Arrests

Police Log: Possible Golf Club Theft Ring, Woman Busted with Carriage of Groceries

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest
Sept. 7, 5:20 p.m.: Target security spotted a woman putting items into her purse and walked past the registers without paying. She was stopped and security found a pair of jeans and eight bottles of nail polish, worth a total of $93.11. The 51-year-old woman from Dorchester was arrested for shoplifting by concealment – a third offense.

Police/Fire

Watertown Police Officer Running from Springfield to Boston for Charity

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When Brandon O’Neill wakes up Friday morning, instead of getting ready to patrol the streets of Watertown he will get ready for a run – one which will take more than a day and cover 106 miles. O’Neill, who has been on the Watertown Police Department for six years, will take part in theSpringfield Ride to Remember. This is the fourth ride, which started to raise public awareness of officers who have died in the line of duty, and to raise funds for the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial in Boston. This year’s ride is dedicated to Officer Ronald Tarentino, Jr. of the Auburn Police and Mass. State Trooper Thomas Clardy, both of whom died in the course of duty in 2016.

Around Town

Watertown Fire Department Remembers 15th Anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001

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The Watertown Fire Department held a somber ceremony Sunday morning to remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and those lost that day and since then. 

It has been 15 years, but for those at the ceremony the memories still seem fresh. Fire Chief Mario Orangio was not on duty that day, but he took part in some of the remembrances soon after 9-11 in New York City. “We went to some of the funerals (of the New York Firefighters),” Orangio said. “And in Oct.

Police/Fire

Six Sent to Hospital With CO Poisoning at Watertown Condo Building

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Six residents of a Watertown condominium building went to hospital Wednesday night because of a high levels of carbon monoxide in the building. 

Residents of 10 Riverside St. we’re evacuated after high levels of CO were detected about 8 p.m.

The call came into the Watertown Fire Department as a report of a smell of gases. When the firefighters arrived they quickly realized what was happening, said Deputy Fire Chief Rob Iannetta. “We went in with our CO meters and gas meters and immediately got an elevated reading,” Iannetta said. The cause was a faulty oil burner, Iannetta said.

Helicopters

Find Out Why the Helicopters Were Flying Around Watertown This Weekend

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The Watertown Police have solved the mystery of the helicopters flying over town this weekend, and all signs points toward Hollywood. Helicopters buzzed over Watertown on Friday evening and Sunday morning, and at first even the Police Department could not get any explanation why they were doing it. Police, however, were able to track down where the aircraft came from by investigating the number on the tail, which led them to Norwood Airport, and they discovered it belonged to Wings Air, out of White Plains, N.Y, said Police Chief Michael Lawn. “We were finally able to track down an employee who told us that they were contracted by CBS Films to do overall air shots for the ‘Patriots Day’ movie,” Lawn said. “They stated that they filed their flight plan with FAA and also contacted Malden PD for some reason but never contacted Watertown PD.”

Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Caught Breaking Into a Car, Adele Fan Scammed

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 22, 11:10 p.m.: A resident of Laurel Street heard a noise outside and looked out to see a man looking into parked cars. The man, who was wearing a dark shirt, was seen going into the passenger side of a vehicle and appeared to be rummaging through it. The owner of the vehicle confirmed the center console was open and a small amount of money was missing.

Police/Fire

Man Tries to Gain Entry to Elderly Woman’s Home Posing as Utility Worker

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A man saying he was from the utility company tried to gain access to an elderly woman’s home in a suspected scam. A Beechwood Avenue resident reported an unknown male came to her door claiming he was from a utility company. He said that they would be shutting down the electricity in the area for three days, so he wanted to set up a generator in her back yard, according to Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “He said he would have to have access to the interior of her house and her backyard,” O’Connor said. The woman said he also asked how her “hubby” was doing?