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Daily Log 1.16.2023

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Cambridge Police Daily Log: January 16th, 2023

Type #
Date & Time

Info

01/16/202303:38
INCIDENT23000381
MISC. REPORT TYPE

EDUCATION CIR
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Education Circle for a sick person.

01/16/202305:22
TRAFFIC23000382
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

MAIN ST
Cambridge Police and Cambridge Fire responded to the 800 block of Main Street for a reported hit and run to a building.

01/16/202308:08
INCIDENT23000385
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

WESTERN AVE
A Cambridge resident reported that she was the victim of a hit and run crash.

01/16/202308:21
TRAFFIC23000388
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
ECC dispatched CPD units with CFD and Pro EMS to Mass Ave and Norris Street on a report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries. Due to the inclement weather, the operator lost control of vehicle and struck a parked car on Mass Ave. Minor injuries were reported and the operator was transported by Pro EMS to a local hospital for an evaluation and the vehicle was towed.

01/16/202308:40
INCIDENT23000387

MT AUBURN ST
A Cambridge resident reported that two individuals gained unauthorized access to the laundry room of a building.

01/16/202312:04
INCIDENT23000390
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

THIRD ST
A Cambridge resident reported that her bicycle was stolen from the bike storage facility of her garage.

01/16/202314:25
INCIDENT23000391
TRESPASS C266 S120

MT AUBURN ST
A person reported suspicious activity by a man attempting to gain entry to a residence.

01/16/202314:54
INCIDENT23000394

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a business establishment on the 1000 Block of Massachusetts Avenue for reports of an assault in progress.

01/16/202315:26
INCIDENT23000395
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

MT AUBURN ST
Cambridge Police responded to a convenience store on Mount Auburn Street for a report of a Shoplifting. The Items were returned to the store and a report was taken.

01/16/202316:03
INCIDENT23000396
TRESPASS C266 S120

BENNETT ST
Cambridge Police responded to a hotel on Bennett Street for a report of a male party trespassing. Upon further investigation, Shane Sullivan, 38, 46 Monadnock Street in Boston, was placed under arrest of Trespassing and Defrauding an Innkeeper Under $100 as he was actively Trespassed from the establishment and attempted to pay under false pretenses.

01/16/202317:03
INCIDENT23000397
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police were approached by a party who reported his keys were stolen from a bike rack on Massachusetts Avenue.

01/16/202317:50
INCIDENT23000402
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a business on Massachusetts Avenue for a report of shoplifting. Officers searched the area, but were unable to locate the involved party; a report was taken to document the incident.

01/16/202317:53
INCIDENT23000401
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

BRATTLE ST
Cambridge Police responded to Brattle Street at a local business for the past larceny.

 

01/15/202308:44
INCIDENT23000360
MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO C266 S28

SPRINGFIELD ST
Cambridge Police received a report for malicious destruction to a motor vehicle.

 

 

01/15/202311:35
INCIDENT23000363
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

JACKSON ST
Units responded to a report of stolen motor vehicle.

 

 

01/15/202311:35
INCIDENT23000362
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

ESSEX ST
Cambridge Police responded to a motor vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Prospect Street. As a result of this crash, a Brighton resident will be summoned to the Cambridge District Court for Unlicensed Operation for operating a vehicle on a public way without a valid driver's license and crashing into another vehicle, and Improper Turn for disregarding the No Left Turn Sign and making a left turn at the intersection.

 

 

01/15/202312:21
INCIDENT23000364
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

WHITE ST
Cambridge Police respond to a pharmacy parking lot located at White Street for a hit and run report. Upon arrival, the owner displayed photos and a video of the suspect fleeing the scene.

 

 

01/15/202317:30
INCIDENT23000368
NUMBER PLATE VIOLATION * C90 S6

BISHOP ALLEN DR
Cambridge Police conducted a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Bishop Allen Drive and School Street. As a result, the registered owner will be summonsed for the Improper Plate Display and Operating a Motor Vehicle After Suspension.

