Police/Fire

Watertown Police Make Prostitution Bust at Massage Parlor

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Police arrested a New York woman on prostitution charges after a sting at a Watertown massage parlor. 

Detectives investigated the Herbal Massage parlor at 195 Mt. Auburn St. after receiving numerous complaints from residents, according to the Watertown Police announcement. A sting operation was conducted and an employee of Herbal Massage was arrested. He Chun Ma, 43, of Flushing, N.Y., was charged with sexual conduct for a fee, according to police. “The Watertown Police Department would like to thank the public for their help in keeping our community safe,” the announcement said.

Arrests

Police Log: Man Threatens Police with Scissors, Home Rummaged Through

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 23, 2:21 p.m.: Police responded to a disturbance at 20 Watertown Street and found a man who said he felt like hurting himself. The man was sitting on a couch holding a pair of scissors. Police ordered the man to put down the scissors but the man refused multiple times.

Police/Fire

Waltham Man Allegedly Sent Obscene Photos to Teen

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Watertown Police arrested a Waltham man for allegedly texting obscene pictures to a teen-aged boy. 

On Oct. 23, A 15-year-old boy from Watertown contacted police about receiving obscene photos on his cellphone, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “Through an investigation police were able to discover the phone the photos came from belonged to Joseph Doucet of Waltham,” Lawn said. Joseph J. Doucet, 30, of Waltham, was arrested at 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 23.

Arrests

Waltham Man Arrested for Robbery of Bank in Watertown

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Watertown Police arrested a Waltham man suspected of carrying out the robbery of the Citizens Bank branch inside the Stop & Shop on Pleasant Street on Oct. 10. 

The Watertown and Waltham police departments worked in conjunction with the FBI Bank Robbery Task Force to obtain a search warrant and an arrest warrant for the suspect, James Eaton of 99 Bacon St. Apt. B in Waltham, according to Watertown Police. The warrant was served Thursday, Oct.

Arrests

Police Log: Copper Piping Stolen from Home, Shoplifters Hit Target

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest
Oct. 5, 6:48 p.m.: An officer ran the registration of a Chevy pickup and found the owner had a revoked license. The driver was pulled over and the 34-year-old Watertown man was arrested for driving with a license that was suspended for an OUI, and driving with a revoked license. Incidents
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Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Arrested for OUI; Church, Diner Broken Into

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Sept. 29, 11:23 p.m.: A hit-and-run accident occurred at Union Street near Eliot Street, and when police arrived they spotted a damaged vehicle a little way down the street and the driver inside. He told police he was reading a text when he hit the vehicle. Police performed field sobriety tests.

Arrests

Police Log: Church Broken Into, Car Windows Smashed by Thieves

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Sept. 21, 3:25 p.m.: A group of four women who came into Target to return merchandise were recognized from security images from another store in the chain. The Target in Stoughton reported a theft of a number of items, and a woman matching the description of one of the suspects came into the Watertown store and humidifier worth $199.99 and returned it at the customer service desk and exchanged it for a vacuum cleaner. A second woman came to customer service with a child’s toy worth $44.99, and was also seen taking items off the shelf and put them in a shopping carriage and leave without paying.