Waltham woman faces charges after incident at Connors Memorial Swimming Pool
A Waltham woman has been charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct after an alleged incident at Connors Memorial Swimming Pool last week.
On June 21 at around 3 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police officer responded to a trespassing incident at the state-run pool at 330 River St. According to the police report, the officer spoke to the pool manager, who identified Karina E. Alvarado, 27, of Waltham as “dancing in a sexually suggestive way.” The manager shared that Alvarado’s behavior had caused patrons to leave the area. Based on his findings, the State Police officer decided to arrest Alvarado.
Alvarado pleaded not guilty on June 22 to charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct. She was released on personal recognizance by Judge Ellen M. Caulo and will face a pretrial hearing for the case on Aug. 8. The pretrial hearing will also address assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges Alvarado is facing from an alleged incident in May.
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David Paul Ganley Jr., 49, homeless, of Waltham and Angel Joel Pratz Diaz, 28, homeless, of Waltham were both indicted on June 12 for charges of distribution of a class B drug, cocaine trafficking over 36 grams, possession with intent to distribute a class E drug, possession with intent to distribute a class A drug and conspiracy to violate drug laws. The charges were levied against them after an event in February of this year but have been put to rest via a nolle prosequi motion, meaning that the state decided not to pursue the charges. A nolle prosequi motion would allow the state to refile the charges within the statute of limitations of the crime.
Guinel Laurent, 35, of Waltham, pleaded not guilty on June 18 to one count of malicious destruction of property valued at less than $1,200 and one count of assault and battery on a family or household member. The charges are in relation to an incident that took place at a residence in Waltham. Laurent was released on personal recognizance by Judge Sarah Kennedy. A hearing to review the status of the case will be held June 30.
Anthony Rojas, 20, of Waltham, pleaded not guilty on June 24 to two counts of assault and battery on a family or household member and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon. The charges are in relation to an incident that took place at a residence in Waltham. Rojas was released on $5,000 bond and must comply with release conditions set by Caulo. A pretrial hearing for the case will be held July 30.
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I feel the Waltham Times needs to cover more of the issues the Connors Pool has had over the past few years. I am sitting here right now with my son. It is 12:43 pm. There was an advisory on the website about it being closed. They then removed it so I assumed it was open. We frequently walk down and it is never open on time. They could change the time of the pool. They always say it is having a problem with the pool or something.
Then if it opens later then every day the police are down here with some issue. The Waltham log has been taken down so we don’t know what is going on but I have the scanner app. The politicians have not spoken up about the problems with this pool. Maybe it should be shut down for the rest of the summer if there are chronic issues with the filter, and it seems to be a problem place for police calls. Not everyone should be punished because of this but if the police think the area is not safe due to excess calls then it needs to be looked into. It is really too bad because it is supposed to be a fun place for the community.
What a shame that Waltham , especially downtown area is flooded with homeless people, a lot of whom get arrested for drugs and alcohol charges. Bringing poisonous, toxic people into the community. I wonder how many local kids end up getting involved in drugs, etc., because of these people
People experiencing homelessness are part of our community. You don’t hear about the many people who are not causing any problems and are instead working their hardest to get things on the right track. Maybe instead of speculating about things you don’t know much about you could read a book or touch grass?