The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
From a prior week:
April 25: A resident of Stoneleigh Road whose back yard abuts Oakley Country Club’s golf course was in the yard when the resident saw a golfer come up to the fence and began relieving himself. Vines and bushes blocked the man but the resident saw a stream coming into the yard. The resident yelled at the golfer and called the police. The golfer was gone before police arrived. Officers spoke to the Club President about the incident. He said golfers would be advised each day that they could not do that, and if they were caught they could be suspended from the club. There have been no reports to police since then and the WPD has been doing regular patrols at the club.
This Week:
May 13: A man took an HP Pavilion computer from Best Buy valued at $980.
May 13: A Watertown resident had been shipping something from a facility in Malden. The resident put down a wallet and left it there. Later that day, the resident was informed that a credit card was used twice at Macy’s, first for $257.18, and second for $472.
May 13: Officer Cathy Welch was called to Target for a woman who had been shoplifting. The suspect went into the dressing room and wore some of the items when she came out. She also paid for five items at the self checkout but did not pay for several others. She took seven items valued at $129, and police found she had been trespassed from Target in December after a previous shoplifting. Maura Mullane, 34, of Lowell, was arrested for shoplifting and trespassing.
May 14: A Jefferson Avenue resident reported that two iPads worth $1,060 each, had been delivered by FedEx. They were taken off the front porch before the resident got them. A man was seen on security video taking the packages and placing them in a backpack and driving off on a black scooter.
May 14: A man took $103 worth of items from Target.
May 14: Officer Megan Murphy took a report of fraud from a resident who had just returned from a trip to Orlando. The person had lost their wallet there and after returning home the resident was notified by Brookline Bank that someone attempted to withdraw $10,000 from the account. It was flagged by the bank and the withdrawal did not go through.
May 14: A man took a six-pack of Bud Light and a bag of peanuts from Target, worth a total of $31.97.
May 14: Officer Casey Della Costa took a report of shoplifting at Nike. A man took two pairs of Nike Air Max sneakers worth a total of $190.
May 14: The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office referred an “Irish Travelers” scam involving a Watertown resident. Det. Joey Kellan spoke to the resident who hired a company called Patriot Paving and Masonry to repair the front steps and front porch. Workers dug up parts of the yard that were never agreed upon by the owner. When asked about it the workers said they needed to do work on the foundation. They argued, and the work was never completed. In October, the company agreed to repay the $75,000 received for the project but the resident has not received the money.
May 15: Officer Mike Grzelcyk arrested a shoplifter from Nike. The suspect hid two pairs of sneakers under his clothing and left without paying. Gryzelcyk was provided a photo and was able to locate the suspect in the area. Richard Payne, 50, of Cambridge, was arrested for shoplifting — a third offense.
May 16: Officer Leah Kelemen received a report of ID theft. A resident received an NStar bill of $637 for a property located in New Bedford. The resident does not have a property there. Someone opened an account in the person’s name.
May 16: A man took items from Nike worth $239. Officer Frank Forde responded and was given a description of the suspect. Forde located a man fitting the description on Arsenal Street. Det. Sgt. Mark Lewis also responded and they were able to verify the man took the items from Nike, and also found he had $1,000 worth of merchandise from Marshalls. Ivan Amaker, 61, of Cambridge, was arrested on charges of shoplifting — a third offense, and receiving stolen property.
May 17: A resident reported a scam to Officer Kelemen. The resident got an email asking her to update her Xfinity information, and asked for personal information, including her Social Security Number and a credit card. Later she received a message saying someone tried to use her credit card. She was able to stop the charge.
May 17: A resident reported a crypto currency scam to Officer Kelemen. On May 16 the resident received an email from Gemini saying the person’s account had been hacked and the message included a phone number. The resident called and was told to download an app and transfer $32,000 worth of crypto currency to that app. The resident could not see where the crypto currency went and was not able to access it. The incident is under investigation.
May 17: A woman took $331 worth of clothing from Target.
May 17: Officer Don Pham responded to the report of a vehicle that drove off the road on Orchard Street onto a person’s property. A pickup truck that had struck a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home. The driver was unsteady on his feet and officers detected an odor of alcohol on his breath. He was asked if he had consumed alcohol before driving, and he said yes. Field sobriety tests were conducted and Armenak Savadyan, 49, of Watertown, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
May 18: A man took two pairs of sneakers and two hoodies from Nike worth $111. Officer Andrew Civetti responded and took the report.
May 19: Officer Mike Dello Russo responded to a shoplifting at Best Buy. The man took several items — including air buds and a bike lock — placed them in a backpack and left without paying. The items were valued at $180.
May 19: A Main Street resident reported an “Irish Traveler” scam. The resident told Officer Forde that two men were going door to door soliciting masonry work, and told the resident that his chimney needed work. The men said they were from First Choice Masonry of Allston. One was about 5-foot-10 and the other was 6-foot-1, and both had Irish accents. The resident agreed to pay $5,500 to repair 10 rows of bricks. The resident asked for paperwork to sign, but never got it. A short time later the resident got a text with a photo of the chimney that had been demolished. He also sent a message telling the resident to call, that 21 rows of bricks had been removed, and the resident owed $11,000. Police believe the solicitors had been involved in similar incidents around Massachusetts.
May 19: A man took $27 worth of merchandise from Nike. Officer Joey Farrar responded to the call.
May 20: A man took an HP computer from Best Buy. Officer Sean Bowler responded and got a description of the suspect, who was last seen heading toward Watertown Square on Arsenal Street. Officer Mike Hill was working a detail on Arsenal Street and spotted the suspect’s vehicle. He stopped the vehicle and the man admitted to taking the computer. He was also wanted on two warrants from Quincy District Court. Edwin Cruz-Flores, 37, of Quincy, was arrested on a charge of shoplifting, and the two warrants: one for larceny from a person, and the second for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.