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Oct. 13, 3:30 p.m.: A woman was placing items in a rolling hamper at Target and tried to leave without paying. She had a total of $325.38 in merchandise, and police also found a box cutter inside her pants. Additionally, she had two warrants.
A woman faces drunken driving charges after allegedly crashing into two parked cars. Watertown Police received a report of an auto accident on California Street on Oct. 18 at 1:55 a.m.
“Officers found a car facing the opposite direction and two parked cars with excessive damage,” said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. The car was heading westbound on California Street when it hit the two vehicles, Lawn said. Officers detected an odor of alcohol on the breath of the driver, identified as Corinne Tess Cartwright, 23, of Watertown.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 6, 10:03 a.m.: Police served a warrant to a man who worked in an office at Watertown Public Housing. The 58-year-old Watertown man was arrested on the warrant from Dedham District Court for driving an unregistered vehicle and uninsured driving. Oct.
Watertown Police caught a man stealing items from a house on Bromfield Street. On Oct. 8 at 12:41 a.m., a man was spotted carrying a TV out of a home on Bromfield Street, and when police arrived they saw a man walk back into the house, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. “Officers surrounded the house and rang the doorbell but there was no response,” Lawn said. “They heard someone dragging something across a floor and saw a man’s head pop up.”
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Oct. 1, 12:17 a.m.: A man who had been living in California and had an outstanding warrant called police to clear up the warrant. Officers went to Mt. Auburn Street and discovered the man had a warrant from Cambridge District Court for false reporting of crime.
Police went to Church Lane early on the morning of Oct. 1 for a disturbance involving two men, one of whom was wanted on multiple arrest warrants. One of the men gave officers a false name, but police were able to determine his real identity, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. They also found he had three outstanding warrants. Adam J. Swindell of Watertown was arrested on three warrants from Salem District Court – one for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, one for threatening to commit a crime and one for shoplifting, Lawn said.
The following information was provided by the Watertown Police Department. Arrests
Sept. 22, 4:39 p.m.: An officer patrolling on Mt. Auburn Street stopped a vehicle and discovered the driver had a suspended license. The 42-year-old Watertown man was arrested on a charge of driving with a suspended license.
Find out about how the Watertown first responders would deal with an emergency at a school during the School Safety Parents Night. The Watertown Public Schools will host the event on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Watertown Middle School. The panel that evening will include Superintendent Jean Fitzgerald; Jason Del Potro – WMS Assistant Principal and Chair of the district’s Critical Incident Team; Barbara Gortych, K-12 Coordinator of Guidance and Assessment; Watertown Police Lt. Daniel Unsworth; Watertown Police Sgt. George Demos and Watertown School Resource Officer Kerry Kelley.