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Daily Log 5.25.2020

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Cambridge Police Daily Log: May 22-25th, 2020

Type #
Date & Time

Info

05/25/202012:53
INCIDENT 20003176
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

ARLINGTON ST
Officers received a call from a Cambridge resident who reports that on 5/23/2020, she was expecting a package. An
e-mail was sent to her daughter that the package had arrived and a neighbor confirmed that they saw the package delivered. A short time later, it was determined that an unknown person removed the package from her front door.

05/25/202014:38
INCIDENT 20003178
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

CAMBRIDGE ST
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Cambridge and Willow Street for a report of a minor motor vehicle crash that evolved into a road rage incident. It was reported that two males in one of the vehicles brandished firearms and then reportedly returned to their vehicle and fled towards Somerville. Officers were able to locate and identify the other involved driver.

05/25/202015:28
INCIDENT 20003180
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

HOWARD ST
Cambridge Police took a report for a break-in of a motor vehicle on Howard Street.

05/25/202015:30
INCIDENT 20003179
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

SULLIVAN RD
A resident of Sullivan Road came into the police station lobby to report that she had been the victim of a larceny.

05/25/202016:33
INCIDENT 20003181
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

BERKSHIRE ST
Cambridge Police took a report for a bicycle stolen from Cambridge Street.

05/25/202017:45
INCIDENT 20003183
REGISTRATION SUSPENDED / REVOKED, OP MV WITH C90

GREEN ST
A resident of Everett was summonsed for Operation of an Unregistered Vehicle as well as Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle. This individual was seen driving a Nissan Maxima in Cambridge with only one MA plate attached to it. The operator was found to be unlicensed during the traffic stop.

05/25/202017:54
INCIDENT 20003182
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

NEWMAN ST
Cambridge Police Explosive Ordnance responded to a Newman Street address for a report of a military grenade found at the home of deceased veteran. Following an investigation, the grenade was inert and confiscated.

05/25/202018:46
INCIDENT 20003185
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

ELM ST
Cambridge Police responded to a disturbance on Elm Street. A Cambridge resident will be was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for Malicious Destruction Under $1200 for smashing a cellphone and Malicious Destruction Under $1200 for smashing a bowl.

05/25/202020:01
INCIDENT 20003187
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

CAMBRIDGE ST
Gavin Hueton, 43, 664 Revere Beach Boulevard in Revere, was placed under arrest for warrants out of Roxbury District Court for Unregistered Motor Vehicle, Obscuring Attached Number Plate Violation, and Uninsured Motor Vehicle.

05/25/202021:19
INCIDENT 20003188
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

LANDSDOWNE ST
Cambridge Police conducted a traffic stop on a motorized scooter at Massachusetts Avenue and Landsdowne Street after it failed to stop at a red light. As a result of an investigation, it was discovered that the operator was unlicensed. The operator was issued a citation for civil infractions and the scooter was towed.

05/24/202007:34
INCIDENT 20003156
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

TENNEY ST
Cambridge Police took a stolen bike report from a Tenney Street resident who reported that his Raleigh Mountain bike was stolen from his backyard sometime between 11 p.m. -7 a.m. last night.

05/24/202007:57
INCIDENT 20003157
B&E MV IN DAYTIME FOR FELONY C266 S18

PUTNAM AVE
A resident of Putnam Avenue reported her vehicle was broken into while it was parked in her driveway. A backpack with a number of personal items was stolen.

05/24/202010:21
INCIDENT 20003159
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

ORCHARD ST
Cambridge Police took a larceny report from an Orchard Street resident who reported that two of her bikes were stolen from her front yard area at an unknown time.

05/24/202013:29
INCIDENT 20003161
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO COMPUTER SYSTEM C266 S120F

LANCASTER ST
A Lancaster Street resident reported that an unknown person(s) hacked her computer and has been altering her personal account passwords.

05/24/202017:55
INCIDENT 20003166
NUMBER PLATE VIOLATION ATTACHING / OBSCURING / FAI

MAIN ST
Cambridge Police conducted a traffic stop on Portland Street after observing a motor vehicle with an inactive license plate. The Boston resident was summonsed for Unregistered Motor Vehicle, Uninsured Motor Vehicle, and Attached Number Plate Violation.

