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Daily Log 1.12.2020

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Cambridge Police Daily Log: January 10-12th, 2020

Type #
Date & Time

Info

01/12/2020 03:33
INCIDENT  20000280
A&B ON +60/DISABLED C265 S13K F

LEIGHTON ST
A concierge was assaulted while working at Leighton Street.

01/12/2020 10:44
INCIDENT  20000281
A&B WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15A

JFK ST
A Lynn resident reports being assaulted by a known suspect while sitting in a park on JFK Street. The victim refused any medical attention.

01/12/2020 12:08
INCIDENT  20000283
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION, 3RD OFF. C266 S30A

SOMERVILLE AVE
A Cambridge business reports a suspect stole merchandise from the store.

01/12/2020 12:30
INCIDENT  20000284

SOMERVILLE AVE
A Cambridge business reports a suspect known to them stole merchandise from a store on 1/11/20.

01/12/2020 12:43
INCIDENT  20000285
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

INMAN ST
Officers took a report for a past larceny.

01/12/2020 15:37
INCIDENT  20000286
SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
A theft of a perfume occurred at a department store.

01/12/2020 15:51
TRAFFIC  20000287
LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED, OP MV WITH C90 S23

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police conducted a motor vehicle stop on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue. A Somerville resident was summonsed after he was operating a motor vehicle on a public way with both a suspended license and registration.

01/12/2020 16:15
INCIDENT  20000288
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

SPRING ST
A Cambridge resident reported malicious damage to her vehicle.

01/12/2020 17:01
INCIDENT  20000289
SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a cellular phone storefront for a report of shoplifting.

01/12/2020 17:41
INCIDENT  20000290
LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

SOMERVILLE AVE
A Somerville resident came to the police station to report an unknown person did fraudulently access her account to a chain department store and did order approximately $400 worth of items.

01/12/2020 18:57
INCIDENT  20000291
A&B C265 S13A

CAMBRIDGE ST
A Cambridge resident reported a past assault.

01/12/2020 21:54
INCIDENT  20000293
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

BRATTLE SQ
Cambridge Police responded to One Brattle Square for a report of a person with a knife.

01/12/2020 22:02
INCIDENT  20000294
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge responded to the 1800 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a report of stolen bicycle.

01/11/2020 08:53
INCIDENT  20000263
CREDIT CARD, IMPROPER USE UNDER $1200 C266 S37B(F)

GREEN ST
A Green Street resident reports that on 1/8/20, an unauthorized online bank withdrawal was made from her checking account. The victim has since contacted the bank and cancelled her account.

01/11/2020 10:22
INCIDENT  20000264
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

COGSWELL AVE
A Cambridge resident reports their bicycle stolen from their unlocked shed.

01/11/2020 12:23
INCIDENT  20000265
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

HARDING ST
A Cambridge resident came to the police station to report a larceny, which took place the day before. A repairman took a notebook with personal information and won't return it.

01/11/2020 13:26
INCIDENT  20000266
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

WHITE ST
A Cambridge resident came to the police station to report her coat stolen from her gym in Porter Square on Monday.

01/11/2020 16:48
INCIDENT  20000272

PROSPECT ST
Cambridge Police responded to Prospect Street for a report of a disturbance.

01/11/2020 17:48
INCIDENT  20000273
ROBBERY, UNARMED C265 S19

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
A Rogers Street resident reports being assaulted and robbed by a group of approximately 15 males – described around 20 years old -- on Land Boulevard and outside a Canal Park apartment building. He sustained minor injuries and refused medical attention.

01/11/2020 19:59
INCIDENT  20000274
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An employee of a Mass. Ave. restaurant reports his bag was stolen from behind the front counter.

01/11/2020 20:55
INCIDENT  20000275
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a store on Massachusetts Avenue in Central Square in regards to a shoplifting.

01/11/2020 22:36
INCIDENT  20000278
A&B C265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Hyun Jeong Kim, 27, 1443 Beacon Street in Brookline, was arrested for Assault and Battery and Disorderly Conduct. Kim had been removed from a restaurant in Central Square where she had shoved a patron after an argument and assaulted an employee inside, who intervened in the previous assault. After being ejected from the establishment, she continued to exhibit behavior offensive to members of the general public walking on the sidewalk next to a public way in the City of Cambridge. She was warned several times to cease such behavior and also assaulted an acquaintance several times in the presence of police officers.

