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The man killed after being shot on Mt. Auburn in Cambridge was identified as a Belmont man. Police continue to search for the suspect in the shooting. The victim of the shooting was identified as Armando Hernandez Jr., 30, of Belmont, according to a report on The Belmontonian. He was shot while walking down Mt.
Watertown Police arrested a man who lost control while driving along Arsenal Street in the early hours of March 20 and damaged the iron fence of the Arsenal on the Charles. The man, identified as Rigoberto Zuniga, was involved in the one-car accident on at 4 a.m. on the 20th, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “An officer responded to a motor vehicle accident Arsenal Street by School Street,” O’Connor said. “The vehicle struck the iron fence and took out three panels.” When police interviewed him, Zuniga said he did not have a Massachusetts driver’s license.
Cambridge Police are investigating a shooting left one dead and one injured and occurred on Mt. Auburn Street not far from the Watertown line. Two men were taken to hospital, and one died, according to a report from WCVB Channel 5. A vehicle that was on fire was also discovered on Coolidge Avenue, near the Cambridge Cemetery and near the back of the Mount Auburn Cemetery. The Cambridge Police sent out the following announcement:
The Cambridge Police are currently investigating a shooting that occurred Tuesday evening in the area of the 300 block of Mt.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
March 11, 5:55 p.m.: A woman upset with a group of teens playing basketball on Olcott Street reportedly came out to threaten them so they would stop. The women came out holding a can of Budweiser, and said. “I am going to let my dogs out. I want to see you run.”
Video games littered Arsenal Street after a shoplifting suspect tried to get rid of merchandise he allegedly stole as he ran from Watertown Police.
On March 10 at 3:37 p.m., security at Best Buy flagged down a police officer after spotting a man putting an Xbox game system in his backpack, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The suspect, later identified as Luis Rolando Triolet Jr., was then seen going into a bathroom and security believed he had numerous pieces of merchandise. “The officer observed two males in the bathroom, one matching the description of the suspect,” O’Connor said. “When the officer spoke to the arrestee he became nervous, his hands were shaking, he began sweating. The suspect began walking away and then ran out the front door and into traffic on Arsenal Street.”
Watertown Police arrested a Brighton man who allegedly shoved an officer and tried to run away after he appeared to be passed out from taking drugs. On March 7 at 7:03 p.m. an officer went into the bathroom near the food court in the Arsenal Mall, where a man was passed out and appeared to have blood on his face, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “The officer asked if the man needed medical assistance. The man shoved the officer to the ground, and ran out of the bathroom,” O’Connor said. “The officer observed that the arrestee had likely ingested narcotics.”
The Watertown Police recently announced the promotion of two of its officers, and the swearing in of two new recruits. Chief Michael P. Lawn announced the promotions of Sgt. Kenneth C. Delaney to the rank to lieutenant and Officer Kenneth J. Swift to the rank of sergeant. A swearing inceremony was held at the Watertown Police Station on February 2, 2016. Lt. Delaney has been a police officer for the last 23 years, working for the Shrewsbury and Westford Police Departments prior to becoming a Watertown Police Officer in 2007. Lt. Delaney’s new assignment will be as a shift commander in the night patrol division.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Feb. 29, 9:45 p.m.: Police served a warrant and Edward Road. The 43-year-old Watertown man was arrested on the warrant from Waltham District Court related to an OUI charge. March 2, 4:50 p.m.: A woman was spotted placing several items into a shopping cart at Target and walked out of the store without paying.