Public safety report: Assault involving air rifle results in arrest

An assault involving an air rifle that took place on Felton Street has resulted in the arrest of a Waltham man.

On March 10 at 11:20 p.m., police were called to Felton Street where two men reported being assaulted with a rifle after an argument with the suspect. Through investigation, it was revealed that the weapon was an air rifle rather than a firearm. 

Follow-up interviews conducted on March 11 led police to identify a suspect, Gary De Leon, 38, of Waltham. He was arraigned on March 12 by Judge Sharon Lalli for two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and two counts of threat to commit crime.

A summary of other police and fire activity from March 4 to March 9 is as follows:

On March 4 at 12:14 p.m., fire crews responded to reports of a utility pole on fire at the intersection of Loretta Road and Smith Street. Upon arrival, crews discovered a small fire at the top of the pole. The road was blocked off and the power company was called to attend to the issue.

On March 6 at 3:01 p.m., police responded to the intersection of Trapelo Road and Woburn Street where a woman had driven through a vinyl fence. She said that she had been using the auto-pilot feature on her Tesla and was concerned that it wouldn’t detect a car turning in front of her. The woman decided to try to swerve to the right to avoid the car. She turned too hard and ended up driving through a vinyl fence at a nearby residence. The woman was cited for a marked lane violation.

On March 7 at 7:15 p.m., police responded to reports of a larceny at a barber shop on Main Street. A man had left the barber shop without paying for the services he received, which totaled $280. Police are investigating this incident.

On March 9 at 10:33 a.m., police responded to Calvary Street. Off-site security for the property informed officers that several times during the last three months, a man had been observed walking onto the property in the early morning hours to smoke or drink. Police are investigate the incidents.

All information was obtained from spokespeople with the Waltham Police and Fire departments, the publicly available police blotter and police reports available at Waltham District Court.