Watertown police are searching for the man who took apart toilets at Stop & Shop and McDonald's and stole the metal flushers.
Police said the man entered the Stop & Shop supermarket at 763 Straits Turnpike around 9 a.m. Feb. 10 and disassembled a toilet in the men's bathroom. He took the metal flush assembly and left the store.
He struck again the same day at the McDonald's restaurant at 564 Straits Turnpike, again taking apart the toilet and stealing the flusher. Police said the theft damaged the toilets and caused flooding.
The suspect was captured on surveillance cameras at both places. He has short hair and a short beard and is believed to be in his 20s or 30s, police said. The man was wearing a dark-colored Carhart jacket and jeans at the time of the thefts.
Police said he got away in a dark-colored Hyundai sedan with Connecticut license plates.
Anyone with information on the thefts or the suspect should call Watertown police at 860-945-5218.
