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Police Log: Man Attacks 2 Police Officers, Shoplifters Try to Take Big Items from Target

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
June 29, 10:01 p.m.: A motor vehicle accident occurred on Landon Avenue and when police arrived they detected an odor of alcohol on the driver’s breath. The driver suffered injuries and was taken to Mount Auburn Hospital for treatment. Police later discovered the driver had prescriptions pills. The 54-year-old Watertown woman was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, and driving under the influence of drugs.

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Police Log: Two Teenage Girls Attack Counselor at Target and More

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
June 22, 6:36 a.m.: Police arrested a man who was wanted for a warrant. The 25-year-old Watertown man was arrested for the warrant from Dedham District Court for a probation violation for a GPS device violation. June 22, 1:20 p.m.: Detectives spotted a man driving who they knew had a suspended license. The 27-year-old Brighton man was charged with driving with an suspended license, driving an uninsured motor vehicle, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and driving with a revoked registration.

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Man Wanted for Series of Flashing Incidents Arrested in Watertown

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Watertown Police arrested a man who allegedly exposed himself to women numerous times at bus stops in the area. 

A woman alerted police that the man was sitting at a bus stop on Arsenal Street, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “Power were approached by a woman who said there was a male party at the bus stop and had exposed himself numerous times in the past and is at the bust stop,” Lawn said. When officers approached the man, he began to walk away, Lawn said. They finally stopped him and found that he had warrants from Waltham District Court for six counts of indecent exposure, Lawn said. Laurie F. Galusha, 75, of Hyde Park, was arrested on the warrants and for one count of open and gross lewdness for a prior incident in Watertown, Lawn said.

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Police Log: Father, Daughter Caught Shoplifting; Man Arrested After Leaving Accident

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. 
Arrests
June 20, 12:18 a.m.: Police investigated a accident where a vehicle struck a light pole on North Beacon Street at Irving Street. Officers found the vehicle unattended, but while they were at the scene a man returned to the accident. Police asked him what he was doing there and he said he had been a passenger and was coming back to get something out of the car. He would not reveal the name of the driver. Police found he had four default warrants for multiple charges ranging from property damage and driving under the influence of drugs.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Firefighter’s Equipment Stolen, Man Crashes Festival

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
June 8, 2:18 p.m.: Home Depot reported two men had come into the store and each had taken a cordless drill worth $260 and left the store. Security followed the men who were heading east on Arsenal Street toward Brighton. Police caught one of the men on the Arsenal Street Bridge. The other one was last seen running into a wooded area off Greenough Boulevard.

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Police Arrest Watertown Man Twice in Two Days

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A man got in trouble with Watertown Police two days in a row last week. 

The suspect, identified as John Kerrigan, 32, first got into hot water on June 11 when a neighbor on Phillips Street caught the Watertown man on a security camera, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “A woman stated she had ongoing problems with a neighbor and she put up a security camera on her apartment door,” Lawn said. “She came home and found the security camera had been removed and smashed. When she checked the video she observed Kerrigan remove the camera.” Police located Kerrigan at Dunkin Donuts on Mt.

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Police Log: Man Busted for 3rd OUI Drugs, Man Allegedly Punched 64-Year-Old

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
June 2, 11:44 a.m.: Police were called to a civil matter on Waverley Avenue and found that a woman had a warrant out for her. The 34-year-old Winchester woman was arrested on the warrant from Cambridge District Court for failure to pay a fine. June 3, 8:55 p.m.: Security at Target watched a woman who had been in the store for two hours, and then was seen near the doors looking around. She was spotted putting items under her shirt.

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Police Bust Watertown Man After Joint Drug Investigation

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Police busted a Watertown man for allegedly dealing drugs on the Westside of town. 

Watertown Police teamed with the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force to investigate drug dealing activity in town. Police followed a suspect and pulled the suspect over on Prentiss Street and identified him as Shah Faisal, 25, of Watertown. When officers searched him, they found Percocet pills, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. Faisal was arrested on a charge of possession to distribute a Class B drug, Lawn said.