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Two Cars Stolen, Several Broken Into One Night in Watertown

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Police seek suspects connected to a string of car break-ins in a Watertown neighborhood that resulted in two vehicles being stolen. Overnight from July 7 to July 8, several residents of Standish Road, Lovell Road, Poplar Street Walcott Road and Merrill Road reported that their vehicles had been broken into, and two said their vehicles were missing. Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor said that a Nissan SUV was taken from Lovell Road, and later turned up on Merrill Road. And, a resident of Merrill Road reported that his Audi Q7 had been taken out of his driveway. The first report of a break-in came on July 8 at 2:37 a.m. Police responded to a Standish Road home, where a homeowner got an alert from her doorbell cam that there had been some movement in front of her home at 1:30 a.m. The video shows a suspect fleeing, and the resident discovered that her car’s center console and glove box had been rummaged through, but nothing was missing.

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Police Log: Pair Break Into Apartment & Take $11K Valuables, Skimming Device Found in Bank ATM

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests

July 1, 12:07 a.m.: An officer spotted a vehicle stopped facing the wrong way on Baptist Walk. The Jeep Grand Cherokee had its engine running and was facing toward Mt. Auburn Street, on the road which is one way the other direction. The driver appeared to be sleeping behind the wheel, and the officer had to knock several times to wake him.

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Police Log: Pair Arrested After Fight Involving Knife, Man & Woman Caught Doing Fentanyl

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June 19, 7:16 a.m.: A man parked his car on Mt. Auburn Street in front of Dunkin’ near Watertown Square but he was not fully in the spot. A passing car honked its horn to have him move his car. The man, identified as Yesner Espinal, gave the driver an obscene gesture and yelled at him.

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Police Log: Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking, Man Attacked After Altercation at Boston Club

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June 14, 1:15 p.m.: The Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force, which includes a Watertown detective, had been conducting a narcotics investigation. During the investigation, they observed a man driving on Rosedale Avenue whom they had probable cause to arrest. The man’s car was stopped at Rosedale Avenue near Acton Street. Inside the car, officers observed in plain view a small plastic bag with a white powdery substance that is believed to be fentanyl.

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Watertown Man Charged in Deadly Crash on New Year’s Eve 2022

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A 25-year-old Watertown man faces multiple felony charges stemming from a deadly crash in Rhode Island on New Year’s Eve 2022. The Rhode Island Attorney General’s office said that he was drivng while intoxicated. The following announcement was provided by the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office:

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Massachusetts man has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with multiple felony counts stemming from his role in a driving under the influence crash that killed a 22-year-old passenger and left another seriously injured on Route 146 on New Years Eve 2022. On June 5, 2023, the Office of the Attorney General charged Christopher Vincent (age 25), of Watertown, Mass., by way of criminal information, with one count of DUI resulting in death, one count of DUI resulting in serious bodily injury, one count of driving to endanger resulting in death, one count of driving to endanger resulting in serious bodily injury, and one count of possession of a controlled substance (10 grams or less). As alleged in the criminal information, at approximately 2:29 a.m. on December 31, 2022, members of the Rhode Island State Police (RISP) responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 146 North at the intersection of Route 116 in Lincoln.

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Watertown Man Arraigned After Hitting Girl with Car, Putting Her into a Coma

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A 44-year-old Watertown man faces multiple charges after striking a 14-year-old girl in Chelsea, and causing injuries that left her in a coma. Ceserino Borelli of Watertown was arraigned on Tuesday in Chelsea District Court on charges of negligent operation a motor vehicle, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and speeding. Judge Kareem Morgan ordered Borelli to be held on $7,500 bail, according to the report by NBC 10 Boston. Man accused of striking 14-year-old with car in Chelsea arraigned, held on bail https://t.co/f2vRmilyDS— Boston 25 News (@boston25) June 20, 2023

At about 8 p.m. on Father’s Day, the girl was walking through a parking lot on Beacham Street in Chelsea to meet her family when she was struck, according to NBC 10 Boston. A black Mercedes sedan appeared to lose control, strike the curb, collide with a parked SUV, and hit the girl who resides in Everett.

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Police Log: Stolen Car Located in North Carolina, Man Caught Driving 28 Over the Limit

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June 7, 10:27 p.m.: An officer clocked a vehicle driving 58 mph in a 30 mph zone on Waltham Street, near Evans Street. The driver was pulled over, and when officers spoke to him they discovered he did not have a driver’s license. Also, he had two outstanding arrest warrants. In addition, the plates that were on the vehicle belonged to another vehicle.

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Police Log: Customer Threatens Employee Who Won’t Take Return, Several Unemployment Frauds

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests

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Incidents

May 29, 7:25 p.m.: A man discovered that someone used his Bank of America credit card at the Nike Store in Watertown. He reported that the card was stolen or lost on May 22, but he was not sure where. He looked at his statement and saw unauthorized purchases at the Nike Store for $57.98 on May 28. Other charges were made at the Nike store in Chestnut Hill for $192, at Finish Line in Cambridge for $201.56, at Footlocker in Cambridge for $140, and $269 at a CVS in Cambridge.