The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department.
Sept. 19: A vacuum cleaner and a suitcase were abandoned on the side of the road on Brown Street.
Sept. 20: A juvenile suspect was seen taking a Lego set priced at $245 from Target.
Sept. 20: A man was stopped trying to take $152 worth of merchandise from Target. Ralph Michaud, 47, of Watertown, was arrested on a charge of shoplifting.
Sept. 20: Two women went into CVS on Main Street and took 32 items worth a combined $377.
Sept. 20: Target reported that a man came into the store and took $120 in items.
Sept. 20: A man was seen at Target taking $117 in merchandise.
Sept. 22: A mattress was found left on the side of the road on Bridge Street.
Sept. 22: A PayPal account was opened in the name of a resident of Cypress Street. The account was used to make $1,100 in purchases from Walmart, and the order was shipped to California.
Sept. 22: Best Buy reported a woman stole $420 worth of merchandise.
Sept. 22: A wallet was taken from Marshalls sometime between noon and 1 p.m. It contained a credit card, a Social Security Card, and a driver’s license.
Sept. 23: An officer on patrol spotted a driver using both hands to use her phone while stopped at a light in Watertown Square. She appeared to be texting. When the light turned green, Officer Michael Dello Russo saw the car start to move while the driver still had both hands on her phone. The vehicle was stopped on Main Street. When asked for her license, the driver said she did not have it on her. Dello Russo discovered her license had been suspended. Ngoc Sy, 31, of Randolph, was arrested for driving with a suspended license and using an electronic device while driving.
Sept. 23: A woman entered the lobby at AYR cannabis dispensary and was told that she would not be allowed to purchase marijuana because she did not have the proper ID. She began yelling at the staff and caused a disturbance. Police were called but the woman left before they arrived.
Sept. 23: Brümate 55-quart cooler was taken from a yard on Evans Street.
Sept. 23: Debris was dumped in a dumpster at the Inn on Arsenal.
Sept. 24: Three business checks were mailed from the box outside the Post Office on Galen Street. Later the business discovered they had been stolen.
Sept. 25: A shoplifter took a pair of $24 headphones from Best Buy.
Sept. 25: Two mattresses, a chair and three end tables were left on the side of Spruce Street.
Sept. 26: A woman took merchandise worth $103 from Target.
Sept. 26: A man riding an electric bicycle was seen taking four bike locks worth a total of $68 from Target.
Sept. 27: A juvenile female was seen taking $370 worth of items from Target.
Sept. 27: Best Buy reported a man took $546 in electronics.
Sept. 27: A mattress was left on the side of the road in front of First Parish Church of Watertown on Church Street.
Sept. 28: An electric bike was locked up outside Target at about 12:20 p.m. and when the owner returned at 4:40 p.m. the bike was gone.
Sept. 28: A woman took $474 in merchandise from Target.
Sept. 29: A package was delivered to an address on Arsenal Street and when the resident returned home it was gone. It contained $150 in merchandise.
Sept. 29: Target reported that a man came into the store and took $276 in health and beauty items and toys.