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Daily Log 7.28.2020

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Cambridge Police Daily Log: July 28th, 2020

Type #
Date & Time

Info

07/28/202005:05
INCIDENT 20004799
ROBBERY, ARMED C265 S17

HARVARD ST
Cambridge Police responded to Harvard Street for a report of a disturbance. After an investigation, it was discovered that a victim was robbed of her backpack by a female suspect. Officers searched the area for the suspect to no avail.

07/28/202006:31
TRAFFIC 20004803
UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J

GENERAL LOCATIONS IN CAMBRIDGE
A Watertown resident was summonsed to court for having his vehicle parked in front of Belmont Street while uninsured.

07/28/202006:37
INCIDENT 20004800
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

BROOKLINE ST
Cambridge Police were flagged down at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Norfolk Street for a disturbance where a sworn police officer observed Tonia Pringle, 53, 7 Temple Street in Cambridge, chasing a female party with a baseball bat. Based on these observations, coupled with testimony provided by a named and identified victim alleging she was stabbed in her upper left arm by the suspect. Pringle was subsequently placed under arrest for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon.

07/28/202007:16
INCIDENT 20004801
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

BROADWAY
Cambridge Police took a report for the theft of two bicycles valued at over $1200.

07/28/202008:14
INCIDENT 20004804
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

GARDEN ST
Cambridge Police took a report for a vandalism incident on Berkeley Street.

07/28/202009:29
INCIDENT 20004806
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

PUTNAM AVE
A Putnam Avenue resident reported that an unknown person(s) operating an unknown motor vehicle struck the side of his parked motor vehicle while it was parked and unoccupied on Putnam Avenue. This occurred between July 27 at 6 p.m. and July 28 at 9:15 a.m.

07/28/202010:35
INCIDENT 20004802
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

JFK ST
Cambridge Police responded to a Harvard Square business for a report of shoplifting.

07/28/202012:42
INCIDENT 20004807
IDENTITY FRAUD

ELM ST
A Cambridge resident reports that when they filed their federal tax return, they were informed that a return had already been filed with the given social security number.

07/28/202013:36
INCIDENT 20004810
MISC. REPORT TYPE

CLAY ST
A resident of Cambridge turned in property from a previous roommate.

07/28/202013:38
INCIDENT 20004808
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

SMITH PL
A Cambridge business reports a former employee called and threatened them.

07/28/202013:48
INCIDENT 20004814
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a Mass Ave address for a report of a motor vehicle and bicyclist crash.

07/28/202013:56
INCIDENT 20004809
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

CLINTON ST
Cambridge Police took a report for threats made against a resident of Cambridge.

07/28/202014:16
INCIDENT 20004811
MISC. REPORT TYPE

EIGHTH ST
Cambridge Police responded to a residence on Eighth Street for a report of a disturbance.

07/28/202015:09
INCIDENT 20004812
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

FRANKLIN ST
A Cambridge woman reports being the victim of threats.

07/28/202017:30
INCIDENT 20004816
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

PLEASANT ST
A Brighton man parked his car on Western Avenue at 7:30 a.m. When he returned to his vehicle, it appeared another vehicle struck his, causing damage to the right front passenger side.

07/28/202018:26
INCIDENT 20004819
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

FIRST ST
Cambridge Police received a report for a stolen motor vehicle.

07/28/202018:52
INCIDENT 20004818

GENERAL LOCATIONS IN CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge Police received a report on a larceny through a fraudulent real estate company.

07/28/202019:10
INCIDENT 20004822
LARCENY UNDER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

JACKSON PL
Officers took a report for identity fraud from a resident of Jackson Place.

07/28/202019:22
INCIDENT 20004820
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

BELMONT ST
Cambridge Police responded to Belmont Street for a report of a road rage incident, involving a driver brandishing a firearm. Officers were able to identify a vehicle and possible suspect.

07/28/202019:39
INCIDENT 20004823
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

HURLEY ST
A Cambridge resident who had parked on Hurley Street between 6 p.m. on 7/27/20 and 6:30 a.m. on 7/28/20 called to report that their motor vehicle had been struck causing damage to the left side of their vehicle.

 

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