Police/Fire

Police Log: Stolen Vehicle Recovered in Georgia, Argument Between Co-Workers Escalates

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

Nov. 29, 9:43 p.m.: Two employees at the UPS facility on Coolidge Avenue got into an argument about a woman while in the break room. Their break ended and one of the men headed toward his work station and the second, Jesse Romero Velasquez, followed him. The argument continued and Velasquez took out a pocket knife and made stabbing motions toward the other man.

Car Theft

Police Log: Car Rented Out Through App Missing, Dozens of Bottles of Perfume Taken from Store

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

None

Incidents

Nov. 23, 7:20 a.m.: A 2015 Chevy Malibu was vandalized on Morrison Road. The windshield was smashed with a blunt object, both driver-side windows were struck with a blunt object and the hood had scratches on it. A large rock found nearby is suspected to be the object used to break the windows.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Shoplifter Caught With Bag Full of Merchandise, Catalytic Converter Stolen

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

Nov. 16, 1:02 p.m.: Security at Home Depot spotted a man put multiple items into a duffle bag and walk out of the store. Police were given a description and they located a man fitting the description near the parking garage near Home Depot. He had a duffle bag with items from Home Depot.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Business Broken Into, Man Faces Charges After Road Rage Incident

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

None

Incidents

Nov 8, 4:30 p.m.: A Watertown woman was shopping with her child at CVS on Main Street. She put her purse and wallet in the bottom of her baby stroller and walked around the store for about half an hour. When she went to pay for her items she realized her wallet and purse were gone. Later that day the woman’s credit cards were used in multiple places in Boston.

Police/Fire

SUV Crosses Mt. Auburn Street, Runs into Building After Driver Has Medical Incident

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A car drifted across three lanes of traffic on Mt. Auburn Street, went up onto the sidewalk and ran into the side of a building, later Thursday morning. Watertown Police said that the driver had a medical issue, that led to the accident. Police received a report of the accident at 11:12 a.m. on Thursday. The SUV had just crossed Watertown Square from Galen Street and went eastbound on Mt.

Arrests

Police Log: Officers Talk Down Man Who Had Barricaded Himself in Room, Man Damages Washing Machine at Laundromat

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

Nov. 7, 12:31 a.m.: Watertown Police received a call about a disturbance at a home on Lyons Court, and when they arrived they found a man who appeared to be intoxicated who was causing the disturbance. The man was upset that someone had called police and barricaded himself in a room in the basement. Police learned that the man was wanted on four arrest warrants.

Police/Fire

Pair Arrested on Drug Charges in Investigation Aided by Residents’ Tips

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Two men face drug-related charges following an investigation that started with information provided by residents of the neighborhood. On Nov. 3, the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force arrested two men who they had been investigating for about three months. The task force includes a detective from the Watertown Police Department. Residents of the area reported seeing suspicious activity at the home of 42-year-old Eric Fossitt on Pilgrim Road in Watertown, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor.