Woman Arrested for Assault and Battery - Cigarette Thrown in Eye

Following are excerpts from the Burlington Police Department log. Note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Tuesday, November 26- 

• At 3:10 p.m. a caller reported their daughter had received threats through social media. The threat stated the daughter was "going to get beat up." Threats were part of a back and forth between two 16-year-old girls. Police spoke to both parties and issue should be settled. 

• At 10:59 a.m. a Francis Road caller reported fraudulent use of credit card. Caller said her credit card was used in New York for a $76 charge. The card had been cancelled. 
• At 11:57 a.m. a caller at Arbor Networks reported that sometime after 6 p.m. the previous day $30 in cash, a laptop labeled at $150 and a laptop valued at $200 were stolen. The only people in the building overnight was a cleaning crew. 
• At 12:30 p.m. a caller at Nordstrom Rack reported her vehicle was struck while parked and there was a witness. Minor damage to license plate from trailer hitch. 

• At 12:27 a.m. police arrested Rebecca Cookson, 28, of 283 Shaw Road, Dover Fox Croft, ME, on a charge of assault and battery. Arrest made after reports of yelling at a Baron Park Lane apartment. 
• At 9:49 a.m. a Tinkham Avenue caller reported that he had received harassing phone calls that day and had received similar calls over the past six months. The calls are from a man claiming to be a detective. 
• At 5:17 p.m. police arrested Michela Moskaluk, 27, of 8 Hilltop Drive, Burlington, on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The arrest was made after a Hallmark Gardens caller reported Moskaluk threw a lit cigarette in her eye during a child custody exchange. The suspect initially fled in a vehicle but was located by police. 
• At 8:01 p.m. a front desk worker at Hilton Garden Inn reported an intoxicated male was accusing them of stealing from him over a bar tab. Police spoke to the man who lives across the street and he walked home for the evening.