Stolen Fire Call Box, Car Break-Ins, Larceny of a Motor Vehicle: The Week in Crime

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Monday, July 18

• Rudy Juarez, 27, of Waltham, was arrested at 8:54 p.m. and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Tuesday, July 19

• Police responded to the corner of Mill Street and Centre Street for a report of a stolen fire call box. The caller said that someone had removed the fire call box from the pole at the corner of the intersection.

• A past breaking and entering of a motor vehicle was reported on Rose Drive. The callers said they had parked their unlocked cars in their driveway the previous night around 6 p.m. At about 5:20 a.m. they discovered both cars had been rummaged through. One caller said that he woke up at 1:47 a.m. and while looking out his window he noticed a skinny white male approximately six feet tall wearing light-colored shorts, a dark-colored t-shirt and a baseball cap walking towards his house. He said the male sat down on a small rock wall in front of the house and began looking through something; he believed the male was using the street light to look at what he thought at the time was a deck of cards. It was later discovered to be a wallet. The man walked away at 2:11 a.m.

Thursday, July 21

• A past larceny was reported on West Pine Street. The caller said that sometime overnight four 20-foot composite decking planks were stolen from the top of his van. He said that around 1 a.m. he heard some noises outside but did not look out the window.

• Police responded to Newton Automotive Services at 249 Centre St. for a past larceny of a motor vehicle.

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