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Daily Log 8.1.2017

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Cambridge Police Daily Log August 1st, 2017

Type #

Date & Time

Info

08/01/2017 02:21

INCIDENT  17005313

LARCENY OVER $250 c266 S30

HURLBUT ST

Cambridge Police responded to Hurlbut Street for a larceny report.

08/01/2017 02:34

INCIDENT  17005314

A&B c265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE

A restaurant employee was punched in the face while closing up for the night.

08/01/2017 08:49

INCIDENT  17005327

UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J

SUFFOLK ST

A Cambridge resident was summonsed for attaching plates, having an uninsured motor vehicle on a public way, and having an unregistered motor vehicle on a public way. The motor vehicle was initially towed from Suffolk Street for street cleaning, but it was later discovered that the plate on the car was stolen and that the actual registration was revoked for lack of insurance.

08/01/2017 09:38

INCIDENT  17005318

B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY c266 S16

INMAN ST

An Inman Street nonprofit agency reported that their facilities was broken into by an unknown suspect where several items were stolen.

08/01/2017 10:15

INCIDENT  17005320

MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF c266 S28

CHATHAM ST

Cambridge Police responded to Chatham Street for a stolen motor vehicle report.

08/01/2017 10:57

INCIDENT  17005321

TELEPHONE CALLS, ANNOYING c269 S14A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE

A Cambridge resident reported that she has been receiving annoying telephone calls for four months. The person on the other end hangs up and never says anything.

08/01/2017 12:07

INCIDENT  17005323

LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

AMHERST ST

A Boston resident reported that he was the victim of a hit and run crash in while driving his girlfriend’s car.

08/01/2017 12:39

INCIDENT  17005325

LARCENY OVER $250 c266 S30

MASSACHUSETTS AVE

A Cambridge resident reported that his bicycle was stolen.

08/01/2017 15:36

INCIDENT  17005328

FORGERY OF CHECK C267 S1

MASSACHUSETTS AVE

Jason James Powell, 37, 170 Morton Street, Jamaica Plain, and Robert L. Jamison, 41, 1050 Tremont Street, Boston, were arrested for Forgery and Uttering. Cambridge Police responded to a bank on Massachusetts Avenue for a report of two suspects attempting to cash fraudulent checks. Upon arrival, Powell and Jamison were placed under arrest. The manager of the bank was alerted by one of the tellers that Powell and Jamison were attempting to cash similar checks. The manager contacted the check's company and spoke to the owner who revealed that the checks in question were never issued to Powell or Jamison.

08/01/2017 15:41

INCIDENT  17005329

LARCENY OVER $250 c266 S30

TROWBRIDGE ST

Officers responded to a Trowbridge Street residence for a report of two stolen packages.

08/01/2017 16:25

ARREST  17005330

WARRANT ARREST REPORT

CAMBRIDGE ST

Michael Baptista, 27, 71 Lincoln Street, Malden, was placed under arrest for outstanding warrants out of Somerville District Court for larceny from a building, breaking and entering, conspiracy, and numerous drug charges.

08/01/2017 16:47

ARREST  17005333

WARRANT ARREST REPORT

JFK ST

Aaron Kimbro, 34, 65 Egmont, Brighton was placed under arrest for a warrant out of Newton District court for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration.

08/01/2017 17:01

INCIDENT  17005332

MISC. REPORT TYPE

PLEASANT ST

Cambridge Police was contacted by the Elmhurst Illinois Police Department regarding a stolen laptop.

08/01/2017 17:25

INCIDENT  17005334

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY +$250, MALICIOUS c266 S12

LANCASTER ST

A Cambridge resident came to the front desk of the police station to report that his SUV, which was parked in the area of Washington Avenue between 7/27/17 and 7/28/2017, was vandalized.

08/01/2017 17:47

INCIDENT  17005335

TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

HURLEY ST

Cambridge Police responded to the intersection of Hurley Street and Lopez Avenue for a report of a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival, one person was complaining of left leg pain and was transported to a local hospital.

08/01/2017 18:42

INCIDENT  17005336

B&E DAYTIME FOR FELONY c266 S18

NEWTON ST

A Newton Street resident reported a breaking and entering.

08/01/2017 19:07

INCIDENT  17005340

CRIME REPORT, FALSE c269 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE

An unknown person called State Police to report an armed robbery in progress at a Central Square convenience store. Police units were dispatched and responded to the store where it was learned that the call was a hoax.

08/01/2017 19:18

INCIDENT  17005337

LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE c266 S34

BOW ST

A Medford resident reported to Cambridge Police that she was the victim of a scam.

08/01/2017 19:22

INCIDENT  17005339

LARCENY OVER $250 c266 S30

HARVARD ST

Officers responded to a Harvard Street residence for the report of a stolen bicycle.

08/01/2017 19:23

INCIDENT  17005338

NUMBER PLATE VIOLATION ATTACHING / OBSCURING / FAI

MASSACHUSETTS AVE

Cambridge Police summonsed a Cambridge resident for attaching license plates when he was observed operating a motor vehicle with the wrong license plates on a public way.

08/01/2017 20:53

INCIDENT  17005341

LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

MASSACHUSETTS AVE

A resident of Medford reported that her vehicle was struck while parked in a Massachusetts Avenue parking lot. There were two notes left on the windshield by witnesses.  

08/01/2017 21:46

ARREST  17005342

WARRANT ARREST REPORT

BENNETT ST

Cambridge Police units responded to the Charles Square Hotel for an individual trespassing on their property. The individual was stopped nearby and identified as Joshua Sanders, 23, 8 Oyster Bay Road, Dorchester. Sanders was placed under arrest for multiple warrants out of Cambridge District Court for trespassing.  

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