The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates. The log is a public record and available for review. All persons who are arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Monday, Nov. 14
0913: A resident came into the station to report a case of harassment. The officer filed a report.
1000: An officer directed the owner of a pick-up truck that was parked on the sidewalk on Washington Ave. to move his vehicle.
1436: An officer stopped a motor vehicle at Main and Paine Sts. for the civil moving infraction of a red light violation. The officer issued a citation to the operator.
1508: An officer stopped a motor vehicle at Pleasant St. and Bellevue Ave. for the civil moving infraction of using a cell phone in violation of the hands-free law. The officer gave a verbal warning to the operator.
1518: An officer responded to a minor motor vehicle accident on Revere St. and assisted the parties with the exchange of papers.
1523: An officer issued a parking ticket to a vehicle that was parked in a handicapped spot on Hawthorn Ave.
1934: A resident reported receiving harassing phone calls. The officer filed a report.
2050: An officer stopped a motor vehicle on Governors Dr. for the civil moving infraction of failing to use headlights after dark. The officer gave a verbal warning to the operator.
Tuesday, Nov. 15
0620: A resident reported that the family dog had been let out of the house accidentally by the kids.
0934: An officer stopped a motor vehicle on Main St. for the civil moving infraction of a red light violation. The officer issued a citation to the operator.
1104: A resident, who was at work, reported that two unknown male teenagers had entered her apartment. The officer who responded reported that the caller’s daughter had left school early with the two boys.
1205: An officer ordered a tow for a motor vehicle on Underhill St. The vehicle did not have a resident parking sticker and had been placed on the 72-hour list on November 9. The officer filed a report.
1731: A resident came into the station to report a past larceny. The officer filed a report.
1920: An officer stopped a motor vehicle on Main St. and ordered it towed. The officer filed a report.
2102: An officer stopped a motor vehicle at Veterans Rd, and Almont St. for the civil moving infraction of a stop sign violation. The officer issued a citation to the operator.
Wednesday, Nov. 16
0919: A person came into the station to report that a bronze veterans marker with an approximate value of $300 had been stolen from the cemetery on Cross St. The officer filed a report.
1217: A resident came into the station to report a verbal altercation with a neighbor. The officer filed a report.
1342: A resident came into the station to turn in rusted parts of a firearm and bullet casings. The officer filed a report.
1443: A person came into the station to report that she had been involved in a minor motor vehicle accident in a parking lot with a parked vehicle earlier in the day. The officer filed a report.
1700: A Vine Ave. resident reported that a scooter had been stolen from his front porch. The resident said he had been leaving the scooter there unlocked for many years without incident.
1857: A caller reported that a delivery vehicle was speeding around the town. The officer spoke to the driver, who said he was trying to make his deliveries on-time, and told him to slow down.
1956: A report of a dead raccoon in the middle of Harbor View Ave. was referred to the DPW.
Thursday, Nov. 17
0632: A repossession company reported the repo of a motor vehicle.
0801: An officer stopped a motor vehicle in the 500 block of Shirley St. for the civil moving infraction of a stop sign violation. The officer issued a citation to the operator.
1324: An officer stopped a motor vehicle at Terrace Ave. and Shirley St. for a civil moving infraction. The officer issued a citation to the operator.
1330: An officer stopped a motor vehicle at Crystal Cove Ave. and Shirley St. for the civil moving infractions of a stop sign violation and operating an unregistered motor vehicle. The officer gave a verbal warning to the operator, who pulled into a parking lot to renew his registration on-line.
1349: An officer stopped a motor vehicle on Washington Ave. for the civil moving infraction of a stop sign violation. The officer gave a verbal warning to the operator.
1616: An officer stopped a motor vehicle on Main St. for the civil moving infraction of a red light violation. The officer gave a verbal warning to the operator.
Friday, Nov. 18
0919: An officer ordered a tow for an abandoned vehicle with temporary New Jersey plates on Revere St. The officer filed a report.
0953: An officer responded to a minor motor vehicle accident on Revere St. and filed a report.
1649: A resident came into the station to report being the victim of a fraud. The officer filed a report.
Saturday, Nov. 19
0708: An officer provided assistance to the operator of a disabled motor vehicle on Revere St.
1403: A Veterans Rd. resident reported that a grey pit bull was running loose in the area. The dog’s owners said that the gate to their yard blew open, again. They were advised of the consequences if they do not fix the gate.
1511: An officer directed the owner of a motor vehicle blocking a driveway on Summit Ave. to move her vehicle.
1936: A resident came into the station to report that her social media accounts and computer had been hacked. The officer filed a report.
Sunday, Nov. 20
0242: An officer issued parking tickets to 10 vehicles without resident parking stickers in the area of Circuit and Court Rds.
0647: An officer stopped a motor vehicle at Main and Pleasant Sts. for the civil moving infraction of speeding. The officer gave a verbal warning to the operator.
0920: A caller reported that two dogs were on the loose at Grovers and Cliff Aves. The owner retrieved his dogs.
1310: Officers pulled over a motor vehicle that had been reported as stolen out of Boston at the Public Landing on Shirley St. The operator fled the vehicle and escaped on foot in the direction of the water tower. The vehicle was towed and the officer filed a report.
1317: A resident came into the staton to report being the victim of identity theft. The officer filed a report.
1337: A caller reported that a white dog was running loose in the area of the 1000 block of Shirley St.
1730: A Harbor View Ave. resident reported that her motor vehicle had been stolen out of her driveway. The officer filed a report.
Monday, Nov. 21
0639: An officer issued a parking ticket to a vehicle parked in the No Parking zone in the 400 block of Shirley St. that would have impeded emergency vehicles.