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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Dec. 24, 8:15 p.m.: An officer on Main Street encountered a man near Evans Street. While speaking with the man, the officer determined that the man had three active warrants. The 25-year-old Watertown man was arrested on three warrants from Waltham District Court, each for making a false 911 call.
A 63-year-old Winthrop man was arrested when police discovered items used for dealing drugs inside his vehicle after they pulled him over on Dec. 29, 2018. At about 10 p.m. on Dec. 29, a Watertown Police officer patrolling on the Westside spotted a man he knew to have a suspended license, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The man, identified as Larry Lucchetti, was pulled over for driving with a suspended license.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest
Dec. 20, 8:10 p.m.: An officer driving on the one-way section of Riverside Street spotted a vehicle coming at him at a high rate of speed. The police cruiser swerved to avoid being hit by the vehicle. He turned around and stopped the vehicle.
Watertown Police arrested a woman seen breaking into one home and attempting to enter another on Dec. 23. A Gleason Street resident called police on Dec. 23, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. after she saw a woman in her back yard approaching the backdoor of her home, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The resident confronted the woman and told her to leave before reporting the incident to Police.
Watertown Firefighters battled a blaze at a home on Flint Road on Christmas Eve. A fire alarm struck at 4:24 p.m. on Dec. 24 for a fire at 25 Flint Road. The fire started in a chimney on the first floor of the 2.5 story multi-family home, according to Watertown Fire Capt. Ryan Nicholson. “Upon arrival crews found that a fire had spread from the fireplace on the first floor,” Nicholson said.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Dec. 10, 12:53 a.m.: Watertown Police received information that a resident had broken the terms of his parole. The 58-year-old Watertown man was arrested on the probation warrant from Concord District Court. Dec.
A table full of toys at the Watertown Police Station, just a fraction of the gifts that were distributed by Watertown Police officers and Firefighters to families in need in town on Thursday. The toy drive was organized by the Sonny Whooley Foundation. Thursday morning, the Community Room at the Watertown Police Station turned into Santa’s Workshop, with toys for children of all ages piled up around the room. These gifts were delivered to families around Watertown, and beyond, who otherwise may not have a very Merry Christmas. All morning, Watertown Police officers, Watertown Firefighters, and others filled large plastic bags with gifts, and delivered them to more than 90 families around town.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Dec. 4, 3:01 p.m.: Police received a report of a vehicle being driven erratically on Westminster Avenue near Main Street. It almost hit three vehicles when pulling out of a store parking lot. Before the driver got into the vehicle, the witness saw her nodding off in a store.