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Daily Log 10.12.2020

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Cambridge Police Daily Log: October 9-12th, 2020

Type #
Date & Time

Info

10/12/202007:24
INCIDENT 20006895-1
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

INMAN ST
An Inman Street resident reported that his vehicle had been stolen, but he had found it a day later at a different location.

10/12/202008:00
INCIDENT 20006896-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

SPRING ST
A Cambridge resident reports that her husband’s bicycle was stolen from the back deck of their residence.

10/12/202008:34
INCIDENT 20006899-1
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

OTIS ST
Officers responded to the area of Otis Street for a motor vehicle in a tow zone.

10/12/202009:10
INCIDENT 20006897-1
B&E FOR MISDEMEANOR C266 S16A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An employee reports that a suspect gained access to a local business using a knife to pry open a front door.

10/12/202010:19
INCIDENT 20006900-1
CREDIT CARD, LARCENY OF C266 S37B(B)

MEMORIAL DR
A visitor in Cambridge reports that someone stole her debit card from her hotel room.

10/12/202011:09
INCIDENT 20006901-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

JAY STREET PL
A Jay Street Place resident reports an unknown suspect knocked over a dog gate in her driveway.

10/12/202012:29
INCIDENT 20006902-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

WASHINGTON ST
A Cambridge resident came to the police station to report a case of Identity Theft. The resident said that one day last week he applied for several credit cards online. One of them made him fill out a lengthy application form with all of his personal information. He later called the corporate office of this credit card company and they had no record of his application whatsoever. He believes the website was fraudulent and his personal information was stolen.

10/12/202013:55
INCIDENT 20006905-1
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit responded to 2000 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a report of an unattended bag. Upon arrival the bag was investigated and cleared.

10/12/202014:08
INCIDENT 20006903-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

SEAGRAVE RD
A former Cambridge resident came to the police station to file a report for identity theft. The resident was contacted by a collection agency for an outstanding debt.

10/12/202014:12
INCIDENT 20006906-1
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

COLUMBIA TER
A resident reports that she had a received threats via telephone while at home.

10/12/202014:45
INCIDENT 20006907-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

HILLIARD ST
A resident reports that she was victim of an unemployment scam.

10/12/202015:09
INCIDENT 20006908-1
BY-LAW OR ORDINANCE VIOLATION DRINKING OR POSSESSI

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge resident was summonsed to court for violating the Drinking in Public City Ordinance.

10/12/202015:27
INCIDENT 20006909-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MELLEN ST
Officers took a report by phone from a resident of Mellen Street that someone had stolen his bike from in front of his house.

10/12/202017:25
INCIDENT 20006910-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

THORNDIKE ST
A Cambridge man reports his father's vehicle was hit by an unknown vehicle while it was parked in front of their home. The suspect’s vehicle never reported the crash nor did they leave a note at the scene.

10/12/202020:54
INCIDENT 20006913-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Cambridge Police responded to a Cambridge establishment for a disturbance.

10/12/202021:32
INCIDENT 20006912-1

KING ST
Officers spoke by phone to a resident of King Street, who wanted to report that someone had filed a fraudulent unemployment claim in his name.

10/11/202000:56
INCIDENT 20006874-1
DISORDERLY CONDUCT C272 S53

RIVER ST
Ricardo Rodriguez, 40, 100 River Street in Cambridge, was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct. Rodriguez was observed by officers yelling at the top of his lungs on a street corner of a very densely populated neighborhood. Rodriguez also ran into the street while screaming causing a hazardous situation for passing motorists.

10/11/202008:03
INCIDENT 20006877-1
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

TREMONT ST
A resident of Cambridge reports they were deceived into sending money to a false department on 10/09/20 at 9 a.m.

10/11/202011:03
INCIDENT 20006879-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47

VALENTINE ST
A resident of Cambridge reports their identity was used to file a false unemployment claim.

10/11/202011:17
INCIDENT 20006880-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47

CHESTNUT ST
A resident of Cambridge reports that her employer contacted her on 10/07/20 and informed her that a false unemployment claim was filed in her name.

10/11/202011:31
INCIDENT 20006882-1
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

BELMONT ST
A Cambridge resident came to the police to report that he is being habitually harassed by his tenant.

10/11/202013:08
INCIDENT 20006884-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

PEARL ST
A resident of Cambridge reports damage to their parked vehicle.

10/11/202013:20
INCIDENT 20006885-1
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident of Dorchester was issued a criminal citation for Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle. Following a motor vehicle crash, it was determined that the suspect was operating with a Mass. learner’s permit and did not have a licensed driver present in the vehicle with her.

