Police Arrest Man Who Hit Two Men with Bottle at Party

A man who allegedly attacked to party goers with a bottle faces assault and battery charges after Watertown Police arrested him on Nov. 23. The incident took place at a birthday party on Walnut Street on the evening of Nov. 22, between 10 and 11:30 p.m., said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. The suspect was identified as Efrain Perez Gomez, 42, of Watertown.

Man Tries to Outrun Watertown Police – Unsuccessfully

A man tried to out drive, and then outrun a Watertown Police officer, but in the end he was caught and placed under arrest. On Nov. 15 at 11:06 p.m., an officer spotted a vehicle speeding on North Beacon Street, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “He observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed – 60 to 70 miles per hour,” Lawn said. “He tried to catch up with the vehicle and put on his lights on Irving Street.”

Man Faces Charges After Punching Officer, Restaurant Owner

A man who was asked to leave a Watertown restaurant allegedly punched the owner and when confronted by police he allegedly punched an officer. On Oct. 4 at 9:32 p.m., Avedis Vartanian, 61, of Somerville, had been sitting at the bar at Stellina Restaurant in Watertown Square when be began going into another room and bothering other customers, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “The owner asked him to leave the restaurant and when he was walking him out Vartannian turned and punched the owner in the face a couple of times,” Lawn said. Police officers across the street came over to tell Vartanian to stop.

Watertown Man Busted When Police Find Drugs During Search

Watertown Police were called to Waltham Street to check on the welfare of a man, and when they located them they also found something incriminating on him. Police received a call from a concerned family member on Oct. 27 at 8:17 p.m. When officers went to the man’s home, they were told he was out, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. Around 10:36 p.m., police found the man on Waltham Street near Falmouth Road. “Officers pat frisked him and located a baggie with a white substance believed to be cocaine,” Lawn said.