WCSO: February 2021 police activity report in the village of Manchester

During the month of February 2021 there were 147 calls for service in Manchester Village. During this time, 74 traffic stops were made, resulting in seven citations.

Noteworthy events in Manchester Village include:

On February 2, a collaboration deputy responded to the 100 block of Torrey Street for a report of a fraud. The victim was scammed out of $4,500 when an unknown suspect gained access to her computer, giving her a telephone number to call. The suspect identified themselves as a representative from her credit card company and indicated $4,500 worth of inappropriate charges were on her card; in order to not have the charges released to the public, she would have to provide him with $4,500 of Target gift cards. A thorough search for the suspect was conducted, but no relevant information was discovered. It appeared the suspect used an untraceable “ghost” phone.

There were 16 ordinance violations during February, all of them snow removal warnings.

Sgt. Joel Gebauer also noted that it is preferred that citizens call “911” rather than the published “non-emergency” phone number for all urgent or time-sensitive services, even non-emergency calls. He said that the dispatchers are the same and will triage your call. However, if a message is left on voice mail, it may not be heard for several hours, delaying a response while people are waiting for a call back.

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by Marsha Chartrand

Marsha Johnson Chartrand, a founder, writer, and copy editor with the Manchester Mirror, is a 50-year resident of Manchester. She has a long history of volunteer and community involvement.