Police/Fire

Watertown Firefighters Douse Flames on Roof of Building on Grove Street

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The Watertown Fire Department put out a fire on the roof of an office building in East Watertown on Wednesday. 

Welding sparks ignited some insulation foam on the roof of 65 Grove Street, said Watertown Fire Capt. Ryan Nicholson. “We had to open up a significant area around the point of ignition to ensure the fire hadn’t spread,” Nicholson said. The blaze did not spread beyond the roof. The building was recently renovated building that will have several tenants, including Bosch Thermotechonlogy.

Police/Fire

69-Year-Old Watertown Man Faces Sexual Assault Charges

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A 69-year-old Watertown man faces sexual assault charges after being arrested for inappropriately touching a woman on Palfrey Street. 

Watertown Police were called after a woman reported that the suspect tried to kiss her and touch her on June 27, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. at a home on Palfrey Street, according to Watertown Police Sgt. Thomas Grady. The man, identified as Babulal Jethidas Patel, 69, of Watertown, allegedly assaulted the woman who was part of a group moving items out of a home on Palfrey Street. Police spoke to the two people involved as well as others in the area at the time. Officers determined from the statements at the scene that they had probable cause to place Patel under arrest, Grady said.

Arrests

Police Log: Man Gets Takeout After Striking Light Pole, Serial Shoplifter Caught

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
June 19, 3:55 p.m.: A shoplifter was spotted at Marshall’s concealing four Bluetooth speakers in his backpack and leaving the store without paying. He was stopped and the items were recovered. They were worth $139.96. The 54-year-old Boston man was stopped and arrested for shoplifting by concealing merchandise, a third offense.

Police/Fire

Four Men Busted After Police Raid Finds Several Kinds of Drugs, Guns & Cash

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Four Watertown men face drug and firearm charges after a raid of their home in on Thursday. 

Watertown Police along with members of the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force and a NEMLEC SWAT team raided a home after receiving a search warrant for the 51 Riverside St., according to Watertown Police. Four residents of the home — James Paul, 28, Charles Seo, 22, Dominic Chad Davis, 29, and Akeem Ricardo Mapp, 29 — were placed under arrest and arraigned in Waltham District Court on Friday, Police announced. The search found cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy (MDMA), Ketamine, marijuana, three firearms, and approximately $10,000 in cash, according to an announcement from police. The raid came after month-long drug investigation by Watertown Police and the drug task force.

Police/Fire

Man Exposes Himself to Woman on Main Street in Watertown

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Watertown Police warn the public that a man exposed himself to a woman passing on the street on a recent evening. 

On June 20 at 9 p.m. Police received a report from a woman who said a man had just exposed his genitals in the area of Main Street at Cross Street, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “She was not sure if he exposed himself directly at her,” O’Connor said. “The suspect did not say anything and fled toward Pleasant Street, in the direction of the Charles River.” Police from Watertown and Newton searched along both sides of the Charles River, but could not locate the suspect. The witness described the suspect as being a young white male with shaggy hair who wore a red T-shirt and grey sweat pants.

Arrests

Police Log: Man Chooses Wrong Spot to Drink Beer, Shoplifter Caught Changing Prices

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
June 11, 6:22 p.m.: A concerned citizen reported seeing a man inside a Chevy Blazer drinking beer on Baptist Walk near Spring Street. The person also saw the man trying to start the vehicle and heard the motor cranking. Police responded and when officers approached the man threw his keys out the window. The man told officers he thought “it was a safe place to drink beers.”

Police/Fire

Boy Struck by SUV While Heading to Cunniff School, Suffers Minor Injuries

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An 11-year-old boy suffered minor injuries when he was struck by an SUV while on the way to Cunniff School on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred on Highland Street at Copeland Street at about 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, according to Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The incident was witnessed by the boy’s sister. The boy was either riding or walking his bicycle across the street when a Jeep Grand Cherokee heading eastbound struck him. “The child was transported to Children’s Hospital Boston with minor injuries,” O’Connor said.