from the car.

11:34 a.m. – Police were called to the lobby where a man informed them that his unlocked 2006 Porsche Cayenne was broken into. The only thing taken was $8.50 in quarters. This is the second time his car was broken into, although it last happened in 1996.

5:04 p.m. – Upon arrival at Curtis Circle, the homeowner told police that his unlocked car was broken into. Stolen from the vehicle was his company's ASUS laptop ($700), his ipod touch ($350), his digital camera ($400), his Tumi duffle bag ($350) and 24 Callaway golf balls.  


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