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Daily Log 12.3.2018

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Cambridge Police Daily Log: December 3rd, 2018

Type #

Date & Time

Info

12/03/2018 07:15

INCIDENT  18008537

LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE c90 S24

PUTNAM AVENUE

Officers responded for a report of a hit and run that occurred at a Prospect Street gas station. The reporting party’s vehicle was struck and damaged by a yellow school bus while he was attempting to pump gas. The suspect driver exited the bus, had a brief conversation with the reporting party, and then reentered the bus and fled the scene. The incident was witnessed by a gas station attendant and recorded by security cameras.

12/03/2018 07:33

INCIDENT  18008538

SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY ASPORTATION c266 S30A

WHITE STREET

Officers responded to a White Street grocery store for a report of a shoplifting. A white female suspect with reddish hair and a red coat was observed placing items in a shopping cart and then exiting the store with the merchandise without offering payment. The suspect entered the store at approximately 5:30 a.m. and left behind a number of personal items upon leaving the property.

12/03/2018 08:44

INCIDENT  18008539

TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

CAMERON AVENUE

Officers responded for a motor vehicle crash involving a bicycle at Cameron Avenue and Fair Oaks Street. A cyclist struck the front fender of the vehicle as it made a left turn in front of her. Both the vehicle and the bicycle sustained damage, and the cyclist reported minor injuries but stated she would seek medical treatment on her own. The driver of the vehicle was issued a citation for Failure to Yield to Right of Way (Bicycle).

12/03/2018 10:08

INCIDENT  18008540

BOMB CHEM OR BIO THREAT, FALSE C269 S14

CAMBRIDGESIDE PLACE

The police department of a university in Boston alerted Cambridge Police that a former student had made shooting threats via telephone and was currently at a location on Cambridgeside Place. Elie Ngakouyou, 35, 8 Portland Street in Worcester, was placed under arrest for False Bomb/Chemical/Biological Threat and was transferred to the custody of the University of Massachusetts Boston Police Department. No weapons were found in Ngakouyou’s possession at the time of his arrest.

12/03/2018 10:35

INCIDENT  18008541

B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY c266 S16

LAKEVIEW AVENUE

Officers responded to a Lakeview Avenue residence for a reported breaking and entering to two motor vehicles that occurred between approximately 10:00 p.m. on December 1 and 9:00 a.m. on December 2. The reporting party stated that neither vehicle’s doors were locked at the time and that nothing appears to be missing, but items were scattered about inside the vehicles.

12/03/2018 12:31

INCIDENT  18008542

TRESPASS c266 S120

MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE

A resident of Cambridge was summonsed to court for Trespass after entering a business where he had previously been trespassed and refusing to leave.

12/03/2018 12:53

INCIDENT  18008543

MISC. REPORT TYPE

CHESTNUT STREET

Officers responded to a Chestnut Street residence for a report of a fraudulent package delivery.

12/03/2018 15:15

INCIDENT  18008544

TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

BINNEY STREET

Officers responded for a two-vehicle crash on Binney Street at Second Street. None of the parties reported injuries and neither vehicle required towing, although both sustained damage. One driver was issued a citation for Failure to Yield to Right of Way.

12/03/2018 15:41

INCIDENT  18008546

LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

MAIN STREET

A resident of Cambridge reported a light stolen from his bicycle while it was parked in a Main Street parking lot between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. on December 1.

12/03/2018 17:01

INCIDENT  18008548

LARCENY OVER $250 BY FALSE PRETENSE c266 S34

FRANKLIN STREET

An elderly resident of Franklin Street reported fraudulent transactions charged to her bank account in November totaling several thousand dollars.

12/03/2018 18:26

INCIDENT  18008550

LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

PALERMO STREET

Officers responded to a Palermo Street residence for a report of a package theft. The reporting party received a delivery confirmation between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. and returned home at 6:00 p.m. to find the package opened on his front stoop and the contents taken. Packaging from another potentially stolen box was left on the reporting party’s stoop.

12/03/2018 18:55

INCIDENT  18008551

LARCENY FROM BUILDING c266 S20

WILLOW STREET

A resident of Willow Street reported two packages stolen from his apartment building between November 29 and December 3.

12/03/2018 19:07

INCIDENT  18008553

LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

MUSEUM WAY

Officers responded to a Museum Way residence for a reported larceny of a Louis Vuitton bag from the reporting party’s closet. The reporting party stated that she lives alone and had a maintenance worker in her apartment while she was not home recently.

12/03/2018 19:53

INCIDENT  18008552

MISC. REPORT TYPE

ACORN PARK DRIVE

A resident of Wilmington reported an incident with an employee of a business that made her uncomfortable.

12/03/2018 21:38

INCIDENT  18008556

LICENSE SUSPENDED, OP MV WITH, SUBSQ.OFF c90 S23

BROOKLINE STREET

An officer observed a vehicle commit a traffic infraction and then park in a handicap space without a visible handicap placard. Upon searching for the driver’s information, the officer discovered that the driver had a suspended license. The driver, a resident of Dorchester, was summonsed to court for Operating a Motor Vehicle With License Suspended and cited for License Not in Possession and Improper U-Turn.

12/03/2018 21:46

INCIDENT  18008554

FIREARM, DISCHARGE WITHIN 500 FT OF BLDG c269 S12E

SCHOOL STREET

Officers responded to School Street and Pine Street for a report of shots fired. Several witnesses heard a single shot and a commotion, and one individual observed a vehicle speeding down School Street after the shot. Nobody was observed fleeing the scene on foot and no victim(s) were located. Officers did locate a shell casing in the street on Pine Street.

12/03/2018 21:52

INCIDENT  18008555

LARCENY UNDER $1200 c266 S30(1)

CARDINAL MEDEIROS AVENUE

Officers responded to the area of Cardinal Medeiros Avenue and Hardwick Street for a report of a package theft. The reporting party observed an unknown male suspect carrying a package open it, take the contents, and discard the box. The discarded packaging was located and the individual identified on the label confirmed that it had been stolen.

 

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