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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Sept. 16, 6:42 p.m.: Police were send to Main Street for a report of a man who was possibly intoxicated. They found a man who was taken into protective custody because he was intoxicated and they discovered he had a warrant. The 53-year-old man from Newton was arrested on the warrant from Boston District Court for larceny.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Arrests
Sept. 10, 8:17 a.m.: An officer patrolling spotted a car speeding on Mt. Auburn Street. When he pulled over the car, the officer discovered the driver had a revoked license and a warrant. The 41-year-old man from Waltham was arrested for driving with a revoked license, speeding and a warrant for traffic violations from Concord District Court.
Police arrested a man after he allegedly pulled a gun on two women at the Super 8 Motel and took their money during the wee hours of Sept. 8. The women received a call from the man after they posted an ad online offering escort services, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. The man arrived about 2:37 a.m.
“The suspect pulled a gun on the two females and robbed them at gunpoint of money, IDs and other personal items,” Lawn said. The man ripped the phone out of the wall at the motel, and took the women’s cell phones, and then he fled the hotel, Lawn said.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest
Sept. 3, 5:41 p.m.: An officer pulled over a driver who ran a stop sign on Patten Street. When the officer asked for the man’s license and registration the driver became agitated, and began yelling and waving his arms. As the officer turned to go back to his cruiser the driver threatened the officer and swore at him. The man would not calm down after being asked to do so.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 28, 5:53 a.m.: Police received a call about a man slumped over on a rock wall along Pleasant Street near Cross Street. Police approached the man, who woke up. The Fire Department was called, but the man refused medical treatment.
Police arrested a woman who allegedly went on a shoplifting spree of four stores in two malls in Watertown. Target security called the police on Aug. 26 at 1:27 p.m. after they stopped a woman who had allegedly tried to take some clothing by concealing them. The total value of the clothing from Target was $176.98, said Watertown Police Sgt. Thomas Grady.
On Aug. 28 at 6:28 p.m., a Watertown Police officer spotted a suspicious car parked in front of a home on Nichols Avenue near Melendy Avenue. The officer approached the car and identified himself a police officer. “The man took off in his car at a high rate of speed,” Grady said. “He lead police on a short chase.”
The driver headed down Nichols Avenue, turned onto Dexter Avenue, headed up to Mt.
Watertown Police arrested a man who allegedly broke into three homes over the past couple weeks. The man, identified as Michael Mancuso, is suspected of breaking into a home on Standish Road and stole a guitar, and was spotted by a York Avenue resident in his living room (click here to see more details). On Aug. 28 at 1:51 a.m. the man was spotted walking up to the back door of a home on Bellevue Road, said Watertown Sgt. Thomas Grady.