01/10/2020 08:28
INCIDENT  20000232
LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED, OP MV WITH C90 S23

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
John Marsh, 41, 348 St. Paul Street in Brookline, was arrested following a motor vehicle stop on Massachusetts Avenue in Harvard Square. Marsh is being charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle after License Suspension.

01/10/2020 09:26
INCIDENT  20000233
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MAGAZINE ST
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Magazine Street for a report of person with a gun. A report was taken after units searched the area, spoke with people in the area, and were unable to locate any parties matching the provided description.

01/10/2020 09:28
INCIDENT  20000234
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

COGSWELL AVE
A Cogswell Avenue resident reports a breaking and entering into their motor vehicle.

01/10/2020 10:51
INCIDENT  20000235
IDENTITY FRAUD

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
A Watertown resident came to the police station to report an incident of identity theft. Someone using her bank info has made several withdrawals from her account at an ATM in Cambridge.

01/10/2020 11:23
INCIDENT  20000236
PROPERTY DAMAGE TO INTIMIDATE C265 S39

CUSHING ST
A resident of Cushing Street reports destruction of property to their motor vehicle and fence.

01/10/2020 12:34
ARREST  20000238
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

CLIFTON CIR
Ajariana Offutt, 19, 5 Clifton Place in Cambridge, was placed under arrest for a warrant out of Cambridge District Court for carrying a firearm without a license and shoplifting by concealing merchandise.

01/10/2020 13:02
INCIDENT  20000239
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to Mass. Ave. for a shoplifting report.

01/10/2020 13:33
INCIDENT  20000241
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
Cambridge Police on detail -- after a short foot pursuit -- stopped an individual that was shoplifting from a store in a mall. A Boston resident is being summonsed for shoplifting by asportation.

01/10/2020 13:35
INCIDENT  20000240
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

WHITE ST
A Rhode Island resident came to the police station to report that an unknown person(s) stole his wallet on this date from a restaurant in Porter Square.

01/10/2020 14:27
INCIDENT  20000242
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

CAMBRIDGE ST
A cell phone was reported stolen.

01/10/2020 14:28
INCIDENT  20000243
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

CHARLES ST
A truck driver came to the police station to report a hit and run crash to his work truck on Monday in East Cambridge. The driver's mirror was knocked off.

01/10/2020 14:58
INCIDENT  20000247
CREDIT CARD, LARCENY OF C266 S37B(B)

LINCOLN WAY
A Lincoln Way resident reported a larceny.

01/10/2020 15:21
INCIDENT  20000245
FORGERY OF CHECK C267 S1

THIRD ST
A male entered a local bank in the city and tried to pass a fraudulent check. The manager at the bank was able to make a copy of a MA License used in the attempt.

01/10/2020 18:16
INCIDENT  20000253
DISORDERLY CONDUCT C272 S53

GREEN ST
A resident of Cambridge was summoned to court for Disorderly Conduct. The suspect was seen by Cambridge Police Officers jumping on a car, causing major damage to it and fleeing from the scene. A foot chase ensued and the suspect was stopped and handcuffed a short distance from the scene.

01/10/2020 18:25
INCIDENT  20000252
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

GREEN ST
A past hit and run crash was reported on Green Street.

01/10/2020 19:25
INCIDENT  20000255
A&B C265 S13A

HOLYOKE ST
Officers responded to a call of two males fighting at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Holyoke Street. Upon arrival, both parties where on scene and did not want to pursue any charges and left the area.

01/10/2020 20:41
INCIDENT  20000256
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
Cambridge Police on detail responded to a department store for a past shoplifting.

01/10/2020 21:22
INCIDENT  20000257
MISC. REPORT TYPE

AMES ST
A construction site had an accident on Ames Street. There were no injuries at this crash.

01/10/2020 22:58
INCIDENT  20000260
MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO C266 S28

WALDEN SQUARE RD
Cambridge Police responded to Walden Square Road for a report of individuals damaging a motor vehicle.

01/10/2020 23:35
INCIDENT  20000259
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

AUBURN PK
Cambridge Police responded to Auburn Park in regards to a threats report.


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