Crime & Safety
Woman Arrested at Melrose Towers on 18 Outstanding Warrants
The warrant charges, which included larceny and uttering, were from jurisdictions as far south as Tennessee, according to police.
arrested a woman at Melrose Towers Condominiums on Melrose Street last Wednesday after discovering that she had 18 outstanding warrants.
Melrose Police Lt. Mark DeCroteau said that during the course of another, unrelated investigation, police learned that Nicole Y. Winslow, 43, was either living at Melrose Towers or staying there with someone.
After running a check on Winslow's name and date of birth, DeCroteau said police discovered several warrants and aliases listed for her.
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The warrant charges were "mostly failure to appear" in court, DeCroteau said, while the remaining "charges were for the most part for larcenies, uttering (using forged information), etc."
The place of origin for the warrants ranged from Massachusetts to as far south as Tennessee, DeCroteau said. Officers went to Melrose Towers about a quarter past 10 a.m. last Wednesday morning to find Winslow.
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"Fortunately with another officer, they actually observed the individual outside in the parking lot, recognized her from the warrant and information we had looked into," he said. "She was placed under arrest on all those warrants without incident."
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