10/11/202015:15
INCIDENT 20006886-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

SODEN ST
A Cambridge resident called to report that sometime since yesterday evening, an unknown person(s) stole his mountain bike as it was locked to a bike rack in front of his residence. They broke the u-shaped Kryptonite lock that secured it to the bike rack.

10/11/202016:21
INCIDENT 20006888-1
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

WHITNEY AVE
A Cambridge resident, who was out of town, called to report a past breaking and entering to his residence. The resident had someone checking on the property and that person discovered the break in. Several items were taken. There were no specifics on the timeframe of the break or how the entrance was gained.

10/11/202017:50
INCIDENT 20006889-1
SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
An employee of a Cambridge-based business reported a past shoplifting involving a significant amount of merchandise.

10/11/202018:22
INCIDENT 20006890-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

NORMANDY AVE
A resident of Normandy Avenue reports an unknown suspect filed an unemployment claim in his name.

10/11/202020:08
INCIDENT 20006894-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

SPRING ST
A Cambridge resident filed a larceny report after she had a cleaning company come over to her residence to clean and after they left, a piece of her property was missing.

10/10/202000:03
INCIDENT 20006850-1
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

HURLEY ST
A Hurley Street resident reported threats.

10/10/202000:28
INCIDENT 20006853-1
ASSAULT, AGGRAVATED C265 S13A/C

EDUCATION ST
Cambridge Police responded to Education Street for a report of an assault in progress. The victim, a rideshare driver, reported that a woman kicked him in the leg with a high heeled boot and then punched him in the face after he cancelled her group’s ride.

10/10/202000:59
INCIDENT 20006854-1
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Cambridge Park drive for a report of a past breaking and entering in a motor vehicle.

10/10/202008:40
INCIDENT 20006857-1
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police arrested Ernest Emery, 60, 112 South Hampton Street in Boston, in the area of Central Square for several warrants for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.

10/10/202010:28
INCIDENT 20006858-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

PLEASANT ST
A Pleasant Street resident reported that he had his identity used for an unemployment scam by an unknown person.

10/10/202013:01
INCIDENT 20006859-1
B&E MV IN DAYTIME FOR FELONY C266 S18

BISHOP ALLEN DR
A Boston resident reports that someone did steal his laptop from the car, while parked unattended at Norfolk and Bishop Allen Drive.

10/10/202014:02
INCIDENT 20006862-1
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

TEMPLE ST
Raymond Batista, 52, 1732 Main Street in Concord, was arrested on Temple Street for a warrant issued out of the Boston District Court charging him with Open and Gross Lewdness. A search of his person revealed two packages of a substance suspected of being heroin. Batista also charged with Possession of a Class A Substance.

10/10/202014:51
INCIDENT 20006863-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
A Loss Prevention Manager reported a habitual shoplifter was in the store again today.

10/10/202017:04
INCIDENT 20006865-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47

KELLEY ST
Cambridge Police took a report for identity theft.

10/10/202017:25
INCIDENT 20006866-1
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

ROGERS ST
A resident of Rogers Street reported two of his bicycles were stolen sometime after September 3.

10/10/202018:04
INCIDENT 20006867-1
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

HARVARD ST
Cambridge Police took a report for a past breaking and entering to a motor vehicle.

10/10/202018:47
INCIDENT 20006868-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
Cambridge Police responded to Cambridgeside Place for a shoplifting. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the suspect had stolen men's fragrances.

10/10/202019:02
INCIDENT 20006869-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

ALLSTON ST
Cambridge Police took a larceny report for a stolen bicycle.

10/10/202020:53
INCIDENT 20006871-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

FIRST ST
Cambridge Police took a report for an animal bite.

10/09/202005:31
INCIDENT 20006817-1
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

RIVER ST
A resident of Milford was summonsed for operating after suspension of his license. His license status was discovered during a traffic stop for speeding in a posted 25 mph zone.

10/09/202007:10
INCIDENT 20006818-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

LINNAEAN ST
Officers took a report by phone from a resident of Linnaean Street reporting that someone had stolen a bike trailer from her bike.

10/09/202009:32
INCIDENT 20006819-1
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
A Cambridge resident called the police station to report an unknown suspect attempted to enter his parked motor vehicle.

10/09/202009:44
INCIDENT 20006820-1
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
Officers took a report by phone from a resident of Cambridge Park Drive, who stated that someone had entered his motor vehicle and taken approximately $5 in loose change and an access card from his vehicle.

10/09/202010:13
INCIDENT 20006823-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47

REED ST
Officers took a report by phone from a resident of Reed Street who wanted to report that his identity had been stolen and he wanted to file a false unemployment claim.

10/09/202010:25
INCIDENT 20006822-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

COOLIDGE HILL
A Cambridge resident called to report he was a victim of an unemployment scam.

