Friday, June 14, 2013
Two white men in a dark van are allegedly trying to enter residents' homes under false pretenses.
Police in a four community area including Waltham are advising residents of two suspects who are utilizing a ruse to enter the homes of potential victims. The suspects, who have operated in Watertown, are described as two white men driving a dark-colored van. According to Watertown Police, one man will call upon the homeowner and tell them he is there to cut trees, put up a fence or to check the water pressure. While he is distracting the homeowner, the second man will attempt to enter the home and seek items to steal. Citizens are reminded that reputable contractors rarely solicit business by walking door-to-door. The activity has also occurred in the neighboring towns of Arlington and Belmont. In these towns, the suspects made …
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Time spent practicing at the firing range paid off, police said at a community meeting Wednesday night.
Watertown Police officers faced a real life scenario that no other police in the nation have faced, yet came out with an "A+" performance thanks to the hours they spent training. Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau heaped praise on the officers who responded to the call in East Watertown that turned into a shootout with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. He spoke Wednesday night during a community meeting at Watertown High School sponsored by the Watertown Police Foundation. Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed during the shootout. His brother, Dzhokar, who is also accused in the bombing case, was later captured hiding in a boat at a Watertown home. Authorities have reportedly concluded Tamerlan Tsarnaev and …
Friday, April 19, 2013
'This is our town:' a first-person view of how the aftermath became a celebration parade of dozens of police and fire vehicles.
It took a few minutes, but when reality sank in that the second Boston Marathon bomber had been captured in Watertown — their town — the crowd's mood changed; it became like a victory parade for a Red Sox world championship. After watching the scene in the chilly damp night, being up all night and cooped up all day, it was extra sweet to hear the words "suspect in custody" over the police radio. Two hours earlier, I had been contemplating a second helping of chicken stirfry when the words rarely heard in Watertown came crackling over the scanner: "Shots fired." My wife, Jen, and I froze and then went into a frenzy. We grabbed our coats and every camera we could get our hands on and jumped in the car. The scene was just two blocks away. Mt…
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Friday, April 5, 2013
Watertown Police arrested the man who allegedly drove while intoxicated.
A Waltham man faces driving under the influence charges after he allegedly fell asleep at the wheel of his car in Watertown. Christian G. Hidalgo, 34, of 1148 Main St. in Waltham, was arrested on March 29 and charged with driving under the incluence of alcohol, Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn said. At 3:17 a.m., a citizen approached a Watertown Police officer after seeing a man slumped behind the wheel of his vehicle on Spring Street near Summer Street, said Lawn. "The officer found the suspect's car in the middle of two lanes and an individual slumped forward and asleep," Lawn said. The officer knocked on the door and woke up the driver, Lawn said. The officer detected a strong odor of alcohol and performed field sobriety tests, Lawn …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
State Police and the Middlesex District Attorney's Office are investigating the death.
UPDATED, 10:11 a.m.: The Middlesex District Attorney's Office said that they do not think there was foul play in the death. "It appears to be non-suspicious," said MaryBeth Long, a spokeswoman with the Middlesex District Attorney's Office. "Investigators are still on the scene." A boater on the river spotted the body, according to a report by Channel 7 News. Greenough Boulevard, near the crime scene, is closed off, but Public Works crews shut it down for a water main break. It was not related to the body being found. --- A body was found Thursday morning on the banks of the Charles River in Watertown near the Arsenal Street Bridge. The river runs through Waltham and the scene is approximately 3.5 miles from the Waltham line. The Middlesex …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Trash or Treasure? A High Street resident in Acton reported items missing from her porch. The responding officer reported no larceny took place. A trash pickup service went to the porch to get her trash. http://patch.com/A-24vH Cigarette Break-in A woman reported on Feb. 26 that someone entered her car and smoked a cigarette inside of it while her vehicle was parked on the second floor of Emerson Hospital’s parking garage on Old Road to Nine Acre Corner in Concord the previous day. The woman said there was no known damage or items taken from the vehicle. http://patch.com/A-20KM Goodbye World? A Wayland caller reported that a friend was posting suicidal things on Facebook. Police reported the person was saying goodbye to Facebook, and it …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Watertown Police tracked the two alleged bank robbers to a hotel in Brockton.
Watertown Police detectives have arrested a Waltham couple suspected of robbing a Citizens Bank branch in Watertown on Monday, Dec. 3. Justin W. O’Connell, 28, and Erin R. Aspinwall, 29, both of of 49 Derby St. Apt. 1 in Waltham, each face a charge of unarmed robbery, according to Watertown Police. O'Connell allegedly approached a teller at the bank inside the Stop & Shop on Pleasant Street shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday, showed a note asking for money and left the store. He tried to hide in the trunk of a car driven by Aspinwall, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. The bank had a surprise for the robbers, however. "The car was parked in the fire lane (outside Stop & Shop) and a witness observed him come out and climb into the trunk…
Monday, December 3, 2012
Police are seeking a couple who reportedly robbed the Citizens Bank location inside a Watertown supermarket.
[UPDATE: 1:08 p.m.] Police continue to search for a man suspected of robbing the Citizens Bank branch inside the Stop & Shop on Pleasant Street in Watertown. They received the initial call about the robbery at 10:11 a.m. on Monday, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. "Officers discovered a white male entered the store and displayed a note to the teller demanding cash," Lawn said. "An undisclosed amount of cash was given to the male. He fled the store, and was last observed heading toward North Street in Waltham." The suspect did not have a weapon and no one hurt during the incident, Lawn said. [UPDATE: 11:03 a.m.] The Stop & Shop supermarket remains open after the robbery, but the Citizens Bank branch in the store has been cordoned …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Our weekly compilation of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Workers place toilet on woman's lawn, charge $20 to remove it On the morning of Nov. 15 in Burlington, a September Lane caller reported that workers from across the street placed a toilet on her lawn and were refusing to remove it unless she paid them $20. Police spoke with the workmen, who agreed to remove the toilet without incident: http://patch.com/A-zPkg Never mind A School Street resident notified the Acton Police Department on Nov. 15 about two male subjects with backpacks who were trying to enter a house through a window. When responding officers investigated, they determined the two males were brothers who live at the residence and forgot their keys when they came home from school: http://patch.com/A-zF7K When they're not drinking…
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
See what this couple was doing in a Watertown apartment complex.
A Waltham couple is facing charges of breaking into a Watertown apartment complex on Waverly Avenue, according to Watertown Police. Carol Ann Cotoni, 47, of 300 Lake St. and Joseph Stallings, 33, both Waltham residents were arrested on Oct. 14 at around 9:30 p.m. after police spotted them breaking into Watertown Housing Authority Apartments at 55 Wavely Ave. Police have charged Cotoni with breaking and enterting a building at night while Stallings is charged with breaking and entering a building at night and domestic assault battery, according to Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. The incident began when a witness spotted a woman trying to break into an apartment, Lawn said. "The witness spotted a woman shouldering an apartment door (…
Jimi
11:29 am on Sunday, June 9, 2013
So when they opened fire on an unarmed suspect hiding in that boat, firing what sounded like hundreds of rounds into a dense residential neighborhood - unnecessarily - that was a result of good training? I'm not anti-LE - I admire them for the difficult job they do. But just because they put themselves in harms way to protect us, shouldn't mean they are above reproach. Thankfully, everything … more ›