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Arrests

Shoplifter Arrested After Throwing Punches at Two Police Officers

By Charlie Breitrose | January 28, 2016

Watertown Police arrested a Dorchester man when he became violent after being stopped for shoplifting at Forever 21 at the Arsenal Project.  

On Jan. 23 at 6:08 p.m., police were called to the mall after store security stopped a man who was allegedly working with a former employee to steal merchandise, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. A manager spotted the former employee, who had been fire about a week prior, and saw the man going into a changing room with numerous items, but never saw him go to the register to pay, O’Connor said. The former employee appeared to be working with another man, later identified as Brandon Joseph.

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Police Log: Man Arrested After Refusing to Move Car, 2 Attempted Home Break Ins

By Charlie Breitrose | January 23, 2016

The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Jan. 16, 12:15 p.m.: Target security saw a man put items under his shirt, and when security officers approached he put them back. When they search him, however, they found a Garmin dashboard GPS on him worth $199. Police also found he had a warrant in his name.

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Police Log: Construction Vehicle Stolen, Copper Downspouts Missing

By Charlie Breitrose | January 16, 2016

The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Jan. 5, 10:54 p.m.: Police knew that a man on Adams Street had a warrant for his arrests. They served the warrant and arrested the Watertown man on the warrant from Cambridge District Court possession of a Class A drug, conspiracy to violate drug laws and intimidation of a witness. Jan.

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Police Log: Man Arrested for Harassing Police, Car Windows Broke in Thefts

By Charlie Breitrose | January 9, 2016

The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Dec. 28, 1 p.m.: A man in Target took several bottles of vitamins and some other items and exchanged them for a refund of $477.09. When he was detained, police discovered that he had several warrants. The 47-year-old Cambridge man was arrested on charges of larceny over $250, warrants from Dudley and Worcester District Courts and two fugitive warrants out of the state of Georgia.

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Police Log: Pair Nabbed for Shoplifting Over $1K, Purse Stolen from Food Court

By Charlie Breitrose | January 2, 2016

The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Dec. 21, 5:28 p.m.: A woman was spotted in Target placing items into a Carter’s shopping bag and then exited the store the into the Watertown Mall without paying. The woman had $97.93 worth of items. The 26-year-old Norwood woman was arrested on a charge of shoplifting. Dec.

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Police Log: Teenage Girl Busted on Slew of Warrants, Store Employee Steals Cash

By Charlie Breitrose | December 19, 2015

The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Dec. 8, 9:19 p.m.: Target security spotted a woman enter the store, fill a carriage with merchandise and then try to leave the store. The items were worth a combined total of $336.35. The 37-year-old Waltham woman was arrested on a charge of shoplifting over $100.

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Man Refuses to Stop Honking Horn, Gets Arrested on OUI Charge

By Charlie Breitrose | December 18, 2015

An driver paid for his impatience and was arrested on an OUI charge after he would not stop blowing his horn when a police officer asked. 

On Dec. 8 at 4:27 p.m., an officer was directing traffic after an accident at Galen Street and Nonantum Road when he heard a driver blowing his horn non-stop. As the vehicle approached the officer the driver continued to lean on the horn. The officer said there was an accident with injuries and told him he should stop blowing his horn, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “The operator stopped, threw his hands in the air and stared at the officer,” Lawn said.