Police Log: Man Caught Taking Liquor had 4 Warrants, Fraudulent Check Cashed for Nearly $9,000

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.

Arrests

Oct. 7, 6:13 p.m.:  Employees at Ricci’s Liquors on Main Street spotted a man shoplifting. The man took a bottle of Jack Daniels off the shelf, hid it under his jacket and left the store. One of the employees followed the suspect down the street and the police were called. Officers stopped the man down the street and found the bottle unopened. The suspect also had four outstanding warrants. Mark Rankin, 25, of Everett, was arrested on a charge of shoplifting, and the four warrants: two from Somerville District Court — one for two counts of shoplifting, and one for larceny under $1,200; and two warrants from Cambridge District Court for shoplifting, assault and battery on a person over 60, disorderly conduct, trespassing and breaking and entering a building in the nighttime.

Incidents

Oct. 4, 12:05 a.m.: The front door was shattered at a multi-unit complex on Mt. Auburn Street. It looked like someone had shattered it from the inside. It did not look like anyone had entered the building or that anything was missing.

Oct. 5, 8:25 p.m.: A man parked his vehicle at the Stop & Shop on Pleasant Street at about 7:30 p.m. and came back at 8 p.m. and noticed blue paint on the front driver side tire and the front quarter panel. He told police he wasn’t sure if the paint had gotten there when he was at Stop & Shop or at another time during the day. No other vehicles in the lot had paint on them.

Oct. 6, 2:50 p.m.: A man from Watertown came into the station to report a case of fraud. On Oct. 1 he received a phone call from someone claiming to be from National Grid. The caller told him his electricity was going to be turned off due to non-payment of bills. The man made two payments on the Zelle app, for $498.78 apiece. After sending the money he realized it was a scam and he called the bank to report it.

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Oct. 6, 3:18 p.m.: A package was taken from an apartment building on Mt. Auburn Street. The resident had ordered a small cable for Amazon that cost $32. It had been confirmed delivered on Sept. 27, and when she went to look for it on Oct. 1 it wasn’t there. A surveillance video showed a white male, wearing a navy blue shirt, black shorts, black sneakers and a baseball hat who was buzzed into the front entrance. The man picked up a package and continued to walk into the building. There was no definite indication that the video showed the actual theft, but the resident said the package appeared to be a package that could have been the item she ordered.

Oct. 7, 12:40 p.m.: A woman reported that she had an issue with a forged check in her name. She owns a company in Newton and while checking her bank account she noticed a check that had her company’s name, address, and bank account number, but did not resemble her company checks. The check was for $8,837.52 and had a woman’s signature on it. A possible person of interest was identified in California. Police are working with the bank and trying to track down the person in California.

Oct. 7, 10:13 p.m.: A Warren Street resident said a front window had been broken. Someone had thrown a hard object through the window. Two adults were at home at the time, but did not see or hear anyone. The cost to replace the window is estimated at $1,400.

12 thoughts on “Police Log: Man Caught Taking Liquor had 4 Warrants, Fraudulent Check Cashed for Nearly $9,000

  1. I see that the ONLY arrest was because the liquor store told the police about a shoplifter.

    I am very careful these days locking my door and car and only parking in public places that are well-lit.

    Maybe I should move to a safer city.

    But many of the big cities run by Democrats have a rising crime rate, including homicides.

    Looks like the only safe place to be these days is in prison.

  2. Four separate warrants on this……. yes, lowlife thief, and yet he is still roaming the streets of Somerville and Watertown??? So will he be allowed to walk out on “no bail” or locked up so he can’t commit more crimes? “Progressive minded” people really believe that there is no such thing as a “bad person” and regardless of how many crimes they commit, other than murder, should be allowed to remain free only to assault, steal or disrupt other people’s lives who actually work for a living!

        • ““Progressive minded” people really believe that there is no such thing as a “bad person” and regardless of how many crimes they commit, other than murder, should be allowed to remain free only to assault, steal or disrupt other people’s lives who actually work for a living!”

          No one believes this. No one. People like you make the most absurd wild claims and then pretend they are real.

  3. Crime is rising everywhere. In San Francisco Walgreen’s is closing 5 of their stores due to the increased shoplifting. CA doesn’t prosecute shoplifters and businesses are being ravaged by them. We are already experiencing higher prices due to the supply chain issues and Biden’s policies. If we don’t stop these thefts, businesses will be forced to increase their prices even more to be able to stay in business. We are subsidizing criminals by allowing them to do what they want without consequences.

  4. Biden has no policies, except employees can’t make personal comments while on a work computer. Remember someone is always monitoring what you do at work.

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