Arrests

Police Log: Church Broken Into, Car Windows Smashed by Thieves

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Sept. 21, 3:25 p.m.: A group of four women who came into Target to return merchandise were recognized from security images from another store in the chain. The Target in Stoughton reported a theft of a number of items, and a woman matching the description of one of the suspects came into the Watertown store and humidifier worth $199.99 and returned it at the customer service desk and exchanged it for a vacuum cleaner. A second woman came to customer service with a child’s toy worth $44.99, and was also seen taking items off the shelf and put them in a shopping carriage and leave without paying.

Arrests

Police Log: Man Chases Down Suspect Who Broke Into Car and More

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Sept. 14, 6:16 p.m.: Target stopped a couple who was shoplifting. They were seen taking items off the shelf and put them in the woman’s pocketbook and into a target shopping bag. They stopped the man, but a woman with a baby carriage fled the store and was last seen heading westbound on Arsenal Street.

Police/Fire

Watertown Police Bring Back Prescription Drug Drop Box

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The prescription medication disposal box is back in the lobby of the Watertown Police Station. 

The big green box had been at the station a few years ago, but was removed because Police could not handle the volume of medication coming in. “Watertown residents are encouraged to drop off any unwanted prescription medications,” the Watertown Police Department announced. “Residents are kindly asked to place their prescription medications into the available sealable plastic bags prior to disposal. We also have a separate sharps container for the safe disposal of syringes.” The drop box and syringe disposal is part of the town’s effort to combat the influx of opioid abuse and addiction in town.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Exposes Himself to Woman, Shoplifters Stopped

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 31, 10:14 a.m.: An unwanted person was reported at the Mount Auburn Club. When police arrived they did a warrant check and found the 33-year-old Cambridge man had three warrants from Edgartown District Court – two for open and gross lewdness and one for indecent exposure. Sept.

Arrests

Police Log: Panhandler Causes Problems, Woman Busted on 2nd OUI

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 25, 9:49 p.m.: A man was panhandling in front of Tedeschi’s on Main Street, and the store employees called the police. When they arrived and asked him to stop, the man began yelling and screaming at officers and became aggressive. Police arrested the 41-year-old Waltham man for disorderly conduct.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Assaults Police Officers, String of Bicycle Thefts

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 20, 7:46 p.m.: Security at the Stop & Shop on Watertown Street spotted a man they recognized as a past shoplifter. They saw him take some packages of razors and beauty products from the health and beauty area of the store worth a total of $337.87. The 48-year-old homeless man was arrested on charges of larceny over $250.

Police/Fire

Watertown Police Warn Motorists to Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

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Now through Sept. 7, the Watertown Police Department will team up with
Massachusetts State Police and more than 191 eligible local police departments across the state to curb impaired driving and save lives. The high-visibility campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, is funded by a federal grant administered through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division (EOPSS/HSD), according to an announcement from the Watertown Police Department. During the upcoming enforcement period, there will be a special emphasis on drunk-driving enforcement. Local drivers should expect to see more patrol vehicles, OUI checkpoints, and increased messaging about this reckless crime. In 2013, there were 10,076 people killed across the country in drunk-driving crashes.