05/24/202018:42
INCIDENT 20003167
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

LANGDON ST
A resident reports that his motor vehicle was stolen while parked.

05/24/202020:21
INCIDENT 20003169
MISC. REPORT TYPE

APPLETON ST
Cambridge Police responded to Channing Circle for report of a civil dispute.

05/24/202020:46
INCIDENT 20003170
MISC. REPORT TYPE

ROBERTS RD
Cambridge Police received a report of two suspicious persons pulling on car door handles on Roberts Road.

05/24/202021:54
INCIDENT 20003171
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

WHITE ST
A merchant reported a shoplifting.

05/24/202023:08
INCIDENT 20003172
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

JACKSON PL
Cambridge Police responded to Jackson Place for a larceny report.

05/23/202000:17
INCIDENT 20003134
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

SIXTH ST
Cambridge police were approached about a threats report.

05/23/202006:58
INCIDENT 20003137
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

THORNDIKE ST
A resident of Thorndike Street reports that he was parked at Fulkerson Street and Thorndike Street and someone hit his car, causing damage and left the scene without making themselves known.

05/23/202008:12
INCIDENT 20003138
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

PUTNAM AVE
A Cambridge resident was parked on Pleasant Street and Putnam Ave, and someone broke into her car and attempted to steal it.

05/23/202009:14
INCIDENT 20003139
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

ELM ST
An Elm Street resident reports that someone entered his yard and vandalized his garden and stole flowers.

05/23/202009:41
INCIDENT 20003140
IDENTITY FRAUD

SCOTT ST
A Cambridge resident reports that someone did use their identity and filed for unemployment benefits.

05/23/202010:47
INCIDENT 20003142
UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE * C90 S9

FRESH POND PKWY
A resident of Stoneham was summonsed for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license after the motor vehicle was observed traveling 42 m.p.h. in a posted 25 m.p.h. zone on Fresh Pond Parkway and Vassal Lane. The operator was also cited for unregistered motor vehicle and failing to wear a seat belt.

05/23/202012:10
INCIDENT 20003143
STOP/YIELD, FAIL TO * C89 S9

FRESH POND PKWY
A resident of Cambridge Massachusetts was summonsed for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license after the motor vehicle was observed failing to stop for the red signal light in front of Fresh Pond Parkway.

05/23/202012:11
INCIDENT 20003144
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

BEECH ST
A Beech Street resident reports that an unknown male called them and made physical threats by phone.

05/23/202017:17
INCIDENT 20003149
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police documented a past bicycle larceny that occurred on Massachusetts Avenue.

05/23/202019:49
INCIDENT 20003150
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

HOLLIS PK
Cambridge Police documented a past hit and run property damage-type report that occurred on Hollis Park.

05/23/202020:01
INCIDENT 20003151
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

CAMERON AVE
Cambridge Police documented a past package theft that occurred on Cameron Avenue.

05/23/202022:36
INCIDENT 20003153
A&B C265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police were flagged down at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Pearl Street for the report of a male down on the ground bleeding. The victim was intoxicated and uncooperative, but stated he was assaulted.

05/23/202023:50
INCIDENT 20003155
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

WHITE ST
Cambridge Police Department responded to White Street for a report of a disturbance.

05/22/202006:55
INCIDENT 20003103
SPEEDING IN VIOL SPECIAL REGULATION * C90 S18

FRESH POND PKWY
A Watertown resident was summonsed for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle after it was discovered that he had no license to drive during a traffic stop for speeding.

05/22/202008:31
INCIDENT 20003104
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

INMAN ST
A Cambridge resident reports that someone stole her bicycle from Inman Street.

05/22/202008:34
INCIDENT 20003105
MISC. REPORT TYPE

CHESTNUT ST
Cambridge Police responded to Pearl Street for a larceny in progress.

05/22/202009:48
INCIDENT 20003106
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

PRINCE ST
A Prince Street resident reports that someone did steal his children’s bikes off the porch.

