Crime & Safety

Police: Rash of Car Breaks in Town

The following information was supplied by the Winchester Police Department. Charges listed do not indicate convictions.

7:01 a.m., Oct. 18: Officers responded to a report of a larceny from a motor vehicle on 9 Seneca Road, which occurred around 10 p.m. the night before. At about 6:30 a.m. that morning, the caller reported that their Dell Laptop, valued at $2,000 was missing from his unlocked truck.

7:03 a.m., Oct. 18: Officers responded to a report of vandalism after a woman broke a window and took her cat from the apartment on 40 Church Street. The woman agreed to pay for the damages.

8:27 a.m., Oct. 18: Officers responded to a report of larceny from a vehicle on 17 Seneca Road. Someone entered a 2000 Acura Sedan and took the ashtray’s worth of quarters valued at around $5.

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11:03 a.m., Oct. 18: Officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at 20 St. Thomas Moore Drive. The caller told police that their black 2010 Ford Explorer was missed from their driveway at some point in the early morning hours. The driver came home with the Explorer at about 3:20 a.m. that morning. The estimated value of the car was about $30,000.

11:42 a.m., Oct. 18: A person came into the station to claim a found bike.

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1:45 p.m., Oct. 21: Officers responded to a report of theft from a building at 103 Cambridge Street. The caller said that within the last two weeks, three bikes were stolen from their barn. Other missing items include power tools and golf clubs.

2:59 p.m., Oct. 21: Someone wrote the word “gay” into the rock on Sandy Island behind the Library.

3:58 p.m., Oct. 21: Officers responded to a report of property damage at Winchester High School. The caller found their bike with slashed and bent tires as well as a broken kick stand.

11:12 a.m., Oct. 22: A caller reported a larceny from a vehicle on Birch Lane. On arrival, officers saw a smashed rear window. The caller’s purse was taking along with a few more items. The GPS wasn’t taken, which officers noted as odd.

11:41 a.m., Oct. 22: Officers responded to a report of a larceny from a motor vehicle at 70 Johnson Road. Someone broke through the sunroof of their Toyota Highlander. The caller reported that there Coach purse, cell phone, and a few other items were missing.



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