Crime & Safety

Woman Robbed While Walking Late at Night on the Streets of Watertown

A man approached her and told her to give him her wallet.

A woman told police she was robbed on the street while walking home in the early hours of Oct. 18.

The woman was walking down Franklin Street when she was approached by a man, said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn.

"The man said, 'You should come with me.' She said no, and he said to give him her wallet," Lawn said. "She reached into her wallet and gave him $60."

The man then walked away, the woman told police.

The suspect is described as a white male with Hispanic features in his late 30s, 5-foot-10, 150 pounds, thin build, with short brown hair and a small mustache. He was wearing a navy blue baseball hat, a green pull over jacket and khakis.


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