The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Arrests
Sept. 26, 8:30 p.m.: Police had knowledge that a Puritan Road resident was wanted on a warrant. The 54-year-old Watertown woman was located and arrested on the warrant from Waltham District Court for assault and battery on someone over 60 and assault and battery.
Sept. 27, 3:55 p.m.: Detectives tracked a man wanted on a warrant for an incident in Watertown to Williams Street in Cambridge. The man was found and arrested, and when they searched him police found drugs on him. The 41-year-old Cambridge man was arrested on the warrant from Waltham District Court for nighttime breaking and entering, and on charges of possession of a Class B drug and possession of a Class C drug.
Sept. 27, 6:20 p.m.: Security at Target spotted a woman putting clothing in a plastic bag and attempted to leave without paying. She was stopped and had $261.89 in merchandise. The 26-year-old Roslindale woman was arrested on a charge of shoplifting over $100.
Sept. 27, 8:20 p.m.: A Grandview Avenue resident went out to walk her dog right after getting home from work, and when she returned she found a woman standing in her kitchen wearing four of the her sweaters and a winter scarf. The woman said she thought she was in a friend’s house and took the sweaters and scarfs off. The resident told her to get out and she was calling the police. The woman left, but the resident did not call police immediately. When officers searched the area, they found the suspect on Highland Avenue near Olcott Street knocking on doors. The 39-year-old Watertown woman was arrested on a charge of nighttime breaking and entering.
Sept. 30, 1:55 p.m.: An officer patrolling on Edward Road spotted a vehicle with damage and a flat tire. Police ran the plate and found the owner lived on the street. They also found he had a warrant for his arrest. Police arrested the 24-year-old Watertown man on a warrant from Boston District Court for unlicensed driving.
Oct. 1, 1:05 p.m.: The Probation Department informed Watertown Police that a Katherine Road resident was wanted for violating probation. The 59-year-old Watertown man was arrested for the probation warrant.
Oct. 1, 10:10 p.m.: A man came to the Police Station to discuss another matter and police found he had a warrant. The 53-year-old Watertown man was arrested on the warrant from Framingham District Court for driving with a suspended license and no inspection sticker.
Oct. 2, 2:30 a.m.: A Jeep suffered heavy front end damage during a one-vehicle accident on Arsenal Street and Arlington Street. It appeared he struck a metal pole. Police spoke to the man, who was not injured. His speech was slurred and said he had been drinking before he drove. Field sobriety tests were given and the 31-year-old Watertown man was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and marked lanes violation.
Incidents
Sept. 26, 10 a.m.: A resident of 50 Watertown Street reported a package full of medication was delivered by UPS, but when the person went to get the package it was gone. There were also reports of vandalism in the apartment building. A woman was seen writing “X” on a door with a magic marker. Police have been to the building several times for vandalism, including drawing on walls with a marker, damaging a lock and a missing light fixture. On the 28th, police returned to investigate more acts of vandalism. Three doors had been vandalized from Sept. 27 to 28. On the 29th, a resident found a black line, which appeared to be made by a magic marker, across two elevator doors and down the hallway wall. It appears the incidents are related. Police are seeking a complaint against a woman who lives in the building for defacement of property.
Sept. 26, 8 p.m.: A woman tried to take nine pairs of underwear and attempted to leave without paying. The items were worth $69.99, and the 42-year-old Waltham woman was summonsed to Waltham District Court on a charge of shoplifting.
Sept. 27, 6:05 a.m.: A Parker Street resident discovered someone had entered his vehicle while parked in front of his home. Nothing was missing but the man thought someone broke into the vehicle because he found a headlight-style flashlight in the vehicle that did not belong to him.
Sept. 28, 3:10 p.m.: A package containing an iPhone 7 was delivered to a home on Morton Street but it was gone when the owner went to retrieve it.
Sept. 29, 2:50 p.m.: A mountain bike was stolen from a home on Edenfield Avenue. The black and blue Fuji bike had been left in the side yard, and the resident believes it was stolen between Sept. 24 and 25. The bike had a town black seat and clip-in pedals.
Sept. 30, 9:45 p.m.: Four car tires were delivered to a home on Spring Street, and the girlfriend of the man who ordered the tires saw them at 7 p.m. but they were too heavy for her to move them. When the resident arrived home at 8:45 p.m. the tires were gone. They were worth $565.
Oct. 1, 1:10 a.m.: A vehicle that had been reported missing the prior week was found parked on Main Street at Cross Street. The keys were in the ignition and turned one notch, so the battery died. The owner, who lived a few blocks away, said he may have left it there and forgotten where he parked it. Police are no longer treating it as a stolen vehicle.
Oct. 1, 3:30 p.m.: A man walked into Arsenal Wine & Spirits, asked an employee a question and then walked down an aisle before leaving without purchasing anything. A short while later, the employee walked around the store and saw that a bottle of Hennessy worth $200 was missing. The suspect is described as a black male, 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8, with a dark beard and wore a black baseball hat, a plaid shirt, white or grey sneakers and jeans. He was seen leaving in a silver sedan, possibly a Hyundai Elantra.