 

 

01/15/202318:19
INCIDENT23000370
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

HEWS ST
Following a routine traffic stop, Cambridge Police summonsed a resident of Medford to Cambridge District Court for Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Unsafe Operation of a Motor Vehicle.

 

 

01/15/202320:18
INCIDENT23000372
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a shoplifting in progress. A report was taken.

 

 

01/15/202321:06
ARREST23000373
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

HARVARD ST
Cambridge Police conducted a motor vehicle stop in the area of Harvard and Portland Street. After an investigation, Harley Romulus, 25, 38 Normandy Street in Boston, was placed under arrest for warrants out of Dorchester District Court.

 

 

01/15/202321:27
INCIDENT23000374
TRESPASS C266 S120

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a department store located at the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a report of an individual that was previously trespassed for shoplifting once again. The individual, Michael Hill, 48, 29 Stonecrest Road in Boston, was previously trespassed earlier this evening due to surveillance video provided by an employee of Hill shoplifting a bottle of beer. Hill was informed of the trespass and was sent on his way after this incident. Hill then returned to the same store and shoplifted two beer bottles. He was stopped a short distance from the store where he was taken into custody for Shoplifting By Asportation and Trespassing.

 

 

01/15/202322:03
INCIDENT23000375
INNKEEPER, DEFRAUD, UNDER $100 C140 S12

BRATTLE ST
Cambridge Police Department responded to a business on Brattle Street for a report of an unwanted person inside the restaurant.

 

 

01/15/202323:01
INCIDENT23000376
B&E FOR MISDEMEANOR C266 S16A

RINDGE AVE
Cambridge Police responded to Rindge Avenue for a report of an unwanted person. Upon investigation, it was discovered that an individual had forced his way inside the house and threatened an occupant.

 

 

01/14/202300:51
INCIDENT23000339
TAGGING PROPERTY C266 S126B

GREEN ST
Cambridge Police took a report of tagging to a building in Central Square.

 

 

01/14/202303:23
INCIDENT23000340
MISC. REPORT TYPE

ELM ST
Cambridge police responded to the area of Elm Street for a report of gun shots. After an investigation, Somerville notified CPD dispatchers that the noise was caused by fireworks in the area.

 

 

01/14/202304:23
INCIDENT23000341
MISC. REPORT TYPE

ELMER ST
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Elmer St for a ShotSpotter activation. Harvard University Police heard what sounded like possible gunshots coming from Boston.

 

 

01/14/202305:13
INCIDENT23000342
ASSAULT ON AMBULANCE PERSONNEL C265 S13I

CAMBRIDGE ST
Cambridge Police responded to one of the nearest hospital to remove an unwanted party from the building per the security staff. A report was taken.

 

 

01/14/202308:23
INCIDENT23000343
A&B C265 S13A

MT AUBURN ST
A Reading resident reported they were assaulted at a local hospital. The victim claimed while they were being escorted by hospital security personnel, they were pushed to the ground. The victim sustained a minor injury.

 

 

01/14/202309:09
INCIDENT23000345
VANDALIZE PROPERTY C266 S126A

THIRD ST
A Third Street resident reported finding graffiti on the exterior wall of their residence. The victim reported a similar event happened in November 2022.

 

 

01/14/202309:36
INCIDENT23000347
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

HAYES ST
A Hayes Street resident reported and attempted break into their motor vehicle last night. Sometime between 7:30 and 11 p.m. on 1/13/2023, someone attempted to break into their vehicle. The owner found two small holes in the driver’s side window this morning. Nothing appears to be missing from the vehicle.

 

 

01/14/202312:04
INCIDENT23000349
LARCENY UNDER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME C266 S30(1)

DANA PL
A Dana Place resident reported their bicycle was taken sometime overnight on 1/13/2023. The bicycle wheel was secured to the frame with a Kryptonite lock, however, the frame was not secured to anything else. Both the bicycle and lock were taken.

