Arrests

Police Log: Driver Hits Fence at Boys & Girls Club, Woman Strikes Library Employee

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

Jan. 15, 3:05 a.m: An officer patrolling on Main Street near Prescott Street saw a vehicle on the side of the road with its engine running and the turn signal on. When the officer came back 20 minutes later the vehicle was still there with engine and turn signal still on. The officer went over to check on the well-being of the driver, who was slumped in the driver’s seat and appeared to be asleep behind the wheel.

Around Town

Car Fire Spreads to Become 2 Alarm Blaze, Damages Watertown Home

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Several Watertown residents were displaced by a fire that started in a car. On Saturday, Jan. 15 at 8:15 a.m. a car fire was reported on Flint Road. A working fire was declared at 8:30 a.m.

“Upon arrival companies found a fully involved vehicle fire with extension into the home,” said the post on the Watertown Fire Department’s Facebook page. Deputy Chief Robert Iannetta ordered a second alarm for the fire, which damaged the 2.5 story two-family home.

Police/Fire

Police Seek Information About Broken Window at Watertown Business

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Someone threw a traffic cone through a window of a store on Main Street, and Watertown Police seek information about the incident. Police believe the vandalism to Bling Boutique occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, Jan. 5. We are seeking info on a vandalism that occurred at Bling, 104 Main St. Believed to have happened during early morning hours today (1/5).

Police/Fire

Two Watertown Homes Broken Into This Week, Residents Were Home During One

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Residents should be sure to lock the doors and windows of their homes, Watertown Police said, after a pair of break-ins this week. On Friday, the Watertown Police Department put out messages on social media alerting the public to the incidents. The first one occurred on Lovell Road on Dec. 21, and police said entry was gained through a rear locked door sometime between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.

In the late hours of Dec. 23, a Common Street home was broken into.

Police/Fire

Watertown Woman Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle in Dedham

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A pedestrian struck and killed on a roadway in Dedham has been identified as a Watertown woman. The Norfolk County District Attorney’s office identified the woman as Marguerite Scanlon, 63, of Watertown, according to a post on the Norfolk DA’s Facebook page. “The matter remains under investigation by Dedham Police Department, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police, and the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office and no charges are in place at this time,” the message reads. The incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday on Bridge Street (Rte. 109) in Dedham, according to WCVB Channel 5.