The Winter Parking Ban is an effect.  Vehicles parked on the street between 1 and 7 AM are subject to fines.  Any vehicles parked on the street during a snow emergency may be fined and towed.

After a lengthy drug investigation, Inaldo Oquendo, 20 and Timothy Loftman, 31 of Winchester were arrested by Winchester Police.  A search warrant was executed on the men’s Cambridge Street home where a significant amount of heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana were confiscated.   The men are being charged with Possession of Class A, B and D [...]

Winchester Police, with assistance from Everett Police, arrested Emir Ikanovic of Everett and charged him with Breaking and Entering into a home on Surrey Road.  The arrest was aided by anonymous tips received by the public after the story was aired on WHDH 7 News.

We are requesting assistance identifying this person.  A home security system captured his image during a daytime break into a home in Winchester.  If you know this person, please contact us at 781-729-1212.  Reference case number 255798. Any information provided will remain anonymous. Click on the post title for a larger image.                                                                                                      Updated: http://www.winchesterpd.org/?p=975  

Winchester Police arrested Justin Guilbault of New Hampshire for Larceny over $250.  Guilbault was arrested early Friday morning during Winchester Police Department’s second night of surveillance at a business on Lowell Ave.  The business owner had previously been victim of larceny when 97 steel construction plates had been stolen.  The plates weigh approximately 120 pounds and [...]

Over the past few days, several residents have had their cars entered overnight and have had property stolen.  The majority of those vehicles have been left unlocked.  We continue to urge residents to lock their car doors and remove valuables such as laptops, cameras and even GPS units from them when parked overnight.  If you [...]

The Winchester Police Department along with Medford and Somerville police, arrested Michael Wallace of Somerville for armed robbery.  Wallace is being charged for the June 15, robbery of the Dairy barn on Main Street in Winchester.  Wallace is also suspected of robbing convenience stores in Medford and Somerville.  Both Winchester and Somerville police departments received anonymous tips which led to [...]

Press Release Concerning an Indecent Assault and Battery that Occurred on Grove Street at Canterbury Road on June 22, 2011, at 2:01 PM The Winchester Police Department is currently investigating an indecent assault and battery upon a 12 year old female resident that occurred in our town today at 2:01 PM. The female victim was [...]

Residents should be aware of incidents which have occurred in town involving people attempting to gain access to homes. The scam involves an individual ringing the doorbell of a home and meeting with the resident at the front door. The suspect then explains to the resident that he is there to measure the backyard for [...]

Renovations to the police station began this week.  While police service will be uninterrupted, there is a phase of the project where the Records department will be temporarily relocated.  Starting around the second week of June, Records will be relocated to the trailer in the rear lot of the Public Safety Building. There will be [...]