The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Feb. 2: At 4:45 p.m., a man went into Target and went through the self checkout, scanned some of the items but did not scan about $500 in merchandise. He left the store and got into a vehicle parked on the side of Target, near Elm Street. The driver backed up and struck a parked car before leaving the area. The dark-colored SUV had New York license plates.
Feb. 2: A package was stolen from a home on Coolidge Hill Road. FedEx had delivered the package that contained $48 worth of perfume from the front porch.
Feb. 3: A vehicle was stolen from Grove Street and later was located in Newton. It was found on Center Street and the suspect is also believed to have been involved in a breaking and entering in Newton. Police are investigating.
Feb. 4: While using a computer, a Quimby Street resident had a popup saying that the computer was infected by a virus. It had a phone number to call to remove the virus. The resident called and was asked to purchase Sephora gift cards from Amazon. The resident did not do so and reported the incident to police.
Feb. 4: A DoorDash order was stolen from outside a home on Warren Street. The $35 order included Greek salad.
Feb. 5: A man went into Nike with a mesh bag at 11:30 a.m. and stole $215 worth of merchandise.
Feb. 5: A Winsor Avenue resident discovered that two checks had been taken and changed. One was made out for $10,000, and the other for $9,200. The resident put the check into a mailbox on School Street at Maplewood Avenue.
Feb. 7: A man stole a pair of Nike Air Max shoes priced at $170 from the Nike store at 4:45 p.m.
Feb. 8: A woman took hygiene products worth $45 from Target at 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 9: A resident of Charles River Road discovered that a Euphree electric bike was missing. It had been stored in a shed two months prior. The resident believes someone went into the shed and took the bike, which cost $2,000.
Feb. 10: A shoplifter took a Tamogotchi toy valued at $30 was taken from Best Buy.
Scam Alert
The Watertown Police received reports of someone impersonating a Watertown Police officer and asking for gift cards to resolve an issue.
The WPD put out an announcement on social media that said, in part:
“It has come to our attention that someone is impersonating a Watertown Police Officer through spoofed phone calls. The caller is requesting that you purchase Target gift cards, and the caller ID may falsely display our official number. Please be aware that this is a scam. If you receive a similar call, do not engage or provide any information. Instead, contact us directly at 617-972-6500 to report it.”
Feb. 4: A DoorDash order was stolen from outside a home on Warren Street. The $35 order included Greek salad.….
Oddly specific…
I guess if you don’t want your doordash stolen don’t order a Greek salad…
Or maybe we should ask which restaurant delivers such a great Greek salad people will steal for it! (I’m assuming it was not $35 only for Greek salad…right?)
Yeah, great question…what it is the best Greek in town? I am very partial to Demos but I have zero Greek heritage so I can’t vouch for authenticity.
Inquiring minds want to know!!!
Are we sure the culprit was human? Animals are very clever. You have the video of the CT bear helping himself to a frozen lasagna?
Regarding reporting every single crime, as an editor it may be a better use of talent and time to spotlight particular “crimes” that don’t make the police log; something consumer oriented. How about bad landlord practices or poor conditions of a particular facility or identifying information misuse. I am watching the Personnel Meeting and I learned a new term “Astroturfing” (a fake group is created to create support an effort in a town). I have not seen that but I have had my contacts from LinkedIn downloaded by recruiter back in 2010 who then sold the list. I have my email address spoofed because I have gotten emails about supporting an issue that I don’t -You just signed up for “Demand Only Vegan Food” or “Christians for Trump.” My email address is easy to obtain since it has been on many flyers or websites. I haven’t had my phone number spoofed yet or identity used to obtain a fake credit card – I check regularly. I can’t vouch for my social security given what the current administration is doing though! I have certainly seen an enormous amount of junk calls since last summer. I am on the do not call list, but made the mistake of donating to a fake organization. There are so many things that the community needs to be informed of. You can still report on regular crimes, like the clients of the brothels in Watertown and Cambridge will be appear at Cambridge District Court on March 7, 14 and 21 AND consumer oriented ones.