Police/Fire

Driver Pulled Over for Texting Gets Busted Drug Possession, Dealing

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A Waltham man is paying a big price for texting while driving. When he was pulled over in Watertown, police discovered drugs, cash and items used by drug dealers. On Aug. 9, at 7:38 p.m., a police officer spotted a driver run a stop sign on Bridge Street near Bemis Park, and noticed the driver was texting while driving. After pulling the vehicle over, Police spoke to the driver — later identified as Andrew Lam of Waltham — and discovered he did not have a driver’s license, and he also was holding a small zip lock bag containing a white powder.

Police/Fire

Four Men Busted After Police Raid Finds Several Kinds of Drugs, Guns & Cash

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Four Watertown men face drug and firearm charges after a raid of their home in on Thursday. 

Watertown Police along with members of the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force and a NEMLEC SWAT team raided a home after receiving a search warrant for the 51 Riverside St., according to Watertown Police. Four residents of the home — James Paul, 28, Charles Seo, 22, Dominic Chad Davis, 29, and Akeem Ricardo Mapp, 29 — were placed under arrest and arraigned in Waltham District Court on Friday, Police announced. The search found cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy (MDMA), Ketamine, marijuana, three firearms, and approximately $10,000 in cash, according to an announcement from police. The raid came after month-long drug investigation by Watertown Police and the drug task force.

Police/Fire

Watertown Man Arrested for Dealing Cocaine After Drug Sting

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A Watertown man was arrested on drug charges by the Watertown Police, working in conjunction with the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force. Vartan Halvadijian, of Watertown, was arrested on charges of posessiont to distribute a Class B drug (cocaine) – a subsequent offense, possession of a firearm without a license and possession of ammunition without a license. Police also seized approximately $9,500, a loaded Colt .22 caliber firearm, and approximately 10 grams of cocaine.

Police/Fire

Chelsea Man Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges from Arrest in Watertown

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A Middlesex County grand jury indicted a Chelsea man arrested on drug trafficking charges from an arrest in Watertown. London Cohen, 28, of Chelsea, was charged with trafficking fentanyl, trafficking over 18 grams of cocaine, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle after revocation of license as habitual traffic offender, and failure to stop for police, according to an announcement this week by Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s Office. The indictments were handed down between January 18 and March 6, 2018. In April 2017, Cohen led police on a chase through Watertown which included Massachusetts State Police search dogs and a State Police helicopter. He had been the target of a drug sting by the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force after suspicious activity was reported on the Westside of Watertown.

Drug Bust

Police Arrest Two Men in Watertown Drug Bust

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Two men face drug charges and a woman was arrested on unrelated charges after a drug investigation in Watertown. On the afternoon of Jan. 30, Police working with the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force observed what they believed to be a drug deal in a vehicle at the corner of Pilgrim Road and Acton Street. They had received a tip of drug activity in the area, said Watertown Police Sgt. Thomas Grady.

Police/Fire

Watertown Police Arrest Major Drug Dealer After Long Investigation

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Watertown Police, working with the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force, arrested a 39-year-old town resident suspected of dealing narcotics in the area. 

The Watertown Police Detective Division executed a search warrant at 44C Robert Ford Road on Nov. 15, 2017, and discovered narcotics, cash, a firearm, ammunition and brass knuckles, according to Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The arrest of Jason Alberto Dalencar, 39, of Watertown was the result of a six-month investigation. “Jason Dalencar was believed to be a major supplier of narcotics in Watertown,
Waltham, and Newton,” O’Connor said. The narcotics are the prescription opioid oxycodone.

Police/Fire

Two Men Arrested for Dealing Drugs During the Daytime on Arsenal Street

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A Boston man and a New Jersey man face drug dealing charges after being arrested by police following an investigation by drug investigators from Middlesex County and Boston. On the afternoon of Oct. 21 members of the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force – which includes an officer from Watertown – working with the Boston Police Drug Control Unit were watching two individuals in the parking lot of Target on Arsenal Street, near Friendly’s, said Watertown Police Sgt. Thomas Grady. “The officers observed behavior consistent with drug dealing,” Grady said.

Charles River

Bag of Drugs May Belong to Man Caught Trying To Evade Arrest by Jumping in River

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Watertown Police announced they are seeking to link a suspect in a drug arrest to a bag full of multiple drugs found near where he abandoned his car and jumped into the Charles River two weeks ago. London Cohen, 28, of Chelsea, was arrested on April 17 on charges of possession with intent to distribute a Class B Drug – cocaine, drug violations near a school or park, and multiple vehicle charges related to the chase on which he lead police. Police began following Cohen on Whitcomb Street, and tried to pull his grey Honda Accord over on Waverley Avenue. He pulled over on Summer Street but when the officer got out of his vehicle Cohen sped away, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. Officers followed him to Pleasant Street where Cohen jumped out of his car, headed toward the Charles River Path.