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Police Log: Overnight Break In at Sprint Store, Man Can’t Escape Shoplifting Charge

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
May 9, 1:18 a.m.: A man flagged down a police officer patrolling on Main Street near Town Hall. He did not have a particular problem, he just wanted to speak with the officer. While talking with the man, the officer discovered the man had a warrant for his arrest. The 35-year-old Lakeville man was arrested on the warrant from Hingham District Court for violating the terms of probation.

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Watertown Police Practice Real-Life Situations in Life-Sized Simulator

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A man with a knife has cornered three students in the school library and is threatening to stab them. A husband barges into his wife’s workplace and has a man by the collar and is screaming at him. These are just two such situations police officers may encounter, and they only have seconds to decide how to respond. 
Members of the Watertown Police Department recently got a chance to practice  how to handle these scenarios using high tech equipment that turns the department’s shooting range into a realistic, life-sized, interactive simulation. Every officer must go through the training, which uses the Fire Arms Training Simulator made by Meggitt Training. The equipment, which costs many tens-0f-thousands of dollars, was donated to the WPD by Wyc Grousbeck, an entrepreneur and co-owner and CEO of the Boston Celtics.

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Police Log: String of Car Break Ins, Man Has to be Removed from Church Service

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. 
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April 30, 4:02 p.m.: Police spotted a vehicle cross over the center line on Arsenal Street. The officer pulled the vehicle over and found the driver had an active warrant. The 27-year-old Jamaica Plain man was arrested on the warrant from Dorchester District Court for failure to stop for police, reckless driving, and a crosswalk violation. He was also cited for marked lanes violation. May 2, 7:49 a.m.: A makeshift camp site was discovered in a parking lot on the 800 block of Mt.

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Three from Watertown Graduate from Mass. Firefighting Academy

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Three of Watertown’s newest firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy on Friday. 

Watertown Provisional Fire Chief Robert Quinn announced the graduation of Anthony Tomao, Daniel Russo and Taylor Davis from the academy in Stow. “The Department is happy to have these firefighters trained and back at the station working to serve the citizens of Watertown,” Quinn said. The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy sent out the following information:

State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
Director David C. Evans announced the graduation of the 263rd class of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program on May 11, 2018. “This rigorous professional training provides our newest firefighters with the basic
skills to perform their jobs effectively and safely,” said State Fire Marshal Peter J.
Ostroskey. The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy (MFA), a division of the Department of Fire Services, offers this program tuition-free.

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State Police Seek Suspect in Sexual Assault Reported Along the Charles River

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The Massachusetts State Police sent out the following announcement:

Massachusetts State Police are investigating a reported sexual assault committed this afternoon on Greenough Boulevard in Watertown. A woman, who is in her 20s, reported that she was indecently assaulted by a man at approximately 2:45 p.m. while she was walking along the riverside roadway. The victim stated that the suspect rushed her from behind, grabbed her, and began to forcibly kiss her. The suspect continued to forcibly kiss the victim even as she told him to stop, tried to push him away, and tried to break free. At one point during the assault the suspect indecently touched the victim.

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Watertown Man Arrested for Dealing Cocaine After Drug Sting

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A Watertown man was arrested on drug charges by the Watertown Police, working in conjunction with the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force. Vartan Halvadijian, of Watertown, was arrested on charges of posessiont to distribute a Class B drug (cocaine) – a subsequent offense, possession of a firearm without a license and possession of ammunition without a license. Police also seized approximately $9,500, a loaded Colt .22 caliber firearm, and approximately 10 grams of cocaine.

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UPDATED: Main Street Reopens After Downed Utilities Poles, Live Wires, Close Roadway

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{Updated at 12:37 p.m. on May 8, 2018}

Watertown Police have reopened Main Street after two downed utility poles closed the roadway at about 10 a.m. Wednesday. The wires were taken down by an 18-wheel truck heading westbound on Main Street which snapped wires and pulled the poles down at French Street, according to Watertown Police. They poles had electrical wires, which remained live when the poles came down.  Crews from Eversource and Verizon responded to the scened, and repaired the poles and wires. Police announced that Main Street has been reopened at about 12:20 p.m., but French Street remains closed. The downed poles also caused the MBTA to detour the 70 and 70A buses.

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Police Log: Car Catches Fire in Parking Garage, Strange Capsules Found in Boots from Target

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
April 23, 7:52 p.m.: Police responded to a call from the Arsenal Mall, and when officers arrived they found Marshall’s security guards holding a suspect. Security spotted the man take a pair of blue Nike sneakers off the shelf and put them on. Then he put his old sneakers in the box and placed it back on the shelf. The man left the store, and security stopped him.