10/09/202010:54
INCIDENT 20006821-1
NUMBER PLATE, TAKE C266 S139

HINGHAM ST
Officers took a report by phone and spoke to a resident of Hingham Street who wanted to report that the license plate on his motorcycle had been stolen.

10/09/202011:18
INCIDENT 20006825-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

KINNAIRD ST
A Cambridge resident called to report he was the victim of the Unemployment scam.

10/09/202011:20
INCIDENT 20006824-1
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
A Cambridge resident called to report someone attempted to steal his bicycle and in doing so caused damage to the bike frame.

10/09/202011:36
INCIDENT 20006826-1
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

HARVARD ST
A Cambridge resident called to report she had been contacted by the Social Security Office and after speaking with multiple persons she gave them a sum of money, which turned out to be fraudulent.

10/09/202012:02
INCIDENT 20006827-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MUSEUM WAY
Officers took a report by phone from a resident of Museum Way for an argument with an unidentified white male over COVID-19 protocols for elevator use in her apartment building.

10/09/202013:21
ARREST 20006830-1
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police Officers placed Robert Viens, 48, 332 Commercial Street in Braintree, under arrest on a warrant after locating him at a Massachusetts Avenue bike shop following a disturbance. The charges listed on the warrant were Receiving A Stolen Motor Vehicle, Resisting Arrest, Operating With A Suspended License, Leaving The Scene With Property Damage, Neglect Operating Motor Vehicle, and Possession of a Class B Drug.

10/09/202013:22
INCIDENT 20006829-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

BELMONT ST
Cambridge Police received a call about a suspicious package on Belmont Street in Cambridge. It was investigated and cleared.

10/09/202015:13
INCIDENT 20006833-1
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

ANTRIM ST
An Antrim Street resident reports that someone did enter his car and steal items.

10/09/202016:14
INCIDENT 20006835-1
MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO C266 S28

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
A Cambridge Park Drive resident reports that someone did do damage to his car and motorcycles while parked in the garage.

10/09/202016:21
INCIDENT 20006836-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47

FRANCIS AVE
A resident of Francis Avenue reported he was contacted by his employees human resource department that an unemployment claim was filed on his behalf.

10/09/202016:23
INCIDENT 20006839-1
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
A resident of Cambridgepark Drive reported one of her bicycles was stolen last night and another one owned by her was heavily damaged.

10/09/202016:46
INCIDENT 20006837-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

CAMERON AVE
A resident of Maine reported a hit and run by a bicyclist on Cameron Ave. The bicyclist damaged the motor vehicle.

10/09/202017:17
INCIDENT 20006840-1
UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J

MEMORIAL DR
Cambridge Police responded to Memorial Drive for a social distancing violation after a resident reported two men exited a vehicle and came within six feet of her and her friend.

10/09/202017:40
INCIDENT 20006841-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MT AUBURN ST
Staff reported an employee had witnessed a visitor hand off an unknown item to a patient. Upon further investigation, the staff believed the items to be illicit drugs. The drugs were seized and the patient identified.

10/09/202019:01
INCIDENT 20006842-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

SPRINGFIELD ST
Cambridge Police responded to Springfield Street to document a past hit and run property damage motor vehicle crash.

10/09/202019:39
INCIDENT 20006843-1
DISORDERLY CONDUCT C272 S53

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to the area of the 600 block of Mass. Ave. for the report of a disturbance. One male party was trespassed from the store and a report was taken.

10/09/202020:08
INCIDENT 20006844-1
REGISTRATION SUSPENDED / REVOKED, OP MV WITH C90

CAMBRIDGE ST
Cambridge Police summonsed a resident of Cambridge to court following a motor vehicle stop on Cambridge Street. The driver was summonsed for Uninsured Motor Vehicle and Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended/Revoked Registration.

10/09/202021:13
INCIDENT 20006845-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a business on the 500 block of Mass. Ave. for a report of shoplifting.

10/09/202022:18
INCIDENT 20006848-1
DISORDERLY CONDUCT C272 S53

CONCORD AVE
A resident to an apartment complex called police to report a man standing on her second story balcony peeking in at her. Upon police arrival, police observed a man, identified as Kerry Bell, 43, 444 Harrison Avenue in Boston, standing on the balcony attempting to peek through the glass balcony door. Bell did not live at the residence and stated that he knew it was not his house. Kerry Bell was placed under arrest for Disorderly Conduct without incident and transported to the station.

10/09/202023:26
INCIDENT 20006849-1
BY-LAW OR ORDINANCE VIOLATION DRINKING OR POSSESSI

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Mya Wilborn, 24, 47 West Street in Boston, was placed under arrest for Drinking in Public and warrants out of Boston District Court. She was arrested after officers observed her drinking an alcoholic beverage in Carl Barron Plaza.

 

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