Daily Log for 08.29.2024

Cambridge Police Daily Log for August 29, 2024

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Date & Time

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08/29/202407:32
INCIDENT24007642-1
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Police responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. The driver was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a cross walk.

08/29/202408:59
INCIDENT24007644-1

LINNAEAN ST
Police responded to the 0 block of Linnaean St residence for a larceny report. The reporting party told officers they were the victim of a financial scheme involving thousands of dollars. The reporting party says they were called by an unknown individual posing as a reputable company.

08/29/202409:18
INCIDENT24007643-1
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

WEBSTER AVE
Police responded to the area of 300 Webster Ave for motor vehicles obstructing a properly where it was posted permit parking only. Officers determined one of the vehicles was reported stolen. A report was taken.

08/29/202409:32
INCIDENT24007645-1
VIOLATION OF POSTED SIGN

APPLETON ST
Officers conducting traffic enforcement observed a motor vehicle make an illegal left turn. The driver was not able to provide a driver’s license. The vehicle also had a failed inspection sticker from February 2024. The driver was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for the violations.

08/29/202411:20
INCIDENT24007646-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47

CONCORD TPKE
A resident on the 200 block of Concord Turnpike filed an identity theft report.

08/29/202411:32
INCIDENT24007647-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

JFK ST
Police responded to the 0 block of JFK street for a past shoplifting incident.

08/29/202411:35
INCIDENT24007656-1
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

ERIE ST
Police responded to the 100 block of Erie Street for a report of a bicyclist that crashed into a parked motor vehicle.

08/29/202411:42
INCIDENT24007651-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

BROADWAY
Police responded to the 400 block of Broadway to assist with an investigation of suspicious items discovered in a package that was delivered. A report was taken.

08/29/202411:44
INCIDENT24007654-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a shoplifting incident.

08/29/202412:03
INCIDENT24007648-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

JFK ST
Police responded to a shoplifting incident that took place at a business on the 0 block of JFK Street.

08/29/202412:12
TRAFFIC24007650-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

HARVARD YARD
A Sturbridge, MA, resident filed a hit-and-run report that involved property damage to their motor vehicle on the 0 block of Harvard Street.

08/29/202412:28
INCIDENT24007658-1
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

HARVARD ST
Police responded to the the 300 block of Harvard Street for a report of a stolen package. A report of the incident was taken.

08/29/202412:42
INCIDENT24007652-1
FORGERY OF CHECK C267 S1

CAMBRIDGE ST
An associate of a business on the 900 block of Cambridge Street reported a larceny involving a forged check being cashed. The associate told officers the check was not cashed by the person the check was written to.

08/29/202413:40
INCIDENT24007657-1
B&E FOR MISDEMEANOR C266 S16A

ELM ST N
Police responded to the 100 block of Elm Street N for a past breaking and entering a residence.

08/29/202414:31
INCIDENT24007659-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a business on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue in Central Square for a past shoplifting incident.

08/29/202415:27
INCIDENT24007660-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

SHERMAN ST
Police responded to the 100 block of Sherman Street for a package that was stolen off their porch.

08/29/202415:52
INCIDENT24007661-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police took a report for identity fraud from a resident on the 600 block of Massachusetts Avenue.

08/29/202416:44
INCIDENT24007662-1
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

ALLSTON ST
A resident reported personal items were stolen in the past from their residence on the 100 block of Allston Street.

08/29/202417:03
INCIDENT24007663-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

SIXTH ST
Officers responded to the 100 block of Sixth Street for a report of a stolen scooter. A report was taken.

08/29/202417:20
INCIDENT24007665-1
A&B ON AMBULANCE PERSONNEL C265 S13I

CAMBRIDGE ST
Police responded to a facility on the 1400 block of Cambridge Street for a past assault. A report was taken.

08/29/202417:41
INCIDENT24007664-1
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

MAIN ST
Police took a report from an individual who told officers they were being harassed and stalked by someone they recently met.

08/29/202418:45
INCIDENT24007669-1
B&E DAYTIME FOR FELONY C266 S18

YORK ST
Police responded to the 0 block of York Street for a breaking & entering in progress. A report was taken.

08/29/202420:35
INCIDENT24007670-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the 700 block of Massachusetts Avenue for an individual who was in an ambulance refusing treatment for a possible neck injury. The individual told officers they were escorted out of a business by police after an employee called 911 and asked them to be removed from the store. A report was taken.

08/29/202421:53
INCIDENT24007671-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the 400 block of Massachusetts Avenue for the report of property damage to a motor vehicle. The caller told officers the other motor vehicle responsible for the damage left the scene.

08/29/202423:25
INCIDENT24007673-1
RESPONSE FOR MEDICAL AID

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Police responded to a business on the 100 block of Alewife Brook Parkway for a well-being check. A report was filed.