Arrests

Watertown Man Arrested in Framingham When ‘Prank’ Goes Wrong

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A Watertown man faces charges of burglary when he was caught with items from his friend’s Framingham apartment hanging out of his clothes. Bobby Martin, 28, of Watertown was arrested and charged with larceny over $250 on April 2. According to the MetroWest Daily News, Martin took $1,000s worth of jewelry, hats and a machete but was caught by his friend in the apartment building parking lot. Martin told police he was just playing a prank on his friend. See more details and read the whole story by clicking here.

Arrests

Police Log: Drunken Driver Knocks Pole into Store Window, Small House Fire

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
March 21, 4:40 p.m.: A man was stopped at Target after he was seen taking a number of items and hid them in his pants and his jacket. He had a total of $158.46. The 20-year-old Watertown man was arrested on charges of shoplifting over $100 by concealment. March 22, 9:16 p.m.: Watertown Police went to Edgecliff Road to serve a warrant from Waltham District Court for intimidating a witness, assault, threat to commit a crime and harassment.

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Drug Task Force Investigation Results in Arrest on Narcotics Charges

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A Roxbury man was busted on drug charges after being stopped in Watertown. The Suburban Middlesex Drug Task Force had been investigating the man for drug offenses. He was stopped on Arlington Street in Watertown on March 24 at about 4:15 p.m., said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. Police arrested Johan Solis, 35, of Roxbury, on two counts of possession to distribute a Class B Drug. Solis’ vehicle was also confiscated, O’Connor said.

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Police Log: Handyman Rips Off Customer, Shoplifter Tries to Climb Fence to Escape

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
March 19, 5 p.m.: Police had a warrant for a Watertown man and had information that he might be staying in the area of Cypress Street. When they were in the area, officers spotted the man coming out of a home on Spruce Street. The 29-year-old Watertown man was arrested on the warrant from Framingham District Court for driving with a suspended license, speeding and a passing violation. March 20, 2:20 p.m: Target security spotted a man cutting the security tag off a Beats Pill portable speaker.

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Driver Loses Control, Damages Fence of Arsenal on the Charles

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Watertown Police arrested a man who lost control while driving along Arsenal Street in the early hours of March 20 and damaged the iron fence of the Arsenal on the Charles. The man, identified as Rigoberto Zuniga, was involved in the one-car accident on at 4 a.m. on the 20th, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “An officer responded to a motor vehicle accident Arsenal Street by School Street,” O’Connor said. “The vehicle struck the iron fence and took out three panels.” When police interviewed him, Zuniga said he did not have a Massachusetts driver’s license.

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Video Games Strewn Across Arsenal Street as Suspect Flees Best Buy

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Video games littered Arsenal Street after a shoplifting suspect tried to get rid of merchandise he allegedly stole as he ran from Watertown Police. 

On March 10 at 3:37 p.m., security at Best Buy flagged down a police officer after spotting a man putting an Xbox game system in his backpack, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The suspect, later identified as Luis Rolando Triolet Jr., was then seen going into a bathroom and security believed he had numerous pieces of merchandise. “The officer observed two males in the bathroom, one matching the description of the suspect,” O’Connor said. “When the officer spoke to the arrestee he became nervous, his hands were shaking, he began sweating. The suspect began walking away and then ran out the front door and into traffic on Arsenal Street.”

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Man Arrested After Pushing Police Officer, Attempts to Flee Mall

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Watertown Police arrested a Brighton man who allegedly shoved an officer and tried to run away after he appeared to be passed out from taking drugs. On March 7 at 7:03 p.m. an officer went into the bathroom near the food court in the Arsenal Mall, where a man was passed out and appeared to have blood on his face, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. “The officer asked if the man needed medical assistance. The man shoved the officer to the ground, and ran out of the bathroom,” O’Connor said. “The officer observed that the arrestee had likely ingested narcotics.”