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Helicopters Flying Over Watertown for Marathon & on Friday for Search for Kayaker

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(UPDATED on April 16 at 8:10 a.m.)

Helicopters have been flying over the Watertown area this weekend, both in preparation for the Boston Marthon and in the search for a kayaker reported missing . Friday night a State Police helicopter patrolled over Watertown after a kayaker was reported missing. The man was later found safe at his home,.according tonl Watertown Police, who assisted with the search. The City of Watertown announced that helicopters will be flying over Watertown from in the days leading up to the Boston Marathon as well as Marathon Monday. The City sent out the following announcement:

Even though the Boston Marathon does not go through Watertown, if you see low flying helicopters in the sky, please be aware that they are conducting surveillance/safety checks along the Marathon route.

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Helicopters, Search Dogs Locate Suspect in Charles River in Watertown

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The search for a man wanted by police on drug charges stretched across the line into Watertown when the suspect ditched his car and made a swim for it in the Charles River Tuesday night. Police stopped the man in his vehicle, but he then took of running toward the Charles River and jumped in. A Massachusetts State Police helicopter and State Police a search dogs were called to the banks of the Charles River when the suspect got out of his car on Pleasant Street and jumped into the river. The man, who was from Everett, was captured and arrested near Watertown Square at California and Watertown streets at about 11:45 p.m., according to WCVB Channel 5. He will be arraigned in Waltham District Court on Wednesday.

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Find Out Why the Helicopters Were Flying Around Watertown This Weekend

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The Watertown Police have solved the mystery of the helicopters flying over town this weekend, and all signs points toward Hollywood. Helicopters buzzed over Watertown on Friday evening and Sunday morning, and at first even the Police Department could not get any explanation why they were doing it. Police, however, were able to track down where the aircraft came from by investigating the number on the tail, which led them to Norwood Airport, and they discovered it belonged to Wings Air, out of White Plains, N.Y, said Police Chief Michael Lawn. “We were finally able to track down an employee who told us that they were contracted by CBS Films to do overall air shots for the ‘Patriots Day’ movie,” Lawn said. “They stated that they filed their flight plan with FAA and also contacted Malden PD for some reason but never contacted Watertown PD.”