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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
No arrests this week
Incidents
Aug. 19, 4:19 p.m.: A cell phone was stolen from a vehicle parked in the Home Depot parking lot. There were no signs of forced entry. Aug.
A pair of home break ins – including one where a homeowner woke to find a man in his living room – may be linked, according to Watertown Police. Both of the incidents took place in the neighborhood near the Lowell School. On Aug. 18 at 9:29 a.m. a Standish Road resident reported an attempted breaking and entering to his home, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “The resident found a rear sliding door and screen door opened and pry marks on a basement door,” Lawn said.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 11, 7:49 p.m.: Police arrested a Watertown man on Prentiss Street for an outstanding warrant. Aug. 12, 6:41 p.m.: Police were called to the Arsenal Project after a woman reportedly took a couple of T-shirts from Footlocker.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 4, 6:25 a.m.: Police served a warrant on Spring Street. A 56-year-old Watertown man was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation. Aug.
Police found cocaine during the search of a Watertown home and arrested a Boston man on drug charges. On Aug. 8 at 6:32 a.m., Watertown Police served a search warrant at 25 Sawin St. for suspected distribution of cocaine, said Watertown Police Sgt. Thomas Grady.
A road rage incident that began in Waltham ended when multiple men got out of their cars in Watertown Square and began threatening each other in front of police officers. Two groups of men, one in a 1995 Mercedes and the others in a 2010 Honda Accord, got into a disagreement when one car cut off the other on the evening of Aug. 9. An officer patrolling in Watertown Square at around 9 p.m. heard men shouting at each other and saw the two cars. The driver of the Honda Accord, later identified as Eric Cuesta, got out of his car accompanied by two other men and screamed at another man, said Watertown Police Sgt.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
July 28, 4:20 p.m.: A man turned himself in at the Watertown Police Department. The 29-year-old Watertown man was arrested on a warrant from Chelsea District Court for probation violation. July 29, 4:07 p.m.: Police received word of a man at the Cortiva Institute who had a warrant for his arrest. The 28-year-old Boston man was arrested on the warrant from Brighton District Court for assault and battery.
A Cambridge man tried to remove merchandise from its packaging at Target, but managed to hurt himself, too.
Watertown Police went to Target on Aug. 2 at 5:53 p.m. after security detained a man for allegedly shoplifting. “Brooks was observed taking a pair of headphones,” said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “He removed a large knife and attempted to cut open the packaging. In the process he cut himself.”