Man Arrested for Attempting to Break into Homes on Francis Street

Residents on Francis Street spotted a man walking up and down driveways around midnight on Nov. 12, and then saw him go to the back porch of a home and peer in a window, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn.

Police arrived when the man, identified as Bruce Edward Burke C. Bedugnis of Cambridge, was still in the area.

"When he saw police, he took off running," Lawn said. "They stopped him, and when they talked to him he gave conflicting statements about why he was there."

One of the witnesses told police that he saw Burke try to open the back door, Lawn said.

Burke, 21, of 10 May St. Apt. 1 in Cambridge, faces charges of attempting to commit a crime and disorderly conduct.