Crime & Safety

Watertown Police Seek a Man who Damaged Cars Outside Target

Security video shows the man scratching cars in the Watertown Mall parking lot.

 

Police seek a man caught on security video scratching cars in the Watertown Mall parking lot.

A woman reported that her car had been scratched on Jan. 28 while she was shopping at Target.

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"When she came out she noticed a deep scratch over the top of her trunk," said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn.

She went back into the store and Target security had footage at about 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 28 showing a man leaving the store and then appeared to vandalize other vehicles in the parking lot, Lawn said.

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The man is described as an Asian male, Lawn said.

Anyone recognizing the man is asked to call the Watertown Police Department at 617-972-6500.

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