Police/Fire

Waltham Man Allegedly Sent Obscene Photos to Teen

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Watertown Police arrested a Waltham man for allegedly texting obscene pictures to a teen-aged boy. 

On Oct. 23, A 15-year-old boy from Watertown contacted police about receiving obscene photos on his cellphone, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “Through an investigation police were able to discover the phone the photos came from belonged to Joseph Doucet of Waltham,” Lawn said. Joseph J. Doucet, 30, of Waltham, was arrested at 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 23.

Arrests

Waltham Man Arrested for Robbery of Bank in Watertown

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Watertown Police arrested a Waltham man suspected of carrying out the robbery of the Citizens Bank branch inside the Stop & Shop on Pleasant Street on Oct. 10. 

The Watertown and Waltham police departments worked in conjunction with the FBI Bank Robbery Task Force to obtain a search warrant and an arrest warrant for the suspect, James Eaton of 99 Bacon St. Apt. B in Waltham, according to Watertown Police. The warrant was served Thursday, Oct.

Arrests

Police Log: Copper Piping Stolen from Home, Shoplifters Hit Target

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrest
Oct. 5, 6:48 p.m.: An officer ran the registration of a Chevy pickup and found the owner had a revoked license. The driver was pulled over and the 34-year-old Watertown man was arrested for driving with a license that was suspended for an OUI, and driving with a revoked license. Incidents
Oct.

Police/Fire

Police Log: Man Arrested for OUI; Church, Diner Broken Into

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Sept. 29, 11:23 p.m.: A hit-and-run accident occurred at Union Street near Eliot Street, and when police arrived they spotted a damaged vehicle a little way down the street and the driver inside. He told police he was reading a text when he hit the vehicle. Police performed field sobriety tests.

Arrests

Police Log: Church Broken Into, Car Windows Smashed by Thieves

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Sept. 21, 3:25 p.m.: A group of four women who came into Target to return merchandise were recognized from security images from another store in the chain. The Target in Stoughton reported a theft of a number of items, and a woman matching the description of one of the suspects came into the Watertown store and humidifier worth $199.99 and returned it at the customer service desk and exchanged it for a vacuum cleaner. A second woman came to customer service with a child’s toy worth $44.99, and was also seen taking items off the shelf and put them in a shopping carriage and leave without paying.

Police/Fire

Police Arrest Man Suspected in a Series of Break Ins Around Town

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After a string of break-ins in the Watertown Square area, Watertown Police caught their suspect in the act this week. Churches and a restaurant reported being broken into and having cash and valuables stolen over the prior week. Watertown Police got a break in the case when one of the places broken into caught the suspect on surveillance video, said Police Lt. Michael Lawn. They recognized the man on the video as Wilbert Stith, a 51-year-old homeless man, who has been seen in the area recently. On Sept.

Arrests

Police Log: Man Chases Down Suspect Who Broke Into Car and More

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The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Sept. 14, 6:16 p.m.: Target stopped a couple who was shoplifting. They were seen taking items off the shelf and put them in the woman’s pocketbook and into a target shopping bag. They stopped the man, but a woman with a baby carriage fled the store and was last seen heading westbound on Arsenal Street.