 

 

01/14/202312:27
INCIDENT23000348
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

KINNAIRD ST
A Kinnard Street resident reported a break into their motor vehicle sometime overnight. The passenger window of their vehicle was smashed and a backpack was removed from inside the vehicle.

 

 

01/14/202313:23
INCIDENT23000351
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

BERKSHIRE ST
Cambridge Police received a report of a larceny.

 

 

01/14/202314:28
INCIDENT23000350
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
The Cambridge Police documented a motor vehicle crash on Massachusetts Ave.

 

 

01/14/202315:17
INCIDENT23000352
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

WHITE ST
Cambridge Police received a report of a larceny.

 

 

01/14/202316:32
INCIDENT23000353
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

WOODROW WILSON CT
Cambridge Police responded to Woodrow Wilson Court for a report of a party getting harassed via call/text. A report was taken.

 

 

01/14/202322:30
INCIDENT23000355
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a Central Square business for a 9-1-1 hang-up call. A report was taken for an attempted shoplifting.

 

 

01/13/202301:11
INCIDENT23000316
ASSIST OTHER AGENCY

SIXTH ST
An employee from the Massachusetts Probation Department called the Cambridge Police and asked that we assist them.

 

 

01/13/202308:52
INCIDENT23000317
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

CAMBRIDGE ST
A Cambridge employee states that he is being harassed by a family member of one of his employees.

 

 

01/13/202310:06
INCIDENT23000318
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

CONCORD LN
A Watertown resident reported a crash that occurred near Concord Avenue on 1/11/2023. The operator of the other involved vehicle has since stopped cooperating with the reporting process.

 

 

01/13/202310:33
INCIDENT23000319
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6

EVERETT ST
A Cambridge resident reports that unknown person(s) is posting her apartment on social media as a rental and attempting to charge people a deposit to rent the apartment.

 

 

01/13/202312:29
INCIDENT23000322
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

PROSPECT ST
A Prospect Street resident reports that sometime last night an unknown person entered their unlocked mud room area and stole a female purse that was hanging on a coat rack. Soon-there-after several fraudulent transactions were charged to victim’s credit cards.

 

 

01/13/202312:37
INCIDENT23000321
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47

SHERMAN ST
A Cambridge resident reported that an unknown person used her identity to file for benefits with the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance.

 

 

01/13/202313:54
INCIDENT23000325
A&B WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15A

CAMBRIDGE ST
Alvaro Moreira, 59, 18 Lawrence Street in Lawrence, was placed under arrest after a named and identified witness stated he randomly struck her with a construction helmet.

 

 

01/13/202317:48
INCIDENT23000327
BY-LAW OR ORDINANCE VIOLATION DRINKING OR POSSESSI

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident of Boston was summonsed for Drinking in Public after an officer observed her actively drinking beer at the bus stop at Massachusetts Avenue and Pearl Street.

 

 

01/13/202318:27
INCIDENT23000328
IDENTITY FRAUD

WALDEN ST
Cambridge Police Teleserve received a report of possible identity theft of a Walden Street resident involving their phone account.

 

 

01/13/202319:03
INCIDENT23000329
MISC. REPORT TYPE

CAMBRIDGE ST
Cambridge Police documented information provided by the Chicago Police Department.

 

 

01/13/202319:42
INCIDENT23000330

SPRING ST
Cambridge Police documented a past hit and run involving personal injury.

 

 

01/13/202321:34
INCIDENT23000333
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to the Central Square department store for the report of a shoplifting. A report was taken to document the incident.

 

 

01/13/202323:01
INCIDENT23000336
WIT/JUROR/POL/COURT OFFICIAL, INTIMIDATE C268 S13B

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to Massachusetts Avenue for a possible violation.

 

 

01/13/202323:01
INCIDENT23000338
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

BELMONT ST
Cambridge Police responded to Belmont Street and Mt. Auburn Street in regards to a motor vehicle crash.

 

 

01/13/202323:51
INCIDENT23000337
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

BRATTLE ST
Police responded to a business on Brattle Street for a report of a Shoplifting.

 


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