Police/Fire

Shoplifter Caught After Pushing His Luck at Watertown Target

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A man who was spotted shoplifting at Target came back for more the next day and was caught and arrested. On Dec. 7 at 10:53 a.m., Target security spotted a man who they recognized because he had been spotted taking a cellphone the previous day, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “The next day he came back and got another cellphone and some toys,” Lawn said. “He paid for the cellphone and tried to leave without paying for the toys.”

Police/Fire

Police Log: Home Broken Into, Man Passed Out in Car Gets OUI

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests

Nov. 24, 6:08 p.m.: Police responded to a report of a disabled vehicle on Arsenal Street. They found a Nissan Rogue partially in the travel lane and with its left front tire on the sidewalk. Police found man was passed out, lying over the center console and the vehicle was in drive.

Police/Fire

Police Arrest Man Who Hit Two Men with Bottle at Party

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A man who allegedly attacked to party goers with a bottle faces assault and battery charges after Watertown Police arrested him on Nov. 23. The incident took place at a birthday party on Walnut Street on the evening of Nov. 22, between 10 and 11:30 p.m., said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. The suspect was identified as Efrain Perez Gomez, 42, of Watertown.

Police/Fire

Man Tries to Outrun Watertown Police – Unsuccessfully

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A man tried to out drive, and then outrun a Watertown Police officer, but in the end he was caught and placed under arrest. On Nov. 15 at 11:06 p.m., an officer spotted a vehicle speeding on North Beacon Street, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “He observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed – 60 to 70 miles per hour,” Lawn said. “He tried to catch up with the vehicle and put on his lights on Irving Street.”

Police/Fire

Man Faces Charges After Punching Officer, Restaurant Owner

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A man who was asked to leave a Watertown restaurant allegedly punched the owner and when confronted by police he allegedly punched an officer. On Oct. 4 at 9:32 p.m., Avedis Vartanian, 61, of Somerville, had been sitting at the bar at Stellina Restaurant in Watertown Square when be began going into another room and bothering other customers, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “The owner asked him to leave the restaurant and when he was walking him out Vartannian turned and punched the owner in the face a couple of times,” Lawn said. Police officers across the street came over to tell Vartanian to stop.