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Daily Log for 08.25.2024

Cambridge Police Daily Log for August 23 – 25, 2024

Type #
Date & Time

Info

08/23/202408:27
INCIDENT24007468-1
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident reported that their bicycle was stolen from the storage unit in their building on the 1000 block of Massachusetts Avenue.

08/23/202408:41
INCIDENT24007470-1
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

APPLETON ST
Police conducted a traffic stop after observing a vehicle make an illegal left turn from Brattle Street onto Appleton Street. The operator was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Improper Operation of Motor Vehicle.

08/23/202409:14
INCIDENT24007471-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MEMORIAL DR
A business on the 700 block of Memorial Drive reported a shoplifting incident.

08/23/202410:16
INCIDENT24007472-1
LEWDNESS, OPEN AND GROSS C272 S16

BROADWAY
Police responded to Broadway and Norfolk Street for a report of an individual exposing themself. The individual was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for Open and Gross Lewdness.

08/23/202410:56
INCIDENT24007473-1
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An employee of a business on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue reported being threatened by a customer.

08/23/202412:31
INCIDENT24007475-1
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

EDUCATION CIR
A resident reported that they were scammed out of money intended as down payment for an apartment through a series of online transactions to multiple fraudulent accounts.

08/23/202412:42
INCIDENT24007480-1
A&B C265 S13A

MT AUBURN ST
Police responded to a business on the 300 block of Mount Auburn Street for a report of a past assault between an employee and a client.

08/23/202414:21
INCIDENT24007482-1
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

COLUMBIA ST
A resident of the 100 block of Columbia Street reported that a package delivered to the vestibule of their building was stolen.

08/23/202415:13
INCIDENT24007483-1
LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED, OP MV WITH C90 S23

SPRING ST
Police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Sprint Street and Third Street after observing a vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign. The operator was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for Operating a Motor Vehicle with Revoked/Suspended License and Failure to Stop/Yield.

08/23/202415:40
INCIDENT24007484-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A business on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue reported a shoplifting incident.

08/23/202415:50
INCIDENT24007485-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

KINNAIRD ST
A Rhode Island resident reported their car parked near the intersection of Kinnaird Street and Hancock Street was damaged in a hit and run crash.

08/23/202417:06
INCIDENT24007486-1
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

MEMORIAL DR
An employee of a business on the 700 block of Memorial Drive reported being threatened by a customer over the phone.

08/23/202417:52
INCIDENT24007487-1
ENCAMPMENT

GARDEN ST
Police came across an encampment of an unhoused individual near the intersection of Garden Street and Massachusetts Avenue.

08/23/202419:25
INCIDENT24007488-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A business on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue reported a shoplifting. The shoplifter was located, and the items were returned to the business.

08/23/202420:49
INCIDENT24007491-1
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the 600 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a report of a disturbance between two bicyclists and an operator of a motor vehicle.

08/23/202421:12
INCIDENT24007492-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Somerville resident reported that their electric bicycle was stolen from the bike rack it was locked to on the 600 block of Massachusetts Avenue.

08/23/202421:21
INCIDENT24007493-1
A&B C265 S13A

GARDEN ST
Police responded to the 0 block of Garden Street for a fight between two residents.

08/23/202422:30
INCIDENT24007494-1
OUI-LIQUOR C90 S24

BRATTLE ST
Police responded to the 100 block of Brattle Street for a vehicle that had crashed into the poles in the bike lane. Caroline Gregory, 22, of Lexington, MA was arrested for Operating Under the Influence of Liquor.

08/23/202423:30
INCIDENT24007495-1
ASSAULT C265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a business on the 700 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a report of a fight between two people.

08/24/202400:02
INCIDENT24007496-1
A&B C265 S13A

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Police responded to a business on the 200 block of Alewife Brook Parkway for a report of a disturbance.

08/24/202400:16
INCIDENT24007498-1
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

GARDEN ST
A resident of the 0 block of Garden Street reported being harassed by another resident.

08/24/202409:52
INCIDENT24007501-1
A&B C265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police observed two individuals in a physical altercation on the 600 block of Massachusetts Avenue and separated them. Stefan Jean-Baptiste, 31, unhoused, was arrested on a warrant out of Lowell District Court as well as Assault and Battery in relation to this incident.

08/24/202411:56
INCIDENT24007506-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Boston resident reported that their electric scooter was stolen from the 1200 block of Massachusetts Avenue.

