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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Dec. 21, 5:28 p.m.: A woman was spotted in Target placing items into a Carter’s shopping bag and then exited the store the into the Watertown Mall without paying. The woman had $97.93 worth of items. The 26-year-old Norwood woman was arrested on a charge of shoplifting. Dec.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Dec. 16, 11:26 p.m.: Police received a report of a car leaving the scene of an accident on Orchard Street and was driving erratically. A witness saw a red Honda with damage weaving around, and it may have hit a fire hydrant. The car pulled into a driveway on Warren Street.
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office K-9 Mik is one of 12 police and fire dogs featured in the 2016 Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog calendar, the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office announced. Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog is a non-profit, whose mission is to support police dogs and K-9 units by helping to provide bulletproof vests for K-9s, equipment, training, and dogs. “This is great recognition for Lt. Kelley and Mik,” said Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian. “They are an excellent team and a tremendous asset for the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office. I also want to thank Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog for their outstanding work and their continued support of our K-9 Unit.”
Mik, an 8-year-old German Shepherd certified in patrol duty and narcotics detection, has been partnered with Lt. Michael Kelley for seven years.
Watertown Police Chief Raymond Dupuis announced he would be temporarily lifting the winter overnight parking ban over the holidays. “With the Holidays fast approaching, the Watertown Police Department recognizes the need for additional overnight parking to accommodate visiting family members and friends. Chief of Police Raymond J. Dupuis wishes to announce that effective December 23, 2015 officers will temporarily stop enforcing the All Night Parking Ban, barring any snowfall that would require plowing or sanding. Should there be a snow event please refer to the town website for available off street parking locations,” Dupuis said in his announcement. Enforcement of the All Night Parking ban will resume on Jan. 3, 2016.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Dec. 8, 9:19 p.m.: Target security spotted a woman enter the store, fill a carriage with merchandise and then try to leave the store. The items were worth a combined total of $336.35. The 37-year-old Waltham woman was arrested on a charge of shoplifting over $100.
An driver paid for his impatience and was arrested on an OUI charge after he would not stop blowing his horn when a police officer asked.
On Dec. 8 at 4:27 p.m., an officer was directing traffic after an accident at Galen Street and Nonantum Road when he heard a driver blowing his horn non-stop. As the vehicle approached the officer the driver continued to lean on the horn. The officer said there was an accident with injuries and told him he should stop blowing his horn, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “The operator stopped, threw his hands in the air and stared at the officer,” Lawn said.
Dozens of children from Watertown and Brighton got a special Christmas treat this week when they got to pick out toys and other gifts for themselves at Target with a police officer. Shop With a Cop has become a tradition at Watertown Target. This year about 40 children who may not have a gift got to have some pizza before heading out into the aisles to look for gifts. Each received a $50 gift card to spend. “We’ve been doing this for the last three or four years,” said Jonathan Kingsley, Target’s district loss prevention manager.
Due to the increase in drunk-driving-related fatalities around the holidays each year, the Watertown Police Department will join the 202 local law enforcement agencies and the Massachusetts State Police running extra patrols through the New Year as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over mobilization, the Watertown Police announced. This campaign is funded by a federal grant administered through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division (EOPSS/HSD). “When you make the choice to drive drunk, people get injured and killed,” said Sergeant David Sampson. “The safest way to get home is to never drink and drive. If you plan on drinking at a holiday party or at a restaurant, take a taxi or public transportation or hand the keys over to a sober friend.”
The National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that in 2014 in Massachusetts, 133 people were killed in crashes that involved drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. Nationally, in December of 2013, there were 733 people killed in crashes involving at least one driver with a BAC of .08 or higher, and 23 of those deaths occurred on Christmas Day. Getting caught drunk behind the wheel is no small matter; you face jail time, fines, loss of driver’s license, towing fees, and other OUI expenses, totaling $10,000 on average.