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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
One domestic arrest. The Watertown Police do not release names or information related to domestic incidents. Incidents
Aug. 17, 11:45 p.m.: An officer patrolling near the Watertown Mall spotted some graffiti painted on a fence behind the Mall.
The Watertown Firefighters union endorsed John Lawn in his re-election bid for the 10th Middlesex State Representative seat. Local 1347 announced its endorsement on Facebook on Friday. The message cited Lawn’s work with Fire Chief Bob Quinn to get a second set of turnout gear (the clothing worn by firefighters during calls). “Before we received the back up turnout gear we were forced to wear the wet, carcinogen contaminated turnout gear after any fire we had. With the rise in occupational cancer, it has been discovered that cancer causing agents enter our bodies through our skin, as well as respiratory systems,” the announcement said.
The 9mm pistol that police found in a vehicle during an arrest on Aug. 26. Two men were arrested for possession of a loaded firearm. Watertown Police arrested two men for having an illegal firearm and other charges after they were stopped with a loaded handgun. On Wednesday, Aug.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 11, 1:20 p.m.: A Watertown Police detective was dropping something off at an address on Sycamore Street when he spotted two men asleep in a black BMW. The detective recognized the car and when he looked inside he saw a large clear plastic bag with a brown substance inside, which he believed was fentanyl. Other items consistent with drug dealing were also found in the car.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest
Aug. 3, 12:10 p.m.: Target security reported they had seen a man shoplifting, before leaving the mall. Police located a man fitting the suspect’s description at the bus stop near the Watertown Mall. When stopped, the man had three Samsung tablets in an orange bag.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
None
Incidents
July 28, 8:14 p.m.: A man from Waltham who works at a gas station on Mt. Auburn Street reported getting into a physical altercation with a co-worker. On July 23, he and another man got into an argument about getting in each other’s personal space. The man said he was pushed and fell, then the co-worker punched him in the face and chest.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest
July 20, 6:34 a.m.: The Probation Department alerted Watertown Police that a resident was wanted on a warrant for probation violation. Officers went to Nichols Avenue and placed the 40-year-old man under arrest on the probation warrant out of Waltham District Court.
Incidents
July 20, 2:43 p.m.: Someone living in a home on Longfellow Road that was under construction heard someone walk inside and say “hello?” Then the person saw the family dog and said. “That’s a big dog,” and left.
The day after a Federal Appeals Court overturned the death sentence for convicted Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Watertown Police Department released a statement saying its members are “disheartened” by the ruling. The Watertown Police statement reads:
“The members of the Watertown Police Department are disheartened by the decision of the United States Federal Appeals Court to overturn the death penalty sentence of the Boston Marathon bomber. His unconscionable acts of terrorism during the 2013 Boston Marathon and subsequent days, has forever altered the lives of so many. We continue to mourn the loss of thosewho died; our hearts are always with their families and the hundreds of survivors impacted by this tragic event. #watertownstrong #bostonstrong”
The First Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the sentence, and said that Judge George O’Toole didn’t do enough to make sure jurors were not tainted by pretrial publicity, according to a WBUR report.