A Quiet Holiday Weekend for Greenwich Police

It was a relatively quiet Christmas holiday weekend for Greenwich Police who say the unseasonably warm weather probably was a contributing factor.

During the four-day period from Dec. 24 through Dec. 27, there were 451 calls for service including 12 motor vehicle accidents. During the same period in 2014, police responded to 432 calls and 23 accidents.

Overall, “It’s a statistically insignificant change,” according to police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray. However, Gray did say that last year’s holiday weather contributed the higher number of crashes. “Weather is a significant contributing factor in accidents,” Gray said.

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Over the holiday weekend, police investigated two burglaries and an attempted burglary of three businesses in the Riverside Commons shopping center on East Putnam Avenue in Riverside. Thieves made off with a small amount of money taken from cash registers at the DiMare Pastry Shop and Pomodoro Pizzeria. Burglars were unsuccessful in their attempt to enter the Acme supermarket via the rooftop.

As of Dec. 27, Greenwich Police have responded to 47,894 calls in 2015; made 7,637 motor vehicle stops; investigated 1,433 motor vehicle accidents; arrested 74 motorists for driving while intoxicated and made 1,338 arrests.