Police Log: Traffic Stop Finds Cocaine, Clothes Stolen From Moving Couple

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Aug. 3, 10:36 p.m.: A Dexter Avenue resident called to report a man who had followed them home from a restaurant after they had gotten into an argument with him. The suspect left the area when police arrived. Officers followed him and pulled him over on Laurel Street for failing to signal when turning.

Police Log: Items Taken from Best Buy at Night, Drunken Man Nabbed at Home Depot

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July 28, 6:17 p.m.: The state Probation Department contacted Watertown Police about a man violating probation out of Lowell District Court. Officers served a warrant and arrested a 47-year-old Watertown man on Lyons Court. July 28, 8:55 p.m.: Employees at Home Depot spotted a man stumbling around the store and appeared to be drunk. When Police arrived they located the man in the parking lot.

Police Log: Taxi Stolen and Police Led on Chase, Shoplifters Stopped

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July 21, 9:40 p.m.: The Probation Office contacted Watertown Police about a man who violated his GPS bracelet requirement. The 25-year-old Watertown man was arrested on the probation violation. July 23, 12:33 p.m.: Target security detained a man for shoplifting. He placed two vacuum cleaners into a cart and tried to leave the store.

Police Log: Man Busted with Drugs, Driver Arrested on Fourth OUI

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July 13, 8:42 a.m.: A man stopped at Dunkin Donuts on Main Street to get a coffee. After he got the coffee he spilled some of it and left his change on the counter as he cleaned the spill, and when he returned the money – about $15 – was gone. A woman was spotted coming up behind him and taking the money off the counter and left the store. The man called police, who tracked the woman down at Main Street and Edenfield Avenue.

Two Women Busted for Shoplifting and Taking a Purse at Target

Two women face charges after allegedly taking merchandise from Target, and one of the women also is charged with taking a purse. Target security spotted two women with two children taking items off the shelf and concealing items under a child’s car seat in a carriage. They were stopped when they attempted to leave the store without paying, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. One of he pair was identified as Isabel Lara-Krasikov, 29 of Mattapan. “As security was detaining them, (security officers) were informed that a customer reported a purse was stolen,” Lawn said.

Police Log: Teen Leads Police on Chase, Shoplifter Assaults Store Security

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July 6, 1:04 a.m.: An officer patrolling in Watertown Square spotted a red Dodge pickup with two black stripes turn into the taxi and bus area of Watertown Square, into which passenger cars are not authorized to go. The car headed down Main Street and the turned left toward Pleasant Street. The officer caught up with the pickup on Pleasant at Bridge Street. It took a right into Repton Place, and the officer noticed it did not have a license plate.

Watertown Man Busted for Indecently Touching Young Girl at Pool

Waltham Police arrested a Watertown man after he allegedly indecently touched an 11-year-old girl at a state pool. 

Victor Lopez, 37, of Watertown, was charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according to a report by WCVB Channel 5 News. Lopez, who is a Guatemalan citizen, was also forced to give up his passport. The incident occurred Saturday at the Connors Memorial Swimming Pool in Waltham. The girl told her mother that a man grabbed her in her “privates,” according to the WCVB report. A Watertown man was charged with indecently assaulting an 11-year-old girl at a state swimming pool in Waltham Saturday.