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Daily Log 12.8.2019

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Cambridge Police Daily Log: December 6th-8th, 2019

12/06/2019 00:11
INCIDENT  19008835
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

WILLOW ST
A Willow Street resident reported being harassed by a ride share driver on 12/5/2019 at approximately 11:45 p.m. Though they met over a year ago, the suspect has contacted a friend of hers for months for information about her. She blocked his phone recently as he tried to reestablish contact.

12/06/2019 04:39
INCIDENT  19008839
PRESCRIPTION, UTTER FALSE C94C S33

WHITE ST
Cambridge Police responded to White Street for a past report of a party uttering false documents.

12/06/2019 09:35
INCIDENT  19008840
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

CAMERON AVE
Cambridge Police responded to Cameron Avenue for a larceny report.

12/06/2019 10:20
INCIDENT  19008843
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
The manager of a phone store located on Massachusetts Avenue reported that on 12/4/2019 at about 9:30 a.m., an unknown black female was caught on security cameras stealing seven pairs of Apple earbuds.

12/06/2019 10:51
INCIDENT  19008844
LARCENY BY CHECK OVER $1200 C266 S37 & S30(1)

FRANKLIN ST
A Cambridge resident came to the police station with her daughter to file a police report for check fraud.

12/06/2019 11:12
INCIDENT  19008845
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Staff member working at a homeless shelter in the Harvard Square area reported that on 12/2/2019 her cell phone was stolen sometime during her shift.

12/06/2019 12:22
INCIDENT  19008847
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

WINDSOR ST
A Cambridge resident came to the police station to file a report for neighbors that are habitually bothering her.

12/06/2019 12:42
INCIDENT  19008850
LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

CRAIGIE ST
Cambridge Police responded to Craigie Street for reported a Larceny.

12/06/2019 13:17
INCIDENT  19008849
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

BERKSHIRE ST
A Weston resident came to the police station to report a past hit and run crash to her car which occurred in Cambridge on Thursday.

12/06/2019 15:03
INCIDENT  19008851
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6

ERIE ST
Cambridge Police responded to an Erie Street apartment building in regards to an attempted scam.

12/06/2019 15:45
INCIDENT  19008855
A&B ON POLICE OFFICER C265 S13D

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a local bank for the report of an unwanted person, an intoxicated female inside the bank. After police attempted to place the individual into protective custody for being too intoxicated to care for herself, she became aggressive and began yelling racial slurs directed towards officers and to the employees of the bank causing members of the public to be alarmed and move away from the area. She then spit on and punched one officer in the face and was subsequently detained. She was sent to a local hospital under protective custody and was summonsed to court for the charges of Assault and Battery on a Police Officer and Disorderly Conduct. She was also officially trespassed from that bank location by management.

12/06/2019 16:05
INCIDENT  19008856
LEAVE SCENE OF PERSONAL INJURY C90 S24

OXFORD ST
Cambridge Police responded to Oxford Street for a report of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle.

12/06/2019 18:14
INCIDENT  19008861
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

CHARLES ST
A Columbia Street resident reported that on 12/6/2019 between 5:30 p.m. and 6:13 p.m., their motor vehicle which was parked on Charles Street was broken into and a backpack was stolen.

12/06/2019 18:23
INCIDENT  19008862
A&B C265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a local restaurant located on Massachusetts Avenue for a report of a fight. It was determined that the fight was actually an assault on a bouncer by a patron. He was confronted at the door for not paying his bill. He then proceeded to strike a bouncer in his face with a closed fist and attempted to leave. After speaking with him, it was determined that he did not have any means or intention to pay his bill.

12/06/2019 18:37
INCIDENT  19008864
LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

BANKS ST
Cambridge Police responded to a residence to speak with a party who was the victim of a scam.

12/06/2019 20:04
INCIDENT  19008865
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At approximately 11:30 a.m., a Bigelow Street resident lost her wallet in Central Square. At approximately 12 p.m., she was alerted that one of her credit cards was attempted to be used at two different Central square locations.

12/06/2019 20:29
INCIDENT  19008866
LICENSE REVOKED AS HTO, OPERATE MV WITH C90 S23

MARKET ST
Cambridge Police Special Investigations Unit arrested Angel Dejesus, 33, 240 Albany Street in Cambridge and charged him with Operating with a Revoked Driver's License. They also arrested Raymond Batista, 52, 1732 Main Street in Concord and charged him with with Possession of a Class B Substance - Crack Cocaine. Detectives on surveillance observed Dejesus operating a motor vehicle and believed he did not have a valid driver's license. Once this was confirmed, a motor vehicle stop was conducted and Dejesus was placed under arrest. Batista, the front seat passenger, was placed under arrest after he was found to be in possession of suspected crack cocaine.

12/06/2019 20:47
INCIDENT  19008868
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE, C266 S30A

MEMORIAL DR
Cambridge Police arrested David Trusevitch, 38, 738 Washington Street in Norwood, for Shoplifting by Concealment. Employees of a local electronics store witnessed Trusevitch taking items off the shelves, opening the boxes and placing items in his pocket concealing them. Upon arrival Police searched Trusevitch and discovered one baggy of white/Clear crystallized substance believed to be Crystallized Methamphetamine. Trusevitch was subsequently Charged with Possession of Class B Drugs.

12/06/2019 21:06
INCIDENT  19008870
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

EIGHTH ST
A motor vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Otis Street and Eighth Street. The operator of one of the motor vehicle was not licensed to operate a motor vehicle. The crash caused property damage to two parked motor vehicles. This operator was issued a criminal citation summons regarding this crash.

12/07/2019 01:41
INCIDENT  19008872
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

NORFOLK ST
Cambridge resident reported a past package theft.

