Police/Fire

Watertown Man Arrested for Bank Robbery in Boston

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Boston Police arrested a 60-year-old Watertown man for allegedly robbing a bank in Dorchester on Monday. Police received a repot of a robbery in progress at the Santander Bank at 535 Columbia Road at 1:15 p.m., on March 6. “The suspect walked into the bank, approached the counter and handed the teller a note demanding money. No weapons were shown,” according to the report on BPDNews.com. The suspect, later identified as David Laffey, 60, of Watertown, fled the bank on foot with an unknown amount of money.”

Bank Robbery

Man Sentenced to State Prison for Robbing Bank in Watertown

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A man convicted of robbing a Citizens Bank in Watertown was indicted and sentenced to prison for his crime, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office announced. James Eaton, 56, of Waltham was indicted on the charge of masked armed robbery on April 26, 2016. “On October 11, 2015, the defendant entered a Stop and Shop on Pleasant Street in Watertown wearing a ski cap, gloves and sunglasses,” according to the DA’s office. “The defendant walked up to the bank branch in the Stop & Shop and demanded money from the teller claiming he was armed. The defendant left the store with $1,000.”

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.

Around Town

Watertown Police Looking for Suspect in Watertown Savings Robbery

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A man robbed the Watertown Savings Bank branch near the Waltham line, and Watertown Police seek the suspect. Officers responded to a reported bank robbery, at Watertown Savings Bank, 739 Main St., on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Bank employees activated their bank alarm in addition to calling 911, according to the Watertown Police press release. The suspect climbed over the fence located in the southwest portion of the parking lot and then entered the bank at approximately 11:30 a.m. He demanded cash from tellers and left approximately one minute later with an undisclosed amount of cash.