Daily Log 8.11.2019

Cambridge Police Daily log: August 9^th-11^th, 2019

08/09/2019 02:56
INCIDENT  19005657

FIRST ST
A security guard reports a window was smashed at a building on First Street.

08/09/2019 07:22
INCIDENT  19005662
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At approximately 7:29 a.m., Cambridge Police responded to a Massachusetts Avenue address to document a hit and run to a motor vehicle report. Upon arrival the reporting person stated that on 8/8/2019 at 8:00am, he parked his motor vehicle in front of a Massachusetts Avenue address. When the reporting person returned to his motor vehicle hours later, he discovered damage to his motor vehicle.

08/09/2019 08:00
INCIDENT  19005658
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An Arlington resident came to the police station to file a report for a hit and run crash which happened the night before in Harvard Square.

08/09/2019 09:32
INCIDENT  19005661
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

RIVER ST
Cambridge Police were dispatched to River Street on a report from 8/7/2019 of destruction of property.

08/09/2019 09:41
INCIDENT  19005660
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At approximately 9:41 a.m., the Cambridge Police Explosive Ordinance Unit responded to Massachusetts Avenue and Waterhouse Street for an unattended backpack next to trash can. The bag was cleared and found to be containing clothing from a homeless person.

08/09/2019 13:47
INCIDENT  19005669
UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J

STATE ST
At 3:34 p.m., Cambridge Police issued a summons to a Saugus resident for permitting his uninsured and unregistered motor vehicle to remain on a public way. Officers observed his vehicle parked on State Street and a query of the vehicle's license plate showed that its registration was revoked for insurance.

08/09/2019 14:00
INCIDENT  19005668
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME c274 S6

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At approximately 2:30 p.m., Cambridge Police responded to Massachusetts Avenue for a scam report.

08/09/2019 14:10
INCIDENT  19005667
RECEIVE STOLEN PROPERTY -$1200 c266 S60

NORFOLK ST
At approximately 2:12 p.m., Cambridge Police summonsed a Boston resident, for Receiving Stolen Property after he was observed by a witness on Norfolk Street taking packages off porches and tearing them open and taking the contents inside and placing them in his bags.

08/09/2019 14:41
INCIDENT  19005670
DRUG, LARCENY OF c94C S37

ERIE ST
At approximately 3:30 p.m., Cambridge Police responded to Erie Street after a resident reported that his prescription medicine was taken from his residence while he was away.

08/09/2019 16:18
INCIDENT  19005671
LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

OXFORD ST
At approximately 4:20 p.m., Cambridge Police responded to the area of Oxford Street for a past larceny.

08/09/2019 18:05
ARREST  19005672
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At approximately 6:06 p.m., Cambridge Police placed Krysten Vermilyea, 34, 433 West Elm Street in Brockton under arrest for a warrant out of Cambridge District Court for larceny over $1,200.

08/09/2019 18:45
INCIDENT  19005673
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
Cambridge Police on detail at a local mall responded to a department store for a known shoplifter. A Woburn resident is being summonsed for Larceny Over $1,200.

08/09/2019 19:18
INCIDENT  19005674
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

WARE ST
At approximately 7 p.m., a Cambridge resident came to the front desk to report that an unknown person operating an unknown motor vehicle hit her parked motor vehicle, which was parked in a lot on Ware Street. No info was left at the scene. The motor vehicle sustained damage to the left rear.

08/09/2019 19:52
INCIDENT  19005675
B&E MV IN DAYTIME FOR FELONY C266 S18

FRANKLIN ST
At approximately 7:35 p.m., a Cambridge resident came to the police station to report that an unknown person(s) gained entry to his motor vehicle in an unknown manner, while it was parked on Franklin Street. Nothing is believed to have been removed, but the interior was damaged.

08/09/2019 21:47
INCIDENT  19005678
ASSAULT & BATTERY (A&B), AGGRAVATED C265 S13A/D

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At approximately 9:47 p.m., police were dispatched to Massachusetts Avenue for the report of a fight.

08/09/2019 22:36
INCIDENT  19005679
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

BRATTLE ST
Cambridge Police responded to the intersection Brattle Street and James Street for a bicyclist struck by a motor vehicle.

08/09/2019 23:00
INCIDENT  19005680

WARE ST
Cambridge Police responded to a Ware Street residence to document a report of threats.

08/09/2019 23:26
INCIDENT  19005681
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

WALKER ST
A New York City resident reported a larceny of her back pack in the area of Walker Street.

08/10/2019 00:21
INCIDENT  19005683
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY c266 S16

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At 12:21 a.m., Cambridge Police responded to a Massachusetts Avenue business for a report of a burglar alarm sounding. After an investigation, it was discovered that an unknown person entered the business after it was closed and stole approximately 50 cartons of cigarettes with an estimated retail value of $5,000.

08/10/2019 01:12
INCIDENT  19005685

RINDGE AVE
An unknown person(s) set fires in two separate City of Cambridge owned trash receptacles in the area of Russell Field on Ridge Avenue. They were extinguished without any further incident.

08/10/2019 09:31
INCIDENT  19005688
LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

HANCOCK ST
At approximately 9:31 a.m., a Cambridge resident reported between 08/02/2019 at 9:00 a.m. and 08/06/2019 at 10:00 a.m., an unknown suspect stole his bicycle while it was locked to a street pole on Massachusetts Avenue.

08/10/2019 10:28
INCIDENT  19005689
LARCENY FROM PERSON c266 S25

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At approximately 10:40 a.m., police responded to an establishment on Massachusetts Avenue for the report of a stolen purse.

