Public Safety Report: Bracelet stolen from Downstairs at Felton Antiques

A bracelet worth $9,500 was stolen this week from Downstairs at Felton Antiques at 100 Felton St., Waltham.

According to an employee, three males entered the antique store and began to look at jewelry. One of the males asked to look at a bracelet that was in a locked display case. During the process of placing the bracelet back into the display case after viewing, one of the other males distracted the employee, causing the employee to turn away from the case. 

The employee believes the bracelet was taken out of the case while his back was turned. It wasn’t apparent that the bracelet was missing until the three men had left. The bracelet is 14 karat gold with a “looped and knotted” design, according to the employee. The bracelet has not yet been recovered.

A summary of police and fire activity from Feb. 1 to Feb. 5 is as follows:

On Feb. 1 at 6:01 a.m., fire crews responded to reports of a fire at a residence on Taylor Street. Upon arrival, firefighters noticed external charring and smoke on the second floor next to a bedroom window due to an electrical fire in an interior wall. The building was evacuated, and power and water were cut to the building. The fire was contained. Ten residents were displaced by the fire.

On Feb. 1 at 3:37 p.m., police responded to reports of vandalism on College Farm Road. The reporting party said someone had thrown eggs at her car overnight. There were eggshells on her windshield and car hood. There are no suspects at this time.

On Feb. 2 at 2:03 p.m., police responded to Boston Kebab on Lexington St. The reporting party stated that they had ordered 5 iPads from Best Buy that were supposed to be delivered on Jan. 21. While a package was delivered that day, there were no iPads inside. The total value of the package was $1,500. A report was filed with FedEx, who will be investigating further.

On Feb. 2 at 2:53 p.m., firefighters responded to reports of a fire at the Brandeis University Hassenfeld Conference Center. The fire began in the ventilation ducts and hood of a commercial grill inside the center. Crews evacuated the building and searched the entire length of the duct work, extinguishing areas of fire in the duct and surrounding insulation. Along with hose lines and fire extinguishers used by the firefighters, emergency sprinklers were activated that helped to extinguish the fire.

On Feb. 2 at 8:17 p.m., police responded to Willow Street where they encountered a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian stated that she had been walking in the northbound travel lane of Willow Street because she didn’t feel like the sidewalks were usable due to snow. While she was walking, a motor vehicle that she couldn’t see struck her from behind and knocked her to the ground. The vehicle fled the scene. The pedestrian was transported to a local area hospital with a leg injury. Police are still unable to identify the motor vehicle or the operator.

On Feb. 3 at 9:42 a.m., police responded to reports of a broken window at a business on Moody Street. A City of Waltham backhoe had struck a window at the business while removing snow. A report was filed.

On Feb. 3 at 8:58 p.m., police responded to reports of a physical altercation at the CVS Pharmacy on Harvard Street. A man stated that he was inside the pharmacy and was speaking to an employee when the suspect walked up to him and began arguing with him. The suspect then punched the other man in the face, causing a laceration to his eye. The man was transported to a local area hospital for treatment. The suspect refused to give a statement to police and is being summonsed to court for an assault and battery charge.

There were no notable calls occurring on Feb. 4 or Feb. 5.

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