Police were called on Monday, Jan. 20, by the manager of South Shore Auto Wash, 828 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, to report an incident on site. That morning, a man backed into the exit end of the car wash and kitty-cornered his vehicle against the wall. The man then exited his vehicle, went to the corner, and defecated on the floor. The manager approached the man, and realizing what was happening, asked what he was doing. The man apologized and told the manager that it was an emergency. The manager told police that in the excitement, he did not take note of a license plate number. He informed police that the car was an older model black Nissan, and that the man in question was wearing a red hat and a red sweatshirt. There was also a passenger present in the vehicle at the time of the incident. Police were not able to locate the man.

Hit and run at 3A Pizza



On Saturday, Jan. 18, Cohasset Police were called to the scene at 3A Pizza and Grill, 166 King St., where an accident had occurred. The victim, a 42-year-old Weymouth man, reported that while he was inside the pizza shop, his 2007 Honda CRV was struck by an unknown motorist. Police were able to recover video of the accident from security cameras on the premises on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Using the video, police identified the vehicle in question as a 2012 Jeep Wrangler registered to a 66-year-old Cohasset woman. Police went to the address listed on the woman�s insurance, found the car and the suspect, and completed the crash report, charging the woman with a hit and run.



Vehicle runs off the tracks at the car wash



On Thursday, Jan. 23, police were again called to South Shore Auto Wash in response to an accident within the washer. A 24-year-old Cohasset man driving a 2015 Nissan Altima drove off the tracks and struck a piece of the car wash�s equipment. The equipment was bent, but not heavily damaged. The man stated that he had accidentally put the car in drive, causing it to go off of the tracks. No citation was issued, and the damages will be left to the insurance company.





Forged check under investigation



Cohasset Police received a walk in request from a 64-year-old Cohasset man on Thursday, Jan. 16. The man came to report that a check he had written had been stolen out of the mail and altered. On Nov. 4, the man wrote a check in the amount of $367.32 and mailed it to his sister. The check was never received. The man later received notification that the check had been cashed on Dec. 6, but had been altered to $1,367.32. The check was made out from an account with Rockland Trust, which has now provided Cohasset Police with copies of the altered check as well as video from the ATM at which the check was cashed. The man was reimbursed the extra $1,000. The incident is currently under investigation.

Robbery at tailor�s



On Tuesday, Jan. 14, a 75-year-old Scituate woman called Cohasset Police to report a robbery. On the previous Saturday, she left clothing outside of her tailor�s shop on 3A. Among the clothing, a brown checkered coat and a black dress valued at $120. The clothes were left in a paper bag at 9 a.m. on Saturday, but when the tailor arrived later in the day, the bag was missing. There were no cameras on at the shop and police were not able to recover the stolen items. A warning has been issued for residents in the area to be mindful of packages left on their doorsteps.