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A woman driving her child in East Watertown got a nasty surprise when a utility pole with a transformer on top fell onto her minivan. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the intersection of Arlington and Calvin streets, according to a report from WHDH Channel 7. The woman and child were not injured. The cause of the pole falling remains under investigation.
A pair of home break ins – including one where a homeowner woke to find a man in his living room – may be linked, according to Watertown Police. Both of the incidents took place in the neighborhood near the Lowell School. On Aug. 18 at 9:29 a.m. a Standish Road resident reported an attempted breaking and entering to his home, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “The resident found a rear sliding door and screen door opened and pry marks on a basement door,” Lawn said.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 11, 7:49 p.m.: Police arrested a Watertown man on Prentiss Street for an outstanding warrant. Aug. 12, 6:41 p.m.: Police were called to the Arsenal Project after a woman reportedly took a couple of T-shirts from Footlocker.
A Belmont man and former Eastern Bank Corp. executive faces charges of conspiring to commit security fraud after allegedly telling a friend at the Oakley Country Club about an impending purchase by the bank. John Patrick O’Neill, 64 of Belmont allegedly told a friend that Eastern Bank was about to buy Wainwright Bank & Trust Co. while the pair was at the Watertown country club. in June 2010, according to a press release from United States Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s Office.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Aug. 4, 6:25 a.m.: Police served a warrant on Spring Street. A 56-year-old Watertown man was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation. Aug.
Police found cocaine during the search of a Watertown home and arrested a Boston man on drug charges. On Aug. 8 at 6:32 a.m., Watertown Police served a search warrant at 25 Sawin St. for suspected distribution of cocaine, said Watertown Police Sgt. Thomas Grady.
A 27-year-old woman pleaded guilty to disclosing the Social Security numbers of customers of Watertown-based Tufts Health Plan this week. Emeline Lubin admitted to stealing data from the company and gave the list to a man in Florida, who was involved – along with her brother – in a scheme to “steal Social Security benefits and to collect fraudulent income tax refunds by using stolen identities to file false income tax returns,” according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz’s office. The case is being prosecuted by Timothy Landry of Ortiz’s Major Crimes Unit. The prosecutor said that Lubin stole and disclosed the personal data of over 8,700 customers, according to the release. Earlier this year, Sniders Jean-Jacques and Melvin Lubin pleaded guilty to the theft of public money in U.S. District Court in Worcester. Date included names, birth dates and Social Security numbers, mostly of customers over age 65.
Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian recently congratulated cadets from Watertown for completing the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Youth Public Safety Academy. The youths from Watertown were joined by cadets from Waltham, Bedford and Tyngsborough during a graduation ceremony on Aug. 8. During the five day Academy, cadets learned about fire safety and how to make an evacuation plan, how to stay safe while online, participated in team-building exercises, witnessed a K9 demonstration and met officers from the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office, according to the announcement from the Sheriff’s office. They also visited with local police and fire officials during community day activities.