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Watertown Fire officials are trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged a hair salon in East Watertown. The fire at Hair Pluss, located at 1 Grove St., was reported at 7:36 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. WCVB Channel 5 reported that one of the hairdressers arrived to find smoke coming from the building. A second alarm was called, and Firefighters brought the blaze under control.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 21, 12:27 p.m.: An officer in Watertown Square spotted a vehicle pulled-over under a no parking sign. The motor was running and the driver’s appeared to be in a reclined position. The officer went to check on the man’s wellbeing, and it took a couple minutes to awaken him.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 15, 4:05 p.m.: An officer patrolling on Main Street spotted a white Ford van make an abrupt turn and almost collide with another vehicle. Police pulled the vehicle over and when speaking with the driver officers found he did not have a license. Also, he was driving a vehicle that did not belong to him.
A Watertown man faces charges relating to dealing crack cocaine after police served a search warrant on his home, and a second man also faces drug charges. Peter F. Pierre, 72, of Watertown had been under investigation by the Middlesex Drug Task Force and the Watertown Police, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. Authorities obtained a search warrant as a result of the investigation, and it was served on Oct. 17 at 6:05 p.m.
“The search warrant was executed and as a result, several items consistent with narcotic packaging and distribution were found, and an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency,” O’Connor said. Pierre was arrested on a charge of possession to distribute a Class B substance — crack cocaine, O’Connor said.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 8, 5:04 p.m.: A man headed into the power tool section at Home Depot, took several power tools and placed them into a cart. The man then pushed the cart out the door without paying. He was stopped by security, who found eight power tools worth a total of $2,012.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 3, 7:49 p.m.: A driver reported a hit-and-run incident after the driver’s vehicle was scraped by a moped. The driver followed the man on the moped and reported that the man fell off the moped while going at a low speed. Police located the moped on the 600 block of Mt.
Touch a fire truck at the Watertown Fire Department’s Open House. The Watertown Fire Department invites public to attend its Open House on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Fire Headquarters. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fire Station 1, at 99 Main St. in Watertown Square.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Sept. 27, 4:21 p.m.: Target security spotted a woman taking items off the shelf and put them into a handbag, which she also took off the shelf. She was stopped and security found women’s clothing, a pair of headphones along with the handbag. Police arrived and checked her record and found that she had two outstanding warrants.