Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Arrested for Beating on Car, Employee Caught Stealing Cash

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests

June 2, 2:51 p.m.: A 39-year-old Watertown man was arrested on domestic assault and battery charges. June 2, 9:20 p.m.: Police went to Starbucks after receiving a report of a man attempting to break into a car in the parking lot. The man was banging on a Honda Civic. The owner of the car told police that he did not know the person banging on the car.

Around Town

Tufts Health Plan Lends a Helping Hand Around Watertown

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Groups of people in blue T-shirts could be seen around Watertown last week working on a variety of projects – all part of the Tufts Health Plan Corporate Volunteer Day. More than 130 employees of the company based on Mt. Auburn Street in Watertown took part in the company’s sixth annual volunteer day. Some cleared brush and planted flowers and plants at the Commander’s Mansion and the Old Burying Place; while others painted the railing at Watertown’s Main Street Bridge, buildings at Arsenal Park and a wall at Filippello Park.  

A wall on Baptist Walk (off Mt.

Around Town

Watertown Girl Scouts Spend the Night in the Woods

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Girl Scouts from around Watertown spent last Saturday night in the woods. The scouts headed to Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham where they spent the day doing crafts, hiking and playing field games. “Each girl was encouraged to be independent and self sufficient” said Encampment Director, Emma Galloway, “That’s what Girl Scouts is all about; Building courage, confidence, and character!” Some of the activities included practicing to build a fire, archery, stargazing and cooking their dinner over a campfire. They also played field games such as empty pizza-box relay (with boxes donated by BHOP), beach volleyball and pool-noodle caber toss.

Police/Fire

See Footage of the Watertown Meth Lab Suspect Being Arrested

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The arrest of the man suspected of running a small meth lab in Watertown was captured by WBZ-TV. Kyle Tuschall, 31, of 10 Winter St., was arrested when he tried to push through police who had cordoned off the home where they found materials believed to be used to turn powder methamphetamine into the crystal form on Friday. See the WBZ footage in the video above. Neighbors alerted police when they smelled a strange odor coming from the home. Hazardous material teams, State Police, Drug Enforcement Agency personnel and Watertown Police and Firefighters collected the items from the white house that sits just off Church Street, near the back parking lot of the Watertown Free Public Library.

Sports

See How the Watertown Runners Fared at the Track Nationals

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Watertown’s track team ended the season with a trip to North Carolina to compete with the nation’s top track and field athletes. The Raiders sent both a boys and a girls sprint distance relay team to the meet at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C. The sprint distance medley relay features two runners running 200 meters, one running 400 meters and one running 800 meters. The boys team of junior Brian DellaCosta, junior Nick Soares, sophomore Austin Lin and senior James Garbierran a time of 3:34.75 to finish 30th in the Championship competition (the upper division). The Raiders finished second in their heat. In the girls race junior Sahar Khan, junior Keegan Duguay, sophomore Katherine Tolman and senior Lea Strangio finished third in their heat and 32nd overall in the Emerging Elite competition (the lower division) with a time of 4:28.18.

Schools

Lowell Students Enjoy Field Day at Victory Field

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Victory Field – both the football field and the track area – was filled with the sounds of joy and laughter on Thursday as hundreds of students from Lowell Elementary School enjoyed a Field Day. The entire student body made its way to the athletic facility that sits across the street from the school, said Principal Elizabeth Kaplan. Physical education teacher Eileen Donahue said the school has run field days in the past, but this year they brought it to Victory Field, usually the home to Watertown High School athletics. “(Recreation Director) Peter Centola was nice to let us use this,” Donahue said. “He wants the schools to use this facility and we want to take advantage of that.”

Around Town

Mount Auburn Hospital Creates Lyme Disease Education Program

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The number of tick-borne diseases is rising in the area, and the Mount Auburn Hospital has started a new program to educate residents about ticks and diseases they carry. The goal of the campaign is preventing Lyme disease with early detection, and it offers a number of tips. “We have created a multi-pronged education program. We’re targeting schools, camps, golf courses – really anyone who lives in Middlesex County is our audience.  Ticks are everywhere,” said Mary Johnson, Director of Community Health at Mount Auburn Hospital. The best way to prevent tick bites is awareness and early detection, said  Trish Lemon, Infectious Disease RN and educator at Mount Auburn Hospital.

Police/Fire

UPDATED: Suspected Meth Lab Discovered in Watertown Square

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A Watertown man was arrested Friday for running what authorities said is a small meth lab in his home on Winter Street. Watertown Police, Drug Enforcement agents hazardous materials teams and firefighters gathered around white house on Winter Street near the parking lot of the Watertown Free Public Library where the evidence of the drug making was found on Friday. Neighbors smelled a strange odor coming from the house on Winter Street at the corner of Whooley Way and police decided to get a warrant when the landlord saw something suspicious, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn, according to WBZ-TV. While police were obtaining the warrant the resident of the house arrived and tried to push through police to get to the house. Police arrested 31-year-old Kyle Tuschall, on a charge of assault and battery on a police officer. Drug charges will likely be added later, Lawn said, according to a report on NECN.com.