The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Aug. 18: Wood shelving was discarded at the side of the roadway on Fletcher Terrace.
Aug. 18: A set of keys were found on Fifth Avenue that belong to a Hyundai. The owner can contact police to retrieve them at 617-972-6500.
Aug. 18: Someone used the name and address of a Prospect Street resident to get medications.
Aug. 19: An officer patrolling at Filippello Park at 1:30 a.m. saw a Nissan with its engine running in the parking lot off Grove Street. The registration was run through the system which showed the owner had a warrant from Pennsylvania. Shelron White, 21, of Philadelphia, was arrested on the warrant for possession of a controlled substance as well as driving on a suspended license from Massachusetts.
Aug. 19: An Amazon package was stolen from an apartment building mail room containing $187 worth of merchandise.
Aug. 20: Officer Devon Shatkin queried the registration of a vehicle on Summer Street and it showed the owner had a revoked license for having no insurance, and a warrant. The driver was pulled over and placed under arrest. Ashley Sanchez, 28 of Waltham, was arrested for driving with a suspended registration, driving an uninsured motor vehicle, and an inspection sticker violation. He also had an outstanding warrant from Waltham District Court for motor vehicle violations.
Aug. 20: A damaged children’s play table was left on a grass strip in front of a house on Mt. Auburn Street.
Aug. 21: A driver drove past an officer on North Beacon Street at a high rate of speed at 2 a.m. Officer Colton Bailey pulled the vehicle over and discovered the driver had a suspended license. Jason Petrillo, 45 of Revere, was arrested for speeding, driving with a suspended license — a subsequent offense, and marked lanes violation
Aug. 21: Several motor vehicles were broken into overnight from Aug. 20 to 21: two on Poplar Street, two on Fairview Avenue, one on Belmont Street and one on Wilson Avenue.
Aug. 21: A red and black bicycle was taken from Arsenal Yards. The lock had been cut. Police are investigating.
Aug. 22: Multiple vehicle break-ins were reported: one on Capitol Street, two on Highland Avenue, two on Copeland Street, five on Harnden Avenue, and three on Hardy Avenue.
Aug. 22: A broken reclining chair was left blocking a sidewalk.
Aug. 22: A pair of men went into Ulta in Arsenal Yards and took $920 worth of merchandise.
Aug. 22: Someone left a twin mattress, and a mop and bucket on the side of Belmont Street.
Aug. 22: A resident was purchasing a house in another community and got an email that the resident believed was from US Bank. The bank’s email had been hacked and the sender got the names of the real estate agents and the loan officer. A payment link was included in the email and the resident sent $482,000 but later discovered it was a fraudulent email. Police are investigating.
Aug. 23: A fire alarm box on Galen Street and Union Street was damaged. The Department of Public Works responded and discovered about 10 to 20 feet of wire coming out of the ground had been cut at the base and the wire was taken.
Aug. 23: A man went into CVS on Mt. Auburn Street and took $31 worth of gift boxes.
Aug. 23: A car didn’t stop at a stop sign on Maplewood Street at School Street. Officer Joey Farrar pulled the motor vehicle and discovered the driver had warrants. Cesar Anderson, 46, of Watertown, was arrested for the warrants — one from Waltham District Court for driving with a suspended license, and one from Brookline District Court for driving with a suspended registration and uninsured operation of a motor vehicle.
Aug. 23: A woman was caught shoplifting at Target. Stephanie Tene, 32, of Belmont, was arrested by Officer Chris Peterson for shoplifting. She took 61 items for total of $1,134.
Aug. 24: Officer Nick Foscaldo spotted a motor vehicle driving at a high rate of speed on Pleasant Street. The vehicle was pulled over. While speaking to the driver the officer received information that the vehicle had been involved in a car accident at the intersection of Nonantum Road and Galen Street. The officer suspected the driver had been under the influence of alcohol and did field sobriety tests. Israel Taxtiu, 39, of Waltham, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of property damage. When the man was being booked, police determined he gave a false name, and that he had a warrant. Taxtiu was also charged with furnishing a false name, and the warrant from Waltham District Court for larceny over $1,200, and assault and battery.
Aug. 24: A woman went into Target and took $120 worth of clothing and other items.
Aug. 24: A Hiboy electric scooter was taken from outside the AT&T store at Arsenal Yards.
Aug. 25: Trash bags with household items were left on Oakland Street.
Only one unapprehended “looting” incident at Target this week. “Fear mongering” gets results! And congratulations to Officer Peterson for the collar in the other incident. Though how Ms. Tene of Belmont thought she could lift 61 items without getting caught I’m sure I don’t know. A little petty thievery is tolerated by our townspeople (to judge from their comments here), but no one likes a hog. Swipe more thoughtfully next time, as there will surely be.
There are those who go to Target to steal and there are those who don a suit and go to the office to do it.
None of it is right, but I am more worried about the magnitude of white collar crime. American business seems to have forgotten how to make money honestly.
What concerns me most is the progressive lack of humanity in our societal relations. The situation is complicated and intractable. Simple answers are of no help and often make problems worse.
Simple answers rock! Time in jail for each offense, on an escalating scale for each subsequent offense. My humanity is for the victims of crime. As for progressives’ lack of humanity, once mugged by reality they’ll learn. Most of them. Some of them. A few of them. Hopefully. I’m a born optimist. This past week’s much improved police blotter supports my sunny disposition. Hats off, WPD!
Right.
Modest samples below:
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.): Annual salary $223,000, Net worth $202 million
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.): Annual salary $200,000, Net worth $95 million
Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.): Annual salary $210,000, Net worth $75 million
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.): Annual salary: $285,000, Net worth $67 million
And locally:
MSN
“ Lefty Rep. Ayanna Pressley – who once camped out on the Capitol steps for taxpayer-funded rent relief — reaped a windfall as a Boston landlord last year, The Post has learned.
Pressley (D-Mass) and her ex-con hubby, management consultant Conan Harris raked in up to a staggering $350,000 in profit last year from a property sale and rental income that includes a decidedly capitalist pad on Martha’s Vineyard, Pressley’s 2024 annual financial disclosure reveals.
Financial disclosures show Pressley — who disclosed as much as $8 million in assets, the first time she’s declared over $1 million — now joins Squad comrade Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mich.) in the millionaire’s club, a far cry from the working-class warrior image she tries to project.”
How did she get there, we ask?
Ah yes, the usual knee jerk incantations from the Greek Chorus of authoritarianism!
Progressives lack of humanity? This from someone who endorses genocide? Please!
As to Ms.Tene? That’s easy. It was Target, that’s all.
A lot of thievery and delinquency in general is supported by some here. It goes with their narrative from defund the police to no cash bail, etc.
Their motivation runs the spectrum from virtue signaling to vote harvesting. Criminals are useful peons.