Police/Fire

Belmont Man Arrested for Insider Trading After Incident in Watertown

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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.

Business

Former Tufts Health Plan Employee Convicted of Leaking Patient Info

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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.

Around Town

Watertown Residents Complete Middlesex Sheriff’s Youth Public Safety Academy

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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.

Police/Fire

Road Rage Incident Escalates Until Police Arrest Two Men

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A road rage incident that began in Waltham ended when multiple men got out of their cars in Watertown Square and began threatening each other in front of police officers. Two groups of men, one in a 1995 Mercedes and the others in a 2010 Honda Accord, got into a disagreement when one car cut off the other on the evening of Aug. 9. An officer patrolling in Watertown Square at around 9 p.m. heard men shouting at each other and saw the two cars. The driver of the Honda Accord,  later identified as Eric Cuesta, got out of his car accompanied by two other men and screamed at another man, said Watertown Police Sgt.

Police/Fire

Suicidal Woman from Watertown Rescued in Acton

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A Watertown woman who went missing on Friday evening was found injured in the woods by Acton Police on Saturday morning. A car was found parked on Main Street in Acton Friday evening and Acton Police discovered it belonged to a 29-year-old woman who Watertown Police were searching for because she was possibly suicidal, according to a report in the Lowell Sun (click here to see the story). The woman was found at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday with self-inflicted wounds, and she was taken for treatment at Emerson Hospital in Concord, according to a report on Acton Patch (see the story here). The woman’s name was not released.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Pair Nabbed at Target for Shoplifting, Home Broken Into and More

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests

July 28, 4:20 p.m.: A man turned himself in at the Watertown Police Department. The 29-year-old Watertown man was arrested on a warrant from Chelsea District Court for probation violation. July 29, 4:07 p.m.: Police received word of a man at the Cortiva Institute who had a warrant for his arrest. The 28-year-old Boston man was arrested on the warrant from Brighton District Court for assault and battery.