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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 16, 4 p.m.: Police responded to an accident at Mt. Auburn and Arlington streets. The accident was a minor one with no injuries, but officers found that one of the drivers involved had a warrant for her arrest.
A car was stolen from Arsenal Street in Watertown early Tuesday, and crashed it a few miles away.
The theft was reported to Watertown Police by a car transport truck driver at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The truck driver was picking up multiple vehicles from Lexus of Watertown when the 2013 Volkswagen was stolen. “The vehicle was left running and the suspect jumped in and fled at high rate of speed into Brighton, crashing on Western Ave.,” O’Connor said. “The vehicle was totaled.” The suspect left the scene of the accident and the driver did not get a good look at the suspect.
The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) concluded the sixth and final week of the annual Youth Public Safety Academy (YPSA) on Friday, August 18, with a graduation ceremony at Chelmsford High, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Over 160 cadets, ages 8-12, from Burlington, Hudson, Cambridge & Watertown spent five days learning from members of the MSO, as well as local police and fire officials. This is the 18th year of the YPSA program. “This program makes a real difference in the lives of Middlesex County families,” said Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian. “Not only do hundreds of youngsters get to have a fun and safe summer experience, but more importantly they get to know the members of their local police and fire departments who they come to trust.”
The Youth Public Safety Academy is offered as a low-cost, educational camp for county residents. The camp runs in six, one-week sessions and graduates hundreds of cadets each year.
Once against this fall the Watertown Police Department will host the Citizens Police Academy, and you can still sign up. The academy is free and meets one evening a week for eight weeks, starting Monday, Sept. 18. To see the application materials click here. Watertown Police Chief Michael Lawn wrote the following informational letter:
As the Watertown Police Department advances its community policing efforts, it is important to have citizen-police interaction and cooperation.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 10, 1:34 a.m.: A driver struck three vehicles on Bromfield Street, including some parked vehicles. The 2015 Honda Fit had significant front end damage and the airbags deployed. The Fire Department checked the driver, who did not suffer serious injuries.
Watertown Police warn drivers to watch out for a new set of stop signs on Spring Street.
There were already stop signs on Palfrey Street at Spring Street, but now there are stop signs on Spring Street at that intersection to create a four-way stop. The intersection is about three blocks from Main Street and two from Common Street. The intersection has had numerous accidents over the years. New stop signs and traffic signals are approved by the Watertown Traffic Commission. The Watertown Police put up the following post on its Facebook page:
The intersection of Spring Street at Palfrey Street is now an All-Way stop.
The corner near house where Firefighter Joseph Toscano lost his life during a fire will be named in his memory after the Town Council voted to approve the memorial.
Town Council President Mark Sideris read the resolution to create the Joseph A. Toscano Memorial in East Watertown last week. “Be it resolved that the Town Council gratefully acknowledges the ultimate sacrifice made by Firefighter Joseph A. Toscano and hereby dedicates a memorial at the corner of Merrifield Avenue and Bigelow Avenue in honor of Firefighter Joseph A, Toscano,” Sideris read. The Council resolution directed Town Manager Michael Driscoll to work with Town Councilor Angeline Kounelis to design an appropriate sign and memorial. The fire that took Toscano’s life occurred in Kounelis’ district in the East End. She added that she believes it is important to have a memorial for a hero like Toscano.
A Watertown man convicted of insider trading was arrested in Puerto Rico months after he failed to report to prison for a Federal prison sentence.
Robert H. Bray, 79, was convicted in May 2016 of securities fraud after he was convicted of insider trading for buying – and later selling – shares of Wainwright Bank & Trust Company based on a tip that Wainwright would be acquired. He was sentenced to pay a $1 million fine and two year prison sentence. Bray was supposed to report to Federal prison in Devens on May 19 to begin his sentence, but he disappeared. After a months-long, nationwide manhunt, U.S. Marshals located Bray in the small coastal town of Añasco, Puerto Rico, according to a report in the Boston Globe. He is expected to appear in federal court in San Juan this week, the Globe reported.