Crime & Safety
Waltham Man Arrested for Pruning Shears Incident
The suspect will return to court in June.

Newton Police have charged Gustavo A. Diaz, 44, of 49D Harvard St., Waltham, with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (pruning shears), police said.
Police arrested Diaz after they responded to Newton-Wellesley Hospital on Monday, April 22 to speak with someone regarding a stabbing that had occurred earlier in the day on Farwell Road in Newton.
According to the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office, Diaz was arraigned in Newton District Court on Tuesday, April 23, and released on personal recognizance. He was ordered not to abuse the victim and is due back in court for a pretrial conference on June 11, the DA's office said.
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