Around Town

Space Still Available in the Watertown Citizen Police Academy

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Watertown Police Station

The Watertown Citizen Police Academy begins soon and there are still spots available for interested residents. Find out more about the program below in the message from Watertown Police Chief Michael Lawn:

Once again this year, the Watertown Police Department will host the Citizen Police Academy, and residents are invited to register. The 2019 Citizen Police Academy will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 18, and will run one night a week for 10 weeks from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Applications must be received by Sept. 13, 2019.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Bike & Car Stolen from Resident, Fire Damages Garage

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

Aug. 19, 11:02 p.m.: An officer patrolling on School Street ran a query of a plate of a nearby vehicle and found that the registered owner had a warrant for her arrest. The vehicle was pulled over and the officer confirmed the owner was driving. The 38-year-old Roslindale resident was arrested on the warrant from Suffolk County Juvenile Court for failure to send a child to school.

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Police Log: Recreation Dept. Equipment Damaged, Stolen Check Altered & Cashed

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

Aug. 14, 11:14 p.m.: An officer in the area of Main and Oakland streets saw a vehicle in which the driver was seen slumped at the wheel and appeared to be either asleep or unconscious. When they woke the woman, police checked her record and found that she had a warrant for her arrest. The 26-year-old Boston woman was arrested on the warrant from Wrentham District Court for shoplifting.

Police/Fire

Pickup Truck Hits Watertown Storefront, Rolls Over

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A driver struck the side of a store on Main Street and flipped his pickup overnight, but suffered only minor injuries. The accident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday when a pickup heading west on Main Street went off the road, struck the side of Ricci’s Liquor Store at the corner of Waverley Avenue and rolled over at least once. The vehicle appeared to be speeding before the accident occurred, said Watertown Deputy Fire Chief Rob Iannetta. “We were responding to another call on Coolidge Avenue and he raced by us on Arsenal Street,” Iannetta said. “A minute or two later we got a call about a motor vehicle accident.”

Police/Fire

String of Car Break-ins Reported in East Watertown

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The Watertown Police Department responded to more than a dozen reports of vehicle that were broken into this week. The 13 break-ins occurred in the East End of Watertown during the overnight hours of Sunday, Aug. 18 into Monday, Aug. 19, according to Watertown Police Sgt. Thomas Grady.

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Police Log: Woman Victimized in Computer Scam, Man Caught With Counterfeit Bill

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

Aug. 6, 10:33 a.m.: An officer spotted a GMC Savannah make and illegal turn so he stopped the driver. While speaking with the driver it was discovered that the man had a warrant for his arrest. The 65-year-old Revere man was arrested on the warrant from Lynn District Court for traffic offenses.

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Police Log: Motorcyclist Flees Police, Scam Using Fake Fraud Department

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

July 29, 10:26 a.m.: An officer on Waltham Street saw a motorcycle being driving by a man who was not wearing a helmet. There was also a woman on the back, who had a helmet. When the officer attempted to stop them, the motorcycle sped away. The officer did not try to follow them, but he put out a radio broadcast for police to be on the look out for the motorcycle.

Police/Fire

Watertown Firefighter Graduates from Mass. Fire Academy

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Watertown Firefighter Cory Donahue, left, graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy’s training course on Friday. He is pictured with Watertown Fire Chief Bob Quinn. Watertown Fire Chief Robert Quinn announced that firefighter Cory Donahue graduated from the Massachusetts Fire Academy’s 10-week training program. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Department of Fire Services provided the following announcement about the graduation and Firefighting Academy course:

State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy (MFA) Director David C. Evans announced the graduation of the 275th class of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program on August 9, 2019. “This rigorous professional training provides our newest firefighters with the basic skills to perform their jobs effectively and safely,” said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey.