Newton Man Arrested for Stealing from Watertown Town Hall Employee

Police arrested a Newton man who allegedly stole a savings card from the bag of a Watertown Town Hall employee on March 6.

Earlier in the day, Police got a call about a suspicious man who went into a dentist's office on Main Street, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn.

"Officers spoke with a receptionist who observed a male pacing in the waiting room and then entered the door into the dental area," Lawn said. "She found him in one of the offices looking through items on a shelf. She confronted him and he stated he was looking for a bathroom."

The man left the office, but detectives spotted a man matching the suspect's description on Main Street and going into Town Hall.

"The observed him go to the third floor and come back down and left the building," Lawn said. "He was stopped by police and they found a $500 svaings card with the name of a town employee on it."

The employee's bag had been rummaged through, Lawn said.

Christopher E. Williams, 20, of 42 Roundwood Road in Newton, was arrested on a charge of larceny from a building, Lawn said.