08/24/202412:40
INCIDENT24007509-1

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A business on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue reported a past shoplifting.

08/24/202412:56
INCIDENT24007507-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Boston resident reported that their scooter was stolen after they loaned it to a friend.

08/24/202413:20
INCIDENT24007508-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

FRESH POND PKWY
A resident reported that their dog was bit by another resident’s dog while on the 0 block of Fawcett Street.

08/24/202414:10
INCIDENT24007511-1
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

FOREST ST
A resident of the 0 block of Forest Street reported that a package delivered to their front steps was stolen.

08/24/202414:50
INCIDENT24007512-1
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

SECOND ST
A resident of the 0 block of Second Street reported their bicycle was stolen from a locked storage area in the basement of their building.

08/24/202418:32
INCIDENT24007516-1
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

GILMORE ST
Police responded to Hoyt Field for a report of an individual with a knife who was slashing vehicles’ tires.

08/24/202418:36
INCIDENT24007517-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident came into the police substation to report that a past theft that occurred while they were in a business on Winthrop Street.

08/24/202418:37
INCIDENT24007515-1
UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J

MEMORIAL DR
Police responded to the 800 block of Memorial Drive for a report of a disturbance following a motor vehicle crash. No injuries were reported. One of the operators involved was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for an Uninsured Motor Vehicle and Operating a Motor Vehicle with the Registration Suspended/Revoked.

08/24/202419:16
INCIDENT24007518-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
A resident reported that their vehicle was damaged in a hit and run crash in a parking lot on the 200 block of Alewife Brook parkway.

08/24/202419:46
INCIDENT24007519-1
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME C266 S30(1)

TREMONT ST
A resident reported that they were scammed into buying gift cards after receiving an alert about spyware on their computer and calling the customer service phone number provided.

08/24/202420:32
INCIDENT24007521-1
FIREARM, DISCHARGE WITHIN 500 FT OF BLDG C269 S12E

HARVARD ST
Police responded to the 200 block of Harvard Street for a ShotSpotter activation and reports of gunshots. After an investigation, multiple shell casings were discovered in a parking lot. An investigation is underway.

08/24/202421:29
INCIDENT24007522-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

CAMBRIDGE ST
A Boston resident reported that their vehicle was damaged in a hit and run crash that occurred while they were trying to park on the 1200 block of Cambridge Street.

08/24/202423:01
INCIDENT24007524-1
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

COLUMBIA TER
Police responded the 0 block of Columbia Terrance for a report of a stolen motor vehicle. The vehicle was recovered a few hours later.

08/25/202401:02
INCIDENT24007526-1
FALSE/SILENT 911 CALL C269 S14B

COLUMBIA TER
A Boston resident was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for False/Silent 911 Calls after repeatedly calling 911 to insult the dispatchers and not report any emergency needs.

08/25/202410:43
INCIDENT24007530-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A business on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue reported a past shoplifting.

08/25/202413:53
INCIDENT24007533-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

MT AUBURN ST
An individual reported that their car was damaged in a hit and run while it was parked in a parking lot on the 0 block of Mount Auburn Street.

08/25/202415:25
INCIDENT24007534-1
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

JEFFERSON ST
A resident reported that their car was broken into while it was parked on the 0 block of Jefferson Street.

08/25/202415:44
INCIDENT24007535-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A business on the 600 block of Massachusetts Avenue reported a shoplifting.

08/25/202416:08
INCIDENT24007536-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A business on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue reported a past shoplifting.

08/25/202416:13
INCIDENT24007537-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

FRESH POND PKWY
Police responded to the intersection of Fresh Pond Parkway and Mount Auburn Street for a hit and run crash. No injuries were reported.

08/25/202416:56
ARREST24007538-1
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

BISHOP ALLEN DR
Police responded to the area of Bishop Allen Drive and Main Street for a report of a suspicious person checking car doors. Police located a party matching the description provided, identified as Jerome Taylor. Jerome Taylor, 20, unhoused was arrested on warrants out of Quincy District Court, Cambridge District Court, and Roxbury District Court.

08/25/202420:39
INCIDENT24007540-1
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT, SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE

MONTGOMERY ST
A resident of the 0 block of Montgomery Street reported that they were being harassed by their neighbor.

08/25/202422:51
INCIDENT24007541-1
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a business on the 700 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a shoplifting that rose to the level of an unarmed robbery after the individual elbowed an employee and broke a glass door.


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