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Police Log: Man Busted in Drug Investigation, Crypto Currency Stolen

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

March 16, 3:52 p.m.: Security at Best Buy reported a man who had taken several video games and left the store without paying. Police located a man fitting the description near Nike at Arsenal Yards and he was unwrapping a Nintendo DS game. Officers spoke to the man who said he was at Best Buy and when he was leaving he realized he had not paid for the games, but he continued to exit the store. Police looked inside the man’s backpack and found 10 Nintendo games, plus a Nintendo DS game that had been reported stolen from a vehicle parked in the parking lot near Best Buy.

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Police Log: Man Faces OUI Charge After Striking 2 Cars, Scuffle at Dog Park & a Dumpster Fire

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

March 9, 9:14 a.m.: Officers spotted a woman they knew was wanted on warrants in the Municipal Parking lot in Watertown Square. Rosemary Taverna, 45, of Watertown, was arrested on four warrants from Waltham District Court: the first for larceny under $1,200; the second for larceny under $1,200 and breaking and entering; the third for breaking and entering; and the fourth for shoplifting by concealment. After she was taken to the Police Station, officers found she had two credit cards that did not belong to her and a AAA card. They belonged to someone who had their pocket book stolen in December.

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Watertown Fire Department Remembers Fallen Firefighter Six Years Later

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Watertown Firefighters honored their fallen colleague, Joe Toscano, who died fighting a fire on March 17, 2017. Friday, the Watertown Fire Department marked the sixth anniversary of losing one of their own in the line of duty. On March 17, 2017, Firefighter Joseph Toscano died during the aftermath of a fire on Merrifield Avenue. On Friday, Watertown Firefighters stood at attention and observed a moment of silence during a brief ceremony at the intersection that now bears Toscano’s name — Merrifield and Bigelow avenues. Joe Toscano

Toscano served as the aid to retired Watertown Fire Chief Bob Quinn during the time Quinn was a deputy chief.

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Police Log: Man Caught Trying to Steal Bikes, Person Peered Into Home’s Garage

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

March 3, 9:40 p.m.: A witness spotted a man with a large pair of bolt cutters near the bike racks in the garage for the apartments at Arsenal Yards. When the man saw the witness he ran and hid behind a vehicle. Police were contacted, and the located the man near Sweet Greens. When they were speaking with him they discovered he had a warrant for his arrests.

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Watertown Man Arrested for Bank Robbery in Boston

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Boston Police arrested a 60-year-old Watertown man for allegedly robbing a bank in Dorchester on Monday. Police received a repot of a robbery in progress at the Santander Bank at 535 Columbia Road at 1:15 p.m., on March 6. “The suspect walked into the bank, approached the counter and handed the teller a note demanding money. No weapons were shown,” according to the report on BPDNews.com. The suspect, later identified as David Laffey, 60, of Watertown, fled the bank on foot with an unknown amount of money.”

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UPDATED: Missing Watertown Man Located, Police Had Been Searching for Him

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Trea Starling

Watertown Police announced that the Watertown man reported missing on March 7 has been located out of state and is safe. His family has been notified. The original post:

The Watertown Police Department seek the public’s help locating a missing man. Missing Person

Mr. Trea Starling (21 yrs old) was reported missing and was last seen by family members during the morning of March 2, 2023, in the area of Spruce St. and School St.

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Police Log: Car Left on Cinderblocks After Wheels Taken, Multiple Mail Fishing Scams

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

Feb. 16, 3:10 p.m.: Police received a report of a vehicle with a man who might be intoxicated inside on North Beacon Street. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle with two wheels up on the sidewalk, partially blocking the driveway to MacDonald Academy of Martial Arts. The man inside showed signs of intoxication, including an overwhelming odor of alcohol, glassy and bloodshot eyes, and there were several empty Jim Beam nips bottles in the vehicle.