Daily Log 4.20.2016

Cambridge Police Daily Log: April 20^th, 2016

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04/20/2016 06:49
INCIDENT  16002611
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF c266 S28

WENDELL ST
A resident of Cambridge reports their personal motor vehicle was stolen from outside their home address. The victim later recovered their own vehicle near their home address. The incident happened sometime between 4/19/16 at 7 p.m. and 4/20/16 at 7 a.m.

04/20/2016 07:33
ARREST  16002610
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

CAMBRIDGE ST
Justin Lafitt, 27, 53 South Street in Somerville, was arrested on a Malicious Destruction of Property $250+ warrant issued by the Cambridge District Court.

04/20/2016 08:34
INCIDENT  16002621
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

SIXTH ST
A motor vehicle struck another vehicle and then left the area without making themselves known.

04/20/2016 09:05
INCIDENT  16002616
LARCENY OVER $250 c266 S30

GORE ST
A Cambridge resident reported three packages stolen from her doorstep sometime between 4/8/16 and 4/11/16.

04/20/2016 09:27
INCIDENT  16002615
BANK, EMBEZZLEMENT FROM c266 S52

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge Financial Institution reported that they sustained a loss of funds due to the fraudulent activity of an employee.

04/20/2016 10:55
INCIDENT  16002617
TAGGING PROPERTY C266 S126B

MAIN ST
An employee of a Main Street business reported an unknown person(s) tagged their building with marker.

04/20/2016 11:12
INCIDENT  16002618
LARCENY FROM BUILDING c266 S20

KENDALL SQUARE
An employee at a local business reported that an unknown person(s) stole some computer hardware from their building at Kendall Square.

04/20/2016 11:21
INCIDENT  16002619
LARCENY FROM PERSON c266 S25

KENDALL SQUARE
A Somerville resident reported his wallet stolen at a cafe in Kendall Square.

04/20/2016 11:32
INCIDENT  16002620
IDENTITY FRAUD

FRANKLIN ST
A Cambridge resident reported that an unknown suspect attempted to utilize his identity to change the address on his bank account.

04/20/2016 13:53
INCIDENT  16002623
TELEPHONE CALLS, ANNOYING c269 S14A

EIGHTH ST
A Cambridge resident reported receiving harassing telephone calls.

04/20/2016 14:49
INCIDENT  16002624
LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE c266 S34

MT AUBURN ST
A Brookline resident came to the front desk of the police station to report that he had been the victim of a continuous larceny. He states that between 1995 and 2011, a known individual who had a business on Mt Auburn Street, extorted a large sum of money from him and then left the state.

04/20/2016 16:01
INCIDENT  16002630
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV c90 S10

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Officers observed a motor vehicle operator manipulating the screen of his cellphone as he was sitting at a red light at Mass Ave. A license check of the operator revealed he had an expired/non-renewable license.

04/20/2016 16:08
INCIDENT  16002627
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
The Cambridge Police Hackney Unit received a complaint from a guest at a hotel on the driver of Cambridge taxi. The guest claimed that she mistakenly gave the driver a $50.00 bill instead of a $20.00 bill.

04/20/2016 18:35
INCIDENT  16002633
MARKED LANES VIOLATION * C89 S4A

CAMBRIDGE ST
Officers observed a white motorcycle operating on Cambridge Street fail to remain in a marked lane for approximately three blocks from Fulkerson to Seventh Street. The motorcycle was traveling east swerving in and out of the marked lane, around traffic and into the bike lane. A stop of the vehicle was conducted and it was confirmed that the operator and owner was a Dorchester resident. It was confirmed that the motorcycle had an expired registration. The owner was summoned for failing to remain in a marked lane and an expired registration.

04/20/2016 18:36
INCIDENT  16002634
LARCENY UNDER $250 c266 S30

NORFOLK ST
A Norfolk Street resident reported larceny.

04/20/2016 18:50
INCIDENT  16002632
FIREARM, CARRY WITHOUT LICENSE, 2ND OFF. c269 S10

MAIN ST
Dwayne Cassama, 22, 18 Newtown Court in Cambridge, was placed under arrest after probable cause was developed for numerous firearms, drug and motor vehicle related offenses. The arrest was a result of an ongoing criminal investigation.

04/20/2016 20:09
INCIDENT  16002635
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MAIN ST
Four bicycles and one dirt bike were confiscated from three juveniles and one adult after they were unable to provide information as to how they acquired the items and explain why they were in possession of more modes of transportation than individuals involved.

04/20/2016 20:48
INCIDENT  16002636
TRESPASS c266 S120

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A male was trespassed from a business in the Harvard Square area.

04/20/2016 23:23
INCIDENT  16002637
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON c265 S15B

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a night establishment on Massachusetts Avenue for a past disturbance where there was a threat of a knife/edge weapon.