Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Busted for 4th OUI, New York Arsonist Arrested

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 24, 2:30 p.m.: Police received information that a man from Watertown was wanted on a warrant out of New York City for arson related charges. Watertown Police confirmed that New York officials wanted to extradite the man for those charges. The 37-year-old Watertown man was arrested on a fugitive from justice charges and was transferred to New York.

Pedestrian Struck

Pedestrian Struck on Main Street in Watertown on Thursday Night

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A woman crossing Main Street in the area of the Watertown Police Station was struck by a vehicle Thursday evening, but was not seriously injured. At about 6 p.m., a woman was crossing Main Street heading south and was struck by a pickup truck heading westbound, said Police Lt. James O’Connor. She suffered minor injuries, but was transported to hospital. The cause of the accident remains under investigation. Traffic was diverted into side streets around the accident scene, but cleared by about 7 p.m.

Charity

Watertown Police Growing Facial Hair to Help Out Veterans

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Some members of the Watertown Police will be looking a bit scruffier in November, but they are doing it for a good cause. 

The Police Department has joined more than a dozen other law enforcement agencies in “No Shave November,” which benefits Home Base. This is a joint effort of the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program which helps veterans and their families heal from the invisible wounds of war, such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and related conditions. The Home Base program helps not just the veterans, but also their families, said Watertown Police Officer Mendez said, because the effects of PTSD and TBI do not just impact veterans. The Watertown Police Department has a no beards policy. When officers get some time off, they often grow a goatee or beard, but shave it off when they return to duty, so Mendez thought it would be popular.

Police/Fire

Find Out When the Winter Parking Ban Starts for 2016-17

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Watertown Chief of Police Michael P. Lawn has announced the 2016-2017 Winter Parking Ban dates. Effective November 28, 2016 and continuing to April 1, 2017 the Winter Parking Ban will be in effect and strictly enforced. The regulation reads in part; “No vehicle may remain on any public way for more than one hour between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. all days of the week.” For residents who lack sufficient off-street parking, the Town allows for temporary parking at any municipal parking lot and other locations noted:

• The police station at 552 Main Street (visitor’s parking lot only)

• Any public school parking lot

• Marion Road parking lot at Victory Field

• O’Connell Park, (lot at the corner of Boylston Street and Mt Auburn Street)

Please note that these locations may be used free of charge, however vehicles may only use available spaces after 7 p.m. and must be moved/removed by 7 a.m. the following day. Vehicles must be removed from school property no later than 6 a.m. Violators may be towed. Please remember that parking your vehicle upon any sidewalk is prohibited.

Arrests

Police Log: Two Cars Reported Stolen, Man Busted with Over $500 in Razors

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 19, 2 a.m.: Police went to Saltonstall Park when they were informed about a someone sleeping on a bench near the playground. Officers checked the welfare of the woman and then when they checked her background they found she was wanted on two warrants. The 36-year-old Waltham woman was arrested was arrested on two warrants out of Hingham District Court: one for assault and battery, assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest; and one for disorderly conduct.

Police/Fire

Watertown Woman Pinned, Injured During Car Crash in Waltham

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A Watertown woman was pinned in her vehicle and suffered a serious leg injury during a three vehicle car accident in Waltham on Tuesday afternoon. Waltham Police determined that a black Jeep was traveling south on Warren Street when it swerved and struck a white Jeep that was parked on the side of the road at 2:47 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Waltham Police. “The operator of the white Jeep had just exited the vehicle and was walking between her vehicle and the back of another parked vehicle. The impact pushed the white Jeep into the vehicle in front of it pinning the operator of the white Jeep,” Waltham Police said in the announcement. The driver of the white Jeep, a 66-year-old Watertown woman, suffered “extensive leg trauma,” and she was taken to a Boston area hospital for treatment.

Arrests

Police Log: Hillary Clinton Signs Stolen, Woman Scammed on Craigslist

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 12, 2:43 a.m.: A man was found sleeping in a doorway on Main Street at Lexington Street. When police arrived they checked his record and found he had a warrant. The 33-year-old Weston man was arrested on the warrant from Lynn District Court for failure to pay fines and court costs.

Police/Fire

Police Investigating String of Vandalism by BB Guns in Watertown

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Several residents around Watertown reported that their car windows had been broken by what appears to be a BB or pellet, Watertown Police said. 

The first damage was reported on the evening of Oct. 15, when a Fayette Street resident reported that the driver side window of a Honda Fit was shot and shattered by a BB or pellet, said Watertown Police Sgt. Tom Grady. The estimated cost for fixing the window is $250. The following morning, at 6:50 a.m., police received several calls about broken car windows.