Daily Log 8.14.2018

Type #

Date & Time

Info

08/14/2018 00:36

SP ACTIVITY  18005663

MISC. REPORT TYPE

CORCORAN LANE

Officers investigated a parking complaint.

08/14/2018 07:34

INCIDENT  18005665

LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

A report was taken for a hit and run crash involving a parked motor vehicle on Massachusetts Avenue. The vehicle, which was parked legally in a handicapped space, was struck and damaged between 6:00 p.m. August 13 and 7:30 a.m. August 14.

08/14/2018 08:08

INCIDENT  18005664

LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

CAMBRIDGEPARK DRIVE

A resident of Randolph reported their bicycle stolen from their workplace in North Cambridge. The bicycle, which is described as a dark red Motopecan hybrid, was stolen was locked to a bike rack between 5:00 p.m. August 13 and 7:30 a.m. August 14. The cable lock was torn off.

08/14/2018 11:03

INCIDENT  18005668

MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO c266 S28

DOVER STREET

A resident of Cambridge reported that an unknown person slashed all four of the tires on their vehicle.

08/14/2018 11:08

INCIDENT  18005669

OPENING A DOOR WHEN UNSAFE (INTO TRAFFIC, BICYCLIS

LANCASTER STREET

Officers responded for a motor vehicle crash involving a bicyclist. The operator of a parked motor vehicle had opened their door in the path of an oncoming bicyclist, who hit the door and sustained minor injuries.

08/14/2018 11:16

INCIDENT  18005670

LARCENY UNDER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME c266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

Jason Jones, 31, 459 North Quincy Street, Brockton, was placed under arrest for Larceny By Scheme and Resisting Arrest. Jones was apprehended at a Harvard Square bank while trying to receive cash from a victim who had been passed a fraudulent check. Jones actively resisted arrest, resulting in injuries to two officers.

08/14/2018 13:03

INCIDENT  18005676

LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE c266 S34

PEABODY TERRACE

A Cambridge resident reported a larceny by false pretense that occurred at approximately 5:32 p.m. August 13. The victim was asked to cash what turned out to be a fraudulent check for a male suspect.

08/14/2018 14:36

INCIDENT  18005675

LARCENY UNDER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME c266 S30(1)

WESTERN AVENUE

A Cambridge resident reported that an unknown suspect used their credit card after they lost it in a Central Square convenience store.

08/14/2018 14:53

INCIDENT  18005683

B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY c266 S16

MAIN STREET

A business on Main Street reported an attempted breaking and entering that occurred between 11:00 p.m. August 12 and 7:00 a.m. August 13. An unknown suspect attempted to force the locked door open, causing significant damaged to the door and door frame.

08/14/2018 14:56

INCIDENT  18005677

LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

PLEASANT STREET

A resident of Cambridge reported a hit and run that took place at approximately 9:00 a.m.

08/14/2018 15:22

INCIDENT  18005681

LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE c266 S34

CANAL PARK

A Cambridge resident reported being the victim of a scam at approximately 1:45 p.m. August 11. The victim was approached by an unknown male in Harvard Square and asked to cash a check for him. After doing so, the victim was informed by their bank that the check was fraudulent.  

08/14/2018 15:30

INCIDENT  18005682

LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

LAMBERT STREET

Officers responded to a Lambert Street residence for a report of a larceny. Personal documents had been stolen from the victim’s apartment sometime in July.

08/14/2018 15:49

INCIDENT  18005678

SURREY STREET

A resident of Cambridge reported being the victim of a scam between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. August 10. The victim was approached by an unknown male in Kendall Square and asked to cash a check for him. The victim’s bank later notified them that the check had insufficient balance.

08/14/2018 15:55

INCIDENT  18005679

LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

TROWBRIDGE STREET

A Cambridge resident reported inadvertently leaving their cell phone in a rideshare vehicle on August 4. The operator stated when the reporting party was able to contact him that he would return it, but he has not yet done so.

08/14/2018 15:58

INCIDENT  18005680

LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

CLIFTON PLACE

A resident of North Cambridge reported the theft of their son’s bicycle from a bicycle room on Clifton Place sometime on August 13. The bicycle is described as a black and red Kent boy’s model with pegs on the rear tires and 18” wheels.  

08/14/2018 16:14

INCIDENT  18005684

MISC. REPORT TYPE

MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

Officers responded to the area of Pearl Street and Massachusetts Avenue for a report of a found firearm.

08/14/2018 17:04

INCIDENT  18005686

PHOTOGRAPH UNSUSPECTING NUDE PERSON C272 S105(B)

MOUNT AUBURN STREET

Officers responded to a Harvard Square business for a report of a male suspect taking photos up a victim’s skirt.

08/14/2018 17:28

INCIDENT  18005689

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY +$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

WESTERN AVENUE

A resident of Western Avenue reported malicious destruction of property. The victim’s vehicle was damaged while parked in the rear of their residence between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. August 10.

08/14/2018 17:48

INCIDENT  18005688

B&E DAYTIME FOR FELONY c266 S18

PLEASANT STREET

Officers responded to a Pleasant Street residence for a report of a breaking and entering that occurred between 8:00 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. The victim returned home to find their front door open and deadbolt broken. A Dell laptop was stolen.

08/14/2018 18:01

INCIDENT  18005687

LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE c266 S34

PARKER STREET

A resident of Cambridge reported that tens of thousands of air miles had been stolen from their account with a commercial airline sometime in early January of this year. It is not known how the unknown suspect accessed the victim’s account and removed the air miles.

08/14/2018 20:30

INCIDENT  18005694

CAMBRIDGESIDE PLACE

A Cambridgeside Place business reported a shoplifting. A white male suspect approximately 25 to 35 years of age, wearing a black baseball cap and blue t-shirt, removed two handbags valued at $260 from the store without offering payment. The suspect used an unknown tool to remove the anti-theft devices from the merchandise.

08/14/2018 20:55

INCIDENT  18005697

LARCENY FROM BUILDING c266 S20

CHILD STREET

Officers responded to a Child Street apartment building for a report of a larceny. A male suspect stole a guest logbook from the front counter in search of contact information for advertising purposes. The logbook did not contain any identifying information and was returned at approximately 10:30 p.m.  

08/14/2018 21:46

INCIDENT  18005698

IDENTITY FRAUD

FAYETTE STREET

A resident of Fayette Street reported being the victim of identity fraud. An unknown suspect attempted to open a line of credit in the victim’s name. The suspect succeeded in switching the victim’s phone number over to another carrier.

08/14/2018 22:08

INCIDENT  18005700

FRANKLIN STREET

Officers assigned to the Area Four Gun Violence Task Force observed two males sharing a bottle of alcohol on the steps of a church and investigated further. Suspected crack cocaine was found on one individual’s person, while the other was found to be in possession of Gabapentin without a prescription. As a result, David Lowe, 60, 40 Fairmont Street, was placed under arrest for Drinking in Public From an Open Container and Possession of a Class E Drug. David Johnson, 40, 165 Western Avenue, was placed under arrest for Drinking in Public From an Open Container and Possession of a Class B Drug.