Daily Log 3.1.2020

Cambridge Police Daily Log: February 28-March 1^st, 2020

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03/01/202010:56
INCIDENT 20001493
DISORDERLY CONDUCT C272 S53

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police arrested Coleman O'Doherty, 71, homeless, for being Disorderly at approximately 11 AM in the area of Massachusetts Avenue. O'Doherty’s rude and accosting and reckless behavior and actions over a series of events caused several individuals annoyance, alarm, and public inconvenience.

03/01/202014:11
TRAFFIC 20001505
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

APPLETON ST
Cambridge Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash involving three motor vehicles near the intersection of Concord Avenue and Appleton Street. After a brief investigation, it was revealed that a single vehicle struck a parked vehicle (unoccupied), which then pushed this vehicle into another parked vehicle (unoccupied). There was significant damage sustained to vehicle #1 and vehicle #2. Vehicle #1 was towed from the scene. All three occupants of Vehicle #1 stated that they sustained minor neck and shoulder injuries as a result of this crash. The operator stated that he did not know what caused this accident. They were transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

03/01/202014:36
INCIDENT 20001495
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MT AUBURN ST
Officers were dispatched to Mount Auburn Street for suspicious activity.

03/01/202014:59
INCIDENT 20001496
OUI DRUGS C90 S24(1)(A)(1)

PROSPECT ST
Cambridge Police responded to Prospect Street for a single car motor vehicle crash. The offending vehicle struck a utility pole causing it to topple, which resulted in a substantial power outage in the area. The driver identified herself as Ami Begin, 38, 49 Lakeside Avenue in Lakeville. Begin explained to Officers that she was looking down at the GPS on her phone prior to crashing into the utility pole. Begin also admitted that she had been dosed with phenobarbital earlier in the day. Officers observed that Begin had pinpoint pupils, slow slurred speech, and she was unsteady on her feet. Begin voluntarily submitted to roadside assessments in order to determine if she could safely drive. During the assessments, Begin showed signs of impairment that would limit her ability to operate a motor vehicle. Begin was then informed that she was being placed under arrest for OUI Drugs. A subsequent inventory of Begin's motor vehicle yielded a quantity of prescription drugs, marijuana and paraphernalia. As a result, Begin was arrested and is being charged with the following: OUI Drugs, Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Unsafe Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Possession of a Class B Drug, Possession of a Class E Drug, and No Inspection Sticker. She is also being issued a City Ordinance violation for possessing an open container of marijuana in her vehicle.

03/01/202017:21
INCIDENT 20001499
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

CONCORD AVE
A resident of Trowbridge Street parked their motor vehicle in front of Concord Avenue at 1:30 PM. When they returned at 2:30 PM, there was major damage to the driver’s side rear quarter panel, wheel well, and the wheel.

03/01/202017:43
INCIDENT 20001501
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

FRANKLIN ST
Cambridge Police Officers, while on routine patrol, conducted a motor vehicle stop in the area of Franklin and Magazine Street after it was determined that the owner/operator of the vehicle currently had an "expired non-renewable license". As a result of the motor vehicle stop, a Lynn resident was issued a criminal application for Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle.

03/01/202018:24
INCIDENT 20001502
TRESPASS C266 S120

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a Massachusetts Avenue restaurant. Further investigation revealed the party causing the disturbance was later identified as Edwin Torres, 36, 240 Albany Street in Cambridge, was trespassed and subsequently placed into custody.

03/01/202019:40
INCIDENT 20001503
MISC. REPORT TYPE

WHITE ST
Cambridge Police responded to the Porter Square area for a report of a suspicious person. Specifically, the reporting party contacted ECC after they had been followed by an unknown individual from the Davis Square area. Police report generated to document suspicious event. See narrative for further details.

02/29/202000:54
INCIDENT 20001472
ASSAULT C265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Two males were reportedly fighting in front of Mass Ave.

02/29/202004:29
INCIDENT 20001473
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

JEFFERSON ST
Officers responded to Jefferson Street for a report of screams. Dispatch updated responding units that a resident was woken up by screams and a neighbor observed a white male, wearing a green puffy jacket, jump over his fence and go through his backyard.

02/29/202005:04
INCIDENT 20001474
MISC. REPORT TYPE

RINDGE AVE
Cambridge Police responded to Rindge Avenue for a report of a dispute.

02/29/202010:03
INCIDENT 20001476
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

BANKS ST
Officers responded to Mt. Auburn Street and Banks Street for a bicyclist and pedestrian crash.

02/29/202012:11
TRAFFIC 20001477
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

BROADWAY
A resident living on Broadway reports that sometime between 2/27 - 2/28 his motor vehicle was struck and damaged by an unknown vehicle while it was parked at the corner of Maple Avenue and Broadway.

02/29/202012:25
INCIDENT 20001478
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Lance Stewart, 52, 402 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, was arrested at a Harvard Square business after it was learned he shoplifted an item of value.

02/29/202012:41
INCIDENT 20001481
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY +$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

PEMBERTON ST
Cambridge Police responded to Pemberton Street for a report of property damage.

02/29/202013:37
INCIDENT 20001484
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

WHITE ST
Cambridge Police responded to Porter Square Shopping Plaza for the past hit and run to a motor vehicle.

02/29/202015:06
INCIDENT 20001482
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

BISHOP ALLEN DR
A Cambridge resident reported her debit card as stolen.

02/29/202015:50
INCIDENT 20001485
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

BRATTLE ST
Cambridge Police responded to Brattle Street for a report of shoplifting.

