WPD will be issuing warnings for a short period of time before ticketing starts. Vehicles parked on the street for more than an hour between 1:00 AM and 7:00 AM are subject to fines. Any vehicles parked on the street during a snow emergency may be fined and towed.

Chief O’Connell is pleased to announce that a team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission is scheduled to arrive on May 14, 2024, to begin examining various aspects of the Winchester Police Department’s policies and procedures, operations and facilities.   Verification by the Assessment Team that the Department meets the Commission’s standards is part of […]

WPD will be issuing warnings for a short period of time before ticketing starts. Vehicles parked on the street between 1:00 AM and 7:00 AM are subject to fines. Any vehicles parked on the street during a snow emergency may be fined and towed.

With spring weather here, WPD Animal Control Officer Ed O’Connell would like to share general and safety information on the most common animals we can encounter in Winchester.  Below are several links to help you learn about better understand  some of our local wildlife. Living with Coyotes Living with Raccoons Living with Turkeys Living with […]

The Winter Parking Ban is an effect.  Vehicles parked on the street between 1:00 AM and 7:00 AM are subject to fines.  Any vehicles parked on the street during a snow emergency may be fined and towed. For residents who live in or around the center of town, vehicles can be parked, overnight, in the […]

Winchester Police and the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office announce the completion of interactive, scenario-based training   WINCHESTER, Mass – Winchester Police Chief Daniel O’Connell and Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian announced today that 33 local officers recently completed scenario-based training facilitated by the sheriff’s office. Utilizing the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Mobile Training Center (MTC), Winchester officers […]

With the arrival of warm weather, our animal control officer receives more questions about resident interaction with animals.  Below are some links to information to help you understand some of the more common animals seen in Winchester. Living with Coyotes Living with Raccoons Living with Turkeys Living with Bats

Chapter 10 Section 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNLEASHED DOGS No person keeping, owning or having possession, charge, custody or control of any dog shall cause, permit, suffer or allow the dog to stray, run, be or go in any manner at large in or upon any public street, way, sidewalk, school yard or grounds, park, or […]

MEDFORD – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Massachusetts State Police Colonel Christopher Mason and Winchester Chief of Police Daniel O’Connell have confirmed that Brady McCue, 28 of Medford has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault and assault and battery of a 48-year-old woman which occurred at approximately 8:00 a.m. today near South Border […]

The Winchester Police Department, Massachusetts State Police and the Middlesex County District Attorney ‘s Office are investigating an attempted sexual assault that took place this morning in the Middlesex Fells. Multiple agencies are currently in the area assisting with the investigation.  See Twitter @WINCHESTER_PD for more information when it becomes available.