08/10/2019 12:02
INCIDENT  19005691
SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY CONCEALING MDSE c266 S30A

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
At 12:25 p.m., an Assistant Manager for a specialty store located inside a local mall reported that a known shoplifter entered the store while she was attending to a customer and stole a pair of designer sunglasses from their display counter prior to exiting the store.

08/10/2019 12:54
INCIDENT  19005692
LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

HOMER AVE
At 1:00 p.m., a Cambridge resident reported a larceny in Cambridge between 8/6/2019 at 11:00 p.m. and 8/10/2019  at 12:30 p.m.

08/10/2019 14:56
INCIDENT  19005693
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

MT AUBURN ST
A Mount Auburn Street resident reported a past breaking and entering to their motor vehicle. The crime occurred sometime between 6 p.m. on 8/9/19 and 12 p.m. on 8/10/19.

08/10/2019 16:06
INCIDENT  19005694
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME c274 S6

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge Police Detective placed Brian McDonald, 42, 270 Quarry Street in Quincy under arrest for Attempt to Commit a Crime. They observed him cut the cable lock off of a bicycle that was secured to a bicycle rack in Central Square. The bicycle and lock were both the property of the Cambridge Police Department.

08/10/2019 16:44
INCIDENT  19005697
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

JFK ST
At 4:44 p.m., Cambridge Police and Fire units were dispatched to JFK Street and Memorial Drive for a suspicious item on a bench near the river. The item was cleared by a bomb tech and a K-9. The state police responded and took custody of the item.

08/10/2019 16:44
INCIDENT  19005696
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
Cambridge Police responded to the area of a local mall for a report of a motor vehicle crash.

08/10/2019 17:35
INCIDENT  19005699
LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

WARE ST
Cambridge Police responded to Ware Street to document a past larceny.

08/10/2019 17:38
INCIDENT  19005698
LARCENY FROM BUILDING c266 S20

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
At 5:38 p.m., Cambridge Police responded to a CambridgePark Drive building for a report of a larceny of a bicycle.

08/10/2019 18:18
INCIDENT  19005700
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

BIGELOW ST
Cambridge Police documented a past hit and run with property damage crash that occurred at the intersection of Bigelow Street and Harvard Street.

08/10/2019 19:22
INCIDENT  19005701
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

CHESTNUT ST
Cambridge Police responded to Chestnut Street for a report of malicious destruction.

08/10/2019 20:12
INCIDENT  19005702
MISC. REPORT TYPE

FRANCES PL
At approximately 8:20 p.m., Cambridge Police responded to a residence on Frances Place for a report of a disturbance between neighbors. Those parties were separated and a report was taken.

08/10/2019 23:31
INCIDENT  19005704
LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police were dispatched to Massachusetts Avenue for an unwanted person.

08/11/2019 00:07
INCIDENT  19005706
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a Massachusetts Avenue residence for a report of a suspicious person looking in a window. A potential suspect was stopped and identified.

08/11/2019 03:55
INCIDENT  19005708
MISC. REPORT TYPE

BENNETT ST
Cambridge Police were dispatched to Bennett Street for a disturbed person.

08/11/2019 12:15
INCIDENT  19005712
DISORDERLY CONDUCT c272 S53

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At 1:00 p.m., Christian Such, 29, 39 Boylston Street in Boston was arrested in Harvard Square for Disorderly Conduct, While in possession of a Dangerous Weapon ( Pepper Spray ), after becoming physically offensive and tumultuous in Harvard Square. Such is also being charged with Assault and Battery, on an ambulance personnel.

08/11/2019 14:07
INCIDENT  19005713
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

GARDEN ST
At 2:07 p.m., Cambridge Police Explosive Ordinance Unit responded for a call of an unattended bag located in the burial ground on Garden Street. Upon arrival the bag was cleared by Cambridge Police. The bag contained a large amount of cardboard nothing of value, and no identification as to who the owner was. The bag was disposed of in a dumpster to prevent further calls for the same item.

08/11/2019 16:22
INCIDENT  19005714
NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE c90 S24

JFK ST
Robert Dunn, 61, 288 Farm Drive in Burlington was arrested after officers observed him operating an expired motor vehicle in the wrong direction of a busy public way in Harvard Square. Dunn was stopped and performed standard field sobriety tests. Dunn showed multiple indicators of impairment including balance and the inability to follow directions. Medications Dunn admitted to consuming items not defined in the 94c category for OUI drugs. The charge of negligent operation was added to reflect his obvious impairment. An inventory search of Dunn’s motor vehicle yielded a glassine baggie of a white powdery substance later determine to be cocaine. Dunn will be charged with Possession of Class B, Negligent Operation, Expired Registration and Wrong Way Violation.

08/11/2019 18:13
INCIDENT  19005716
B&E MV IN DAYTIME FOR FELONY C266 S18

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At approximately 6:13 p.m., Police took a past breaking and entering to a motor vehicle report.

08/11/2019 19:32
ARREST  19005718
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At 7:32 p.m., Cambridge Police arrested Alma Janvier, 40, 35 Bradlee Road in Medford, for a warrant out of Lowell District Court for Failure to Attend Jury Duty.

08/11/2019 20:44
INCIDENT  19005719
A&B c265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to Mount Auburn Street and Massachusetts Avenue for an assault in progress.

08/11/2019 23:01
INCIDENT  19005722
MARKED LANES VIOLATION * C89 S4A

APPIAN WAY
A Criminal Complaint was filed for a Belmont resident for Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Unsafe Lane Change. He was observed taking a right turn from the left lane without signaling. During the motor vehicle stop, he produced valid Massachusetts Learner's Permit, but did not have a licensed operator occupy the passenger seat to the right.