Police/Fire

Updated: Police Seeking Identity of Woman Who Stole Wallet at Russo’s

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Update: Watertown Police announced on Nov. 3 that they had identified the woman. Original story:

Watertown Police seek help identifying a woman suspected of taking a wallet from Russo’s. 

On Oct. 24 at 4:45 p.m. a woman reported that her wallet had been taken from the market on Pleasant Street. The woman mistakenly left her wallet in a shopping carriage when she was putting her groceries into her vehicle. When she realized what she had done she returned to the store, but the wallet was gone, according to Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor.

Police/Fire

Two Men Arrested for Dealing Drugs During the Daytime on Arsenal Street

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A Boston man and a New Jersey man face drug dealing charges after being arrested by police following an investigation by drug investigators from Middlesex County and Boston. On the afternoon of Oct. 21 members of the Suburban Middlesex County Drug Task Force – which includes an officer from Watertown – working with the Boston Police Drug Control Unit were watching two individuals in the parking lot of Target on Arsenal Street, near Friendly’s, said Watertown Police Sgt. Thomas Grady. “The officers observed behavior consistent with drug dealing,” Grady said.

Around Town

Drop Off Your Unused or Expired Prescription Drugs at the Police Station

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The Town of Watertown will be hosting a prescription drug take back day. The town sent out the following announcement. Do you have unused or expired prescription medications in your home? Dispose of them the safe way! Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, October 28, 2017 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring medication you no longer need to the Watertown Police Department 552 Main Street, Watertown.

Police/Fire

Two Suspect Sought for Using Counterfeit $100 Bills at Watertown Store

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Two men are suspected by the Watertown Police of using three counterfeit $100 bills at a store in town. 

On Oct. 2, the owner of Arsenal Wine & Spirits went to make a cash deposit and the bank informed the owner that there were three counterfeit bills in the deposit. When reviewing security footage, the owner saw that on Sept. 29 at about 7:45 p.m. two men came into the store to make two separate small purchases with $100 bills, said Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. They left the store and came back a short time later and asked for change for a third $100 bill.

Police/Fire

Police Seek Identity of Suspect in Multiple Car Break Ins in Watertown

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Watertown Police seek the identity of a man who they suspect of breaking into several vehicles in town on the night of Sept. 21 and early on the morning of Sept. 22. Five vehicles on four streets around Watertown were broken into and items were taken from all but one, according to Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The first incident was on Irving Street where someone broke into an unlocked vehicle and took a wallet containing credit cards and $20 in cash.

Around Town

Police, Fire Use Drill for Worst Case Scenarios at Watertown School

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Police officers armed with assault rifles rushed into the front door of a Watertown elementary school, and a few minutes later Firefighters emerged carrying injured people on gurneys to the waiting swarm of emergency vehicles. Just then, the emergency radio crackled “This is a drill.” Tuesday afternoon, Cunniff School was the scene of a massive emergency preparedness drill for not only members of the Watertown Police and and Fire Departments, but also their colleagues from Belmont. The first responders went through four scenarios, two with Watertown as the lead agencies and Belmont providing backup, and two with the roles reversed. They dealt with an intruder in the school, as well as dealing with injury situations.

Police/Fire

Police Seek Suspect in Car Theft From Watertown on Tuesday Morning

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A car was stolen from Arsenal Street in Watertown early Tuesday, and crashed it a few miles away. 

The theft was reported to Watertown Police by a car transport truck driver at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Watertown Police Lt. James O’Connor. The truck driver was picking up multiple vehicles from Lexus of Watertown when the 2013 Volkswagen was stolen. “The vehicle was left running and the suspect jumped in and fled at high rate of speed into Brighton, crashing on Western Ave.,” O’Connor said. “The vehicle was totaled.” The suspect left the scene of the accident and the driver did not get a good look at the suspect.

Police/Fire

Still Time to Sign Up for the Watertown Police Citizens Academy

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Once against this fall the Watertown Police Department will host the Citizens Police Academy, and you can still sign up. The academy is free and meets one evening a week for eight weeks, starting Monday, Sept. 18. To see the application materials click here. Watertown Police Chief Michael Lawn wrote the following informational letter:

As the Watertown Police Department advances its community policing efforts, it is important to have citizen-police interaction and cooperation.