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Daily Log 5.10.2017

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Cambridge Police Daily Log: May 10th, 2017

Type #
Date & Time

Info

05/10/2017 05:53
INCIDENT  17003023
B&E DAYTIME FOR FELONY c266 S18

WHITE ST
A Cambridge resident would like to report that her storage unit was broken into.

05/10/2017 06:25
INCIDENT  17003024
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

AGASSIZ ST
An Agassiz Street resident reported a breaking and entering to a motor vehicle that occurred at the corner of Linnanean Street and Agassiz Street.

05/10/2017 07:08
INCIDENT  17003025
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

SIXTH ST
A suspicious package was reported at the front desk of the police station; the package was quickly cleared by the explosive unit.

05/10/2017 07:12
INCIDENT  17003026
MISC. REPORT TYPE

FIRST ST
Cambridge Police responded to First Street for an animal complaint.

05/10/2017 07:42
INCIDENT  17003027
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON c265 S15B

WINDSOR ST
Cambridge Police responded to Windsor Street to take a report for a past assault with a dangerous weapon.

05/10/2017 09:01
INCIDENT  17003032
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

MT AUBURN ST
A Cambridge resident reports being struck by a motor vehicle while riding his bicycle on Brattle Street in the area of Channing Street. There were no reported injuries.

05/10/2017 09:25
TRAFFIC  17003031
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

IRVING ST
A Cambridge resident was the victim of a hit-and-run after their parked motor vehicle was struck by another vehicle that fled the scene.

05/10/2017 09:31
INCIDENT  17003030
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

SIXTH ST
Security personnel reported that outside of their building on Sixth Street, they observed a suspicious package on one of the benches. Two paints cans were found inside upon investigation.

05/10/2017 09:41
INCIDENT  17003029
CREDIT CARD FRAUD OVER $250 c266 S37C

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge resident came into the police station to report fraudulent use of a credit card and larceny of identity documents.

05/10/2017 10:31
INCIDENT  17003033
LARCENY FROM BUILDING c266 S20

WHITE ST
Kristin Lucas, 33, 75 Josephine Avenue in Somerville, was arrested in Porter Square after breaking into a locker at a gym, stealing a bag and wallet; then using a stolen credit card to purchase numerous gift cards. The suspect then used one of the gift cards at a local eatery and an area liquor store.

05/10/2017 11:35
INCIDENT  17003034
LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE c266 S34

STORY ST
A Cambridge resident reports Larceny by False Pretense of several thousand dollars in funds transferred for a fraudulent rental transaction initiating on Craigslist.

05/10/2017 12:39
INCIDENT  17003036
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME c274 S6

MAIN ST
A Kinnaird Street resident reported that someone had attempted to steal his bicycle from in front of a Main Street business.

05/10/2017 13:17
INCIDENT  17003038
CREDIT CARD FRAUD UNDER $250 c266 S37B

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident of Boston came into the police station to report that a stolen credit card had been used fraudulently in Cambridge.

05/10/2017 14:27
ARREST  17003042
IDENTITY FRAUD

MIFFLIN PL
John Kargul, 55, 20 Rockland Circle in Brockton, was placed under arrest at Mifflin Place and charged with Identity Fraud, receiving improper credit card, false statement to obtain credit and larceny over $250 by single scheme.

05/10/2017 15:07
INCIDENT  17003045
LARCENY UNDER $250 c266 S30

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
CPD responded to a Mass Ave business for a report of a stolen wallet that occurred on Mt. Auburn Street and Holyoke Place.

05/10/2017 17:02
INCIDENT  17003046
LARCENY UNDER $250 c266 S30

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge police received a report of a stolen bicycle in the area of Massachusetts Ave.

05/10/2017 17:22
INCIDENT  17003051
TURN, IMPROPER * C90 S14

CAMBRIDGE ST
A resident of Boston had a criminal application sought for unlicensed operation following a motor vehicle stop for a left turn infraction.

05/10/2017 17:38
INCIDENT  17003050
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF c266 S28

WALNUT AVE
A Cambridge resident reports his 2000 Saab 95 was stolen out of the barn in his back yard sometime between May 9, 2017 5:30 p.m. and May 10, 2017 at 6 p.m. Both the barn and car door were unlocked. There was a valet key in the glove box.

05/10/2017 17:40
INCIDENT  17003049
LARCENY OVER $250 c266 S30

HILLSIDE PL
A resident reports a larceny of a bicycle from the area of her North Cambridge home.

05/10/2017 18:05
INCIDENT  17003048
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV c90 S10

BISHOP ALLEN DR
Manuel Valerio, 48, 190 Pearl Street in Somerville, was stopped operating a motor vehicle on Prospect Street after he failed to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. A license check revealed Valerio did not have a valid license to operate a vehicle and a warrant out of Charlestown District Court. Valerio was placed in custody for the offenses and the warrant.

05/10/2017 18:12
INCIDENT  17003052
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV c90 S10

PUTNAM AVE
Cambridge Police were observing traffic at the intersection of River Street and Putnam Avenue. Officers observed a blue Ford Escape fail to yield for the red light. The vehicle was pulled over and the driver was found to only have a learner’s permit and did not have a licensed operator accompanying him. The Waltham resident was summonsed for Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle.

05/10/2017 18:50
TRAFFIC  17003055
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

HARVEY ST
A male cyclist left the scene of a crash on Mass. Ave. near Meachum Street this morning.

05/10/2017 20:06
INCIDENT  17003057
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

SECOND ST
A resident of Attleboro reported that she parked her 2013 Honda Accord in front of Second Street at approximately 7 p.m. She returned to find that the vehicle had been struck from the rear, causing damage to the driver's side rear quarter panel and trunk, as well as scratches to both doors. The unknown vehicle left without providing any information.

05/10/2017 20:10
INCIDENT  17003056
DRUG, DISTRIBUTE CLASS B c94C S32A

BROOKLINE ST
Cambridge Police Special Investigations Unit arrested Jarvis Green, 35, Homeless, and charged him with Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class B Substance (Crack Cocaine), Conspiracy to Violate the Controlled Substances Act and a School Zone Violation. Tevin Williams, 24, 49 June Street in Roslindale, were also arrested and charged with Distribution of a Class B Substance, Conspiracy to Violate the Controlled Substances Act, School Zone Violation and several motor vehicle violations. Detectives conducting surveillance at Franklin Street in response to complaints of drug activity arrested both parties after observing them engage in what was believed to be a drug transaction. Seven grams of crack cocaine was recovered from Green. Over $1,200 was recovered from Williams, who fled from the motor vehicle he was operating when officers approached. He was quickly apprehended and placed under arrest. The incident occurred within 300 feet of a Pearl Street school.

05/10/2017 22:16
INCIDENT  17003058
LARCENY UNDER $250 BY SINGLE SCHEME c266 S30

PRENTISS ST
A victim reported that he bought two Celtics tickets on Craigslist and when he went to the game tonight he was told by Garden employees that the tickets were not valid.

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