12/07/2019 03:13
INCIDENT  19008873
A&B C265 S13A

HOMER AVE
Cambridge resident reported he was a victim of an assault earlier on around 2:15 a.m. He stated he was punched by a female outside a bar on Massachusetts Avenue.

12/07/2019 08:35
INCIDENT  19008875
SIGNATURE, OBTAINING BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S31

CORPORAL MCTERNAN ST
A Cambridge resident reported yesterday at approximately 12:30 p.m., she was misled into providing some of her personal and imperative information over the telephone from an individual claiming to be a representative from the Social Security Office.

12/07/2019 10:42
INCIDENT  19008877
B&E FOR MISDEMEANOR C266 S16A

HURLEY ST
Cambridge Police responded to Hurley Street on a report of breaking and entering at this location. A small tool container was taken from a locked storage cabinet.

12/07/2019 10:43
INCIDENT  19008876
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

JFK ST
A Wellesley resident came to the police station to report a hit and run crash he was involved in on Wednesday in Harvard Square.

12/07/2019 11:53
INCIDENT  19008880
REGISTRATION SUSPENDED / REVOKED, OP MV WITH C90

MARTIN ST
A Brighton resident was summonsed to court after Cambridge Police observed him operating a motor vehicle on a public way with revoked insurance and making a prohibited U-Turn at the intersection of Linnaean Street and Massachusetts Avenue in the City of Cambridge.

12/07/2019 12:20
INCIDENT  19008878
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

NORFOLK ST
A Cambridge resident came to the police station to report that an individual she met a few weeks ago is habitually harassing her on line.

12/07/2019 14:33
INCIDENT  19008882
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

RICHDALE AVE
A past hit and run motor vehicle crash was reported on Richdale Avenue.

12/07/2019 14:55
INCIDENT  19008883
A&B C265 S13A

CONCORD AVE
A Cambridge resident reported one of her residents wanted to file a police report for an assault that occurred not too long ago.

12/07/2019 15:29
INCIDENT  19008881
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A juvenile from Cambridge, along with her father came to the police station to report the theft of her black back pack, containing a wallet, money, laptop, etc, from her father's work vehicle, sometime last evening to this morning, in the area of North Cambridge.

12/07/2019 15:44
INCIDENT  19008886
LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
At 3:45 p.m. Cambridge Police responded to Massachusetts Avenue for a report of a flimflam scheme.

12/07/2019 16:37
INCIDENT  19008887
B&E DAYTIME FOR FELONY C266 S18

LEXINGTON AVE
A Cambridge resident reported between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. today, an unknown suspect attempted to break into her residence by slashing a screen window.

12/07/2019 17:46
INCIDENT  19008888
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

MONTGOMERY ST
A Montgomery Street resident reported that his motorcycle was stolen.

12/08/2019 09:11
INCIDENT  19008891
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

GLASSWORKS AVE
A Glassworks Avenue resident reported that her iPad was stolen by a Homeless female who she recently met and allowed to stay in her apartment for the night.

12/08/2019 09:35
INCIDENT  19008892
MISC. REPORT TYPE

SHERMAN ST
A Cambridge Nursing Home reported having a problem with their plumbing.

12/08/2019 12:27
INCIDENT  19008894
ASSAULT C265 S13A

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
A Somerville resident was assaulted at a local mall.

12/08/2019 13:01
INCIDENT  19008897
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Westminster resident reported being struck by a vehicle while on Massachusetts Avenue. The vehicle fled without providing information.

12/08/2019 14:47
INCIDENT  19008898
MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO C266 S28

MEMORIAL DR
Cambridge Police responded to a Memorial Drive residence for a report of malicious destruction to a motor vehicle. Upon arriving on scene and making contact with the reporting party/victim, it was determined that a motor vehicle had been damaged. Specifically, the passenger side was covered in spray paint.

12/08/2019 15:33
INCIDENT  19008900

CAMBRIDGE ST
On Sunday December 8, 2019 Cambridge Police summonsed two Cambridge residents to court following a motor vehicle stop. One was observed operating a gray Ford sedan on Cambridge Street. The rear registration plate was showing expired as of October 2019. A query confirmed that the vehicle's registration was in fact 'EXPIRED' effective 10/31/2019. The vehicle in question was registered to one someone who was later identified as the front seat passenger in the vehicle. During the motor vehicle stop the operator was unable to produce a valid Driver's License and his passenger was unable to renew the vehicle registration roadside. They both acknowledged that they were aware the vehicle registration was expired. The driver further stated that he did not possess a Massachusetts Driver's License and that his International License was somewhere at his home. Unable to confirm whether or not he was duly licensed, he was informed that he would be summonsed to court for Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Unregistered Motor Vehicle. Additionally, the passenger was informed that he too would be summonsed to court for Unregistered Motor Vehicle and Improper Operation of a Motor Vehicle for allowing the driver to operate his vehicle with an expired registration and without a license. license.

12/08/2019 15:57
INCIDENT  19008899
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

BISHOP ALLEN DR
Cambridge Police took a report for a past larceny.

12/08/2019 17:16
INCIDENT  19008902
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
Cambridge Police took a report for a stolen cell phone.

12/08/2019 17:29
INCIDENT  19008903
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME C266 S30(1)

ARLINGTON ST
A Rice Street resident reported credit card fraud that occurred between 12/2/2019 and 12/8/2019. The suspect(s) fraudulently charged approximately $1,200.

12/08/2019 21:12
INCIDENT  19008905
LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED, OP MV WITH C90 S23

BROADWAY
Cambridge Police pulled over a vehicle at the intersection of Broadway Street and Prospect Street. Further investigation revealed the operator of the vehicle has a suspended Massachusetts Driver’s License. An Everett resident is being summonsed for Operating a Motor Vehicle After a Suspended License.


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