Police Department

Post date: Jul 11, 2020 12:23:41 PM

WILLIAMSTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT

Kyle J. Johnson

Williamstown, MA 01267

Telephone: (413) 458-5733 / Fax: (413) 458-4100 kjohnson@williamstownma.gov

Michael J. Ziemba Lieutenant mziemba@williamstownma.gov

TOWN MANAGER REPORT

November 05, 2020

Since the last report on 10/22/20:

Areas of Concern: We are still asking the community to contact us or Williams Safety & Security with any information that may be helpful with the active investigation into last week's bias motivated hate letter that was delivered to a member of the Williamstown community.

There is no place in this community, or anywhere, for heinous acts such as this, and the offender(s) will be charged to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Motor Vehicle Crashes: There were ten (10) crashes reported:

Animal (2): Cold Spring Rd (Dog); Green River Rd (Deer)

Intersection (0):

Parking/Parked (4): Spring St; Spring St; Cold Spring Rd; Arnold St

Roadway (3): Green River Rd (NB MV left the roadway and struck a sign and bushes*) Cold Spring Rd (NB MV struck a pothole damaging tire & rim); Green River Rd (NB MV stopped at temporary traffic light struck from behind); Simonds Rd (SB MV left the roadway and struck a traffic sign**)

Motor Vehicle Crash Demographics (If cited):

Warning (2): White Male

Motor Vehicle Stops: Thirteen (13) traffic stops were conducted during this reporting period.

Motor Vehicle Stop Demographics:

Warning (13): White Male (7); White Female (5); Black male (1)

Civil Fine (0):

Criminal (0):

Arrest (0):

Total: 13

Motor Vehicle Violations: Twenty-four (24) violations were cited on the following roadways:

Arnold St (1); Cold Spring Rd (3); Cole Ave (3); Green River Rd (7); Hancock Rd (1); Main St (3); New Ashford Rd (3); Simonds Rd (3)

Parking Violations: Twenty-one (21) violations were cited:

All Night Parking: Front St (1); Linden St (1); Moorland St (1); Park St (4); Southworth St (1); Spring St (5); Spring St Lot (3); Water St (4)

Wrong Direction: Linden St (1)

Town Bylaw Citations: (0)

Protective Custody: (0)

Criminal Arrests: Seven (7) criminal charges were taken against one (1) individual:

10/29/20 @ 1917 hours (Arrest) Possess to Distribute Class A Drug; Possess to Distribute Class D Drug; Possess

Heroin - Subsequent Offense; Possess Marijuana - Subsequent Offense; O.U.I. - Drugs; Negligent Operation; Marked Lanes Violation*

Criminal Summons: Three (3) criminal charges were taken against one (1) individual:

11/03/20 @ 1627 hours (Summons) Leave Scene of Property Damage Crash; Negligent Operation; Marked Lanes

Violation**

Criminal Charge / Protective Custody Demographics:

White Male (2)

Dispatch: Four hundred fourteen (414) calls for service were recorded at Dispatch from Thursday, 10/22/20 (0000) to Thursday, 11/04/20 (0700):

· Police - 356

· Ambulance - 50

· Fire -8