02/29/202016:08
INCIDENT 20001483

WHITE ST
Cambridge Police responded to a grocery store parking lot on White Street for a disturbance resulting in an assault and battery.

02/29/202016:44
INCIDENT 20001487
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

WASHINGTON AVE
Cambridge Police responded to Washington Avenue for a report of a past breaking and entering into a motor vehicle.

02/29/202018:27
INCIDENT 20001488
MISC. REPORT TYPE

PORTER CIR
Cambridge Police and Fire responded to Porter Road for a report of a motor vehicle on fire. The engine block caught on fire after receiving an oil change earlier in the day.

02/29/202020:06
INCIDENT 20001489
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

WASHINGTON ST
Cambridge Police issued a Cambridge resident a summons for threat to commit a crime. Officers responded to the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Windsor Street for a report of a road rage incident. The victim stated that a vehicle cut him off, brake checked him and then stopped in front of his vehicle on Mass Ave. The victim stated that multiple suspects exited the vehicle and started yelling at him. The victim stated that the operator of the suspect vehicle threatened to pull out a "blick" and shoot him. A passenger in the victim's vehicle was able to take a clear photo of the suspect, a passenger in the suspect’s vehicle, and the license plate of the vehicle during the incident. The operator of the vehicle was later identified, denied making any threats, and was later summonsed.

02/29/202021:02
INCIDENT 20001491
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MT AUBURN ST
Cambridge Police responded to Mt. Auburn Street at a grocery store for a past larceny report.

02/28/202000:12
INCIDENT 20001442
MISC. REPORT TYPE

JFK ST
Units responded to a restaurant located at JFK Street for a report of a disturbance at approximately 12:15 AM. The patron involved was removed and took a taxi back to his residence.

02/28/202007:32
INCIDENT 20001444
LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED, OP MV WITH C90 S23

INMAN ST
Cambridge Police conducted a motor vehicle stop on Inman Street. It was revealed that the registered owner had a suspended license. As a result of the stop, a resident of Cambridge will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court for operating after license suspension.

02/28/202008:12
INCIDENT 20001445
STOP/YIELD, FAIL TO * C89 S9

WINDSOR ST
A Watertown resident was summonsed to court for Failure to Stop and Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle. The driver observed by Cambridge Police driving a motor vehicle through a stop sign. Upon the subsequent motor vehicle stop, it was discovered that he did not have a driver’s license.

02/28/202008:32
INCIDENT 20001447
TRESPASS C266 S120

FULKERSON ST
Officers responded to a Fulkerson Street residence to document an attempted breaking and entering report. Upon arrival, Officers spoke with the reporting person who stated a unknown individual entered his backyard patio, knocked on his back door, peered into his glass backyard window, then exited his backyard patio without his knowledge and/or consent.

02/28/202010:00
INCIDENT 20001448
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

FRESH POND PKWY
A resident of Acton was issued a criminal citation for Operating a Motor Vehicle Without a License after the vehicle she was operating had an expired inspection sticker at Fresh Pond Parkway.

02/28/202010:31
INCIDENT 20001449
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

ELIOT ST
Luan Estander Dos Santos, 27, 252 Main Street in Medford, was arrested for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle on a public way and failure to stop at a posted stop sign. Dos Santos was arrested after officers observed a motor vehicle fail to stop for a posted stop sign at the intersection of Eliot Street and Mt. Auburn Street.

02/28/202013:10
INCIDENT 20001451
IDENTITY FRAUD

ORCHARD ST
A Cambridge resident came to the police station to report that she is the victim of Identity Theft as someone in California is using her social security number.

02/28/202013:58
INCIDENT 20001453
MISCELLANEOUS STATUTORY VIOLATION

CAMBRIDGE ST
An employee of a bank reported an elderly female who was attempting to withdraw a large amount of money from her account. The woman was identified and had reportedly visited three branches of the bank to withdraw funds and gave varying stories from her.

02/28/202014:52
INCIDENT 20001454
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
An employee of a mall business reports that an unknown male suspect entered that store and stole approximately $660 of merchandise.

02/28/202015:02
INCIDENT 20001455
LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

WYMAN ST
Units responded to a residence on Wyman Street for a flim flam report.

02/28/202015:16
INCIDENT 20001456
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

HILLSIDE AVE
Cambridge Police responded to Hillside Avenue for a report regarding a larceny of a bicycle.

02/28/202016:01
INCIDENT 20001460
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

CHERRY ST
Cambridge Police responded to Cherry Street in order to document a report of Malicious Destruction of Property as well as possible Harassment between two parties that live at the residence.

02/28/202017:34
TRAFFIC 20001462
MISC. REPORT TYPE

GREEN ST
A 47-year-old pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle on Green Street near Pearl Street. The driver was cited for failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

02/28/202018:15
INCIDENT 20001463
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
A Mattapan resident reported a past hit and run crash while parked in a mall parking lot.

02/28/202021:54
INCIDENT 20001467
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

MILL ST
Cambridge Police responded to Mill Street to take a larceny report.

02/28/202022:01
INCIDENT 20001466
LARCENY FROM PERSON C266 S25

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Boston resident reported the theft of her handbag. A suspect removed it from the rear of her chair while she was inside a restaurant on Massachusetts Avenue between 6-7:50 PM.

02/28/202023:54
INCIDENT 20001469
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

GRANITE ST
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Granite Street for a larceny of a motor vehicle.