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Perkins School for the BlindThe Howe Building at Perkins School for the Blind. Police responded to an online threat directed at Perkins School for the Blind on Thursday, May 21. The Watertown Police sent out a statement about the incident. Read it below. This morning , The Watertown Police Department became aware of a past threat involving Perkins School.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. April 28: A resident was trying to get a loan from an online lender. He had received loans from the company before, but this time was rejected. Soon he received offers from other companies. He attempted to borrow $790 and was asked to provide online banking information and the login credentials.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. April 12: A woman took $213 worth of merchandise from CVS on Mt. Auburn Street, and was seen leaving in a black Mercedes. April 13: Multiple pieces of furniture and a mattress were left in the dumpster at the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. April 13: A resident received a letter from Cambridge Savings Bank about a new bank account opened in the person’s name.
Raider, the Watertown Police Department’s comfort dog when he was a puppy, with Officer Anna Margaryan. (Courtesy of the City of Watertown)
Raider, the Watertown Police Department’s comfort dog, will be celebrating his second birthday, and the public is invited to the party. See details provided by the WPD, below. Guess Who’s Turning 2? In honor of Autism Awareness Month, join us in celebrating Raider’s second Birthday on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Watertown Police Department, 552 Main St.
Watertown Firefighters put out a fire at a home on Kimball Road. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)
Watertown Firefighters doused a house fire on Kimball Road Tuesday morning. Residents were not hurt thanks to alert employees of a Coolidge Square business. Calls for heavy smoke from the home at 8 Kimball Road came in for a fire at about 7:30 a.m. and a working fire was called at about 7:40 a.m. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The home sits yards from Mt.
Watertown Firefighter Matthew Callahan. The following information came from the Watertown Firefighters Relief Association:
The Matthew Callahan Memorial Fundraiser features a Watertown Fire vs. Watertown Police hockey game on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at Warrior Ice Arena, 90 Guest St. in Brighton. Proceeds to benefits the family of firefighter Matthew Callahan who lost his battle with occupational cancer on Aug.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. March 30: A package went missing from Coolidge Hill Road. It contained two bottles of perfume valued at $500. Police are investigating. March 31: A Brookline Street resident received an alert of some unauthorized withdrawals from their checking account.
Police arrested a Watertown man after he allegedly exposed himself to an employee of a store in Stoneham. Andrey Pavlov, 44, of Watertown, was arrested on a charge of open and gross lewdness after the incident on March 22, according to a press release from Stoneham Police Chief James O’Connor. On March 22, Pavlov allegedly flashed an employee at Michaels on Main Street in Stoneham. According to a report on WCVB Channel 5, an employee noticed a man acting strangely and he followed her and exposed himself. The employee yelled at the suspect and chased him out of the store, according to the report.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. March 14: A Parker Street resident looking for insurance was scammed. The resident went to a website believed to be Insurify but it was a fraudulent site. The resident got a number to call Geico. The resident spoke to someone and sent a payment for $560.