05/22/202010:03
INCIDENT 20003107
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

ELM ST
An Elm Street resident reports that on 5/21 at approximately 10:50 p.m., an unknown suspect tried to open her front door. Luckily, the dog barked and scared the woman off.

05/22/202010:13
INCIDENT 20003108
IDENTITY FRAUD

ELLSWORTH PK
A Cambridge resident reports that someone used her identity to file for unemployment benefits.

05/22/202010:20
TRAFFIC 20003119
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

OTIS ST
Officers received a call from a Cambridge resident who reports that on 5/22/2020 he was crossing the street at a marked crosswalk on Otis Street and Sciarappa Street. The injured party states that while he was crossing with his son, he was struck by a motor vehicle. He refused to be transported to a local hospital at the time of the crash.

05/22/202010:57
INCIDENT 20003109
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

CAMBRIDGE ST
Cambridge Police Explosive Ordnance responded to Cambridge Street for a report of an unattended backpack. Upon arrival, the bag was cleared by Officers after it was determined to be an empty backpack.

05/22/202011:03
INCIDENT 20003111
ASSAULT C265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A woman reported being harassed by a man in front of a Mass Ave grocer. The woman reported being verbally assaulted for driving slowly and, when she exited the vehicle, she claimed she was approached aggressively and purposely bumped into.

05/22/202011:15
INCIDENT 20003110
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

NEWTON ST
A Newton Street resident had his bicycle stolen from his side yard on 5/21.

05/22/202011:39
INCIDENT 20003112
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

JAY ST
A Jay Street resident had his tire slashed while the car was parked in his driveway.

05/22/202011:45
INCIDENT 20003115
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

MEMORIAL DR
Cambridge Police responded to a Memorial Drive address to document a threats report. Upon arrival, Officers spoke with the reporting person who stated a former guest of a hotel threatened the employees of a hotel via email.

05/22/202013:54
INCIDENT 20003116
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

CHESTNUT ST
A power cord was stolen from the mail at a Chestnut Street residence.

05/22/202015:45
INCIDENT 20003121
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

FRANKLIN ST
Officers received a call from a Cambridge resident who reports that on 5/17/2020 she had locked her bike at the front of her residence. On 5/22/2020, she went outside to use her bike to find that an unknown person had stolen her bike.

05/22/202016:02
INCIDENT 20003122
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

NEW ST
Officers received a call from a Cambridge resident who lives on New Street who said that he had locked his bike in a bike cage located at his residence on 05/17/2020. On 05/22/2020, he returned to the bike cage and realized that unknown person had stolen his bike.

05/22/202016:23
INCIDENT 20003123
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

APPLETON ST
Officers received a call from a Cambridge resident of Appleton Street. The victim said that he locked his white Cannondale bike in front of his residence on 5/21/2020. On 5/22/2020, the victim realized that an unknown person had stolen his bike.

05/22/202017:09
TRAFFIC 20003124
UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J

SECOND ST
Cambridge Police observed a motor vehicle travelling east on Cambridge Street with no license plates. A motor vehicle stop was conducted, and it was determined that the vehicle was unregistered/uninsured. A Boston resident will be summoned for Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle and Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle.

05/22/202017:46
INCIDENT 20003125
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
The Cambridge Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit responded to the area of Lusitania Field for an unattended backpack.

05/22/202019:24
INCIDENT 20003127
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to City Hall for the report of property damage to a display.

05/22/202020:18
INCIDENT 20003129
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

NORFOLK ST
Officers received a call from a Cambridge resident that lives on Norfolk Street. The resident reports that his roommate contacted him in New York to advise him that an unknown person had stolen his bike.

05/22/202020:19
ARREST 20003130
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police received a report of a shoplifting at a Massachusetts Avenue department store. As a result of the call for service, Reagan DeSantis, 19, 35 Forest Street in Winthrop, was placed under arrest for a warrant issued out of Salem District Court for Assault and Battery and Resisting Arrest.

05/22/202021:30
INCIDENT 20003131
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY +$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

MEMORIAL DR
Officers responded to a Memorial Drive address to document a malicious destruction to property report. Officers spoke with the reporting person who stated a former guest of a hotel vandalized one of the rooms of the hotel causing approximately $3,000 in damages.

 

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