The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department:
May 29, 6 a.m.: A NEMLEC (Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council) SWAT team came to Watertown to serve a warrant obtained by Randolph Police related to a shooting in that community on April 28. They served it at a home on Warren Street. During the search, six firearms were found, including one on which the serial number had been defaced and three that had been reported stolen. Shamere Ross, 33, of Watertown, was arrested on charges of possession of firearms, as well as for his involvement in the Randolph shooting.
May 29, 1 p.m.: A man went into Nike carrying a shoebox. He told employees that he had paid for the shoes online and walked out of the store. The Jordan Max Aura shoes were valued at $115.
May 29, 5:45 p.m.: A woman was seen taking items at Ulta beauty and was accompanied by two juveniles. The store provided police with a description and officers located the suspect. They also discovered she had a warrant for her arrest. Aaleyna Ragin, 20, of Providence, Rhode Island, was arrested on the warrant from Boston District Court for unarmed robbery.
May 29, 8 p.m.: A resident went to Bank of America to open a savings account, and was told that someone had previously opened a bank account in the resident’s name in Maryland in 2014. The person had not opened the account. The account was closed in 2021 with a negative balance.
May 30, 4:45 pm.: Nike reported that a man came into the store and took a black Nike hoodie, cargo pants, and footwear and placed them in a black bag. The man walked out with $145 in merchandise.
May 30, 9:30 p.m.: A woman got messages saying that Apple was withdrawing money from her bank account. She called a number that she thought was Apple support. She was told that her account had been compromised and she should send $1,405. She was told to transfer the money to Venmo, then send it to someone she trusted and have them send it back to her. Then she was told to buy gift cards and provide the confirmation codes by calling the support number. She realized she had been scammed and called police.
May 31, 3:45 p.m.: A woman walked around Target and grabbed various pieces of clothing. She left the store with $533 in items.
May 31, 4:30 p.m.: A School Street resident had a package delivered by FedEx on May 30. When the resident returned home that day the package was gone. It contained an iPhone that cost $1,600.
May 31, 7:30 p.m.: A man went into Best Buy and took a Chromecast with Google TV worth $49.99 and walked out of the store without paying.
June 1, 4 p.m.: An electric bike was left unsecured leaning against a railing in a garage on Arsenal Street. The bike was taken. It is valued at $1,550, and has a matte black finish and two batteries.
June 1, 5:51 p.m.: A mountain bike was secured to a bike rack with a cable lock outside Buttermilk & Bourbon at about 1 p.m. The owner returned a few hours later and it was gone. The Specialized Rockhopper Comp 29 was valued at $1,300, and is dark grey with black lettering, red pedals, straight handlebars and front and rear mounted lights.
It seems like bikes are stolen from Arsenal Yards in every one of these reports. It’s too bad it doesn’t seem safe to bring your bike there. Isn’t there more they could do to secure these bike racks? At least have cameras on them?
How many times have I read here about bikes being stolen while not being secured?
People, the bad guys are all around, if they see an easy chance to take something they will.
Protect your bikes!!!!!!!!
I have an expensive E-bike and leave nothing to chance, I added a motion detector alarm, a hi-tech bluetooth nearly indestructible lock with build in motion detector alarm, and a nearly indestructible folding bike lock. I also have a bike insurance policy by a company that only insures bicycles against damage and theft.
When I have to leave my bike, both locks go on it and the alarms are set.
Yes, I paid a lot of $ for the specialized locks and it may be overkill but it gives me a piece of mind knowing that most bike thieves are not going to take a lot of time trying to get my bike, not to mention the attention received when the 2 loud motion detecting alarms sound.
CYCLISTS: PROTECT YOUR BIKES!!!!!!