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Daily Log 11.23.2020

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Cambridge Police Daily Log: November 23rd, 2020

Type #
Date & Time

Info

11/23/202008:11
INCIDENT 20008340-1
MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO C266 S28

LINNAEAN ST
A resident of Linnaean Street reports that during the overnight hours of Saturday, November 21, 2020 into Sunday, November 22, 2020, an unknown person(s) damaged one of the windows to her vehicle while it was parked on Linnaean Street.

11/23/202009:03
INCIDENT 20008342-1
ROBBERY, UNARMED C265 S19

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a convenience store located on the 2200 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a disturbance. Upon police arrival, there was no active disturbance at the location. After speaking to the reporting party and an on-scene witness statement, this incident was determined to be an unarmed robbery.

11/23/202009:18
INCIDENT 20008341-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

WALDEN ST
A resident of Cambridge reported that an unknown person filed a false unemployment claim in her name.

11/23/202009:29
INCIDENT 20008343-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

RAYMOND ST
A resident of Cambridge reported that an unknown person filed a false unemployment claim in his name.

11/23/202010:18
INCIDENT 20008344-1
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident of Massachusetts Avenue reports that overnight on November 23, 2020, an unknown person(s) broke into his vehicle and took a number of items while it was parked in the 2500 block of Massachusetts Avenue.

11/23/202010:43
INCIDENT 20008346-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

CANAL PK
A resident of Cambridge reported that an unknown person filed a false unemployment claim in her name.

11/23/202010:56
INCIDENT 20008348-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

GRAY ST
A resident of Cambridge reported that an unknown person filed a false unemployment claim in her name.

11/23/202011:01
INCIDENT 20008349-1
CREDIT CARD FRAUD UNDER $1200 C266 S37B(G)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident of Massachusetts Avenue reports that on the morning of Monday, November 23, 2020, unknown person(s) used her debit and credit cards to make a number of unauthorized purchases in both Cambridge and Boston.

11/23/202011:03
INCIDENT 20008355-1
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

WINDSOR ST
A resident of Windsor street reports his car entered last night shortly after 11 p.m. by an unidentified male who stole property and fled on a bicycle.

11/23/202011:12
INCIDENT 20008354-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

BROADWAY
A resident of Chauncy Street reports that on November 17, 2020, at approximately 1 p.m., his vehicle was struck while it was parked in the lot opposite Broadway. The operator of the offending vehicle did not identify him/herself and did not notify the police.

11/23/202011:32
INCIDENT 20008351-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

SHERMAN ST
Cambridge woman reports identity theft after learning unknown persons had fraudulently applied for unemployment benefits using her information.

11/23/202011:41
INCIDENT 20008352-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

SIXTH ST
An employee of the City of Cambridge reported that an unknown person filed a false unemployment claim in his name.

11/23/202011:48
INCIDENT 20008353-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

INMAN ST
A Cambridge man reports identity theft after learning unknown persons had fraudulently applied for unemployment benefits using his information.

11/23/202012:27
INCIDENT 20008358-1
STOP/YIELD, FAIL TO * C89 S9

BROOKLINE ST
Cambridge Police responded to the intersection of Brookline Street and Franklin Street for a minor car crash. An operator was issued a Massachusetts uniform citation and charged with failure to yield at the stop sign.

11/23/202012:38
INCIDENT 20008356-1
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

MT AUBURN ST
An employee of a Cambridge-based company came to the police station to file a police report for employee theft.

11/23/202012:41
INCIDENT 20008357-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

HAMILTON ST
A Cambridge resident came to the police station to report that he was a victim of the unemployment scam. He received an unemployment package from another state inquiring about his unemployment scam.

11/23/202013:31
INCIDENT 20008359-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

LINCOLN LN
A resident of Cambridge reported that an unknown person filed a false unemployment claim in his name.

11/23/202013:45
DOMESTIC VIOLEN 20008362-1
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

PUTNAM GDNS
Cambridge Street responded to a disturbance on Magee Street.

11/23/202013:51
INCIDENT 20008364-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident of Cambridge reported that an unknown person filed a false unemployment claim in her name.

11/23/202014:02
INCIDENT 20008363-1
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY +$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

FRESH POND PKWY
Over the weekend, an unknown suspect tagged social distance sign at Fresh Pond Reservation.

11/23/202014:04
INCIDENT 20008361-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

SIXTH ST
A resident of Dorchester reported that an unknown person filed a false unemployment claim in his name.

11/23/202014:16
INCIDENT 20008366-1
MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO C266 S28

SIXTH ST
Cambridge Police were dispatched to the area of 6th Street for a past destruction of property.

11/23/202014:23
INCIDENT 20008365-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

ELM ST N
A resident of Cambridge reported that an unknown person filed a false unemployment claim in her name.

11/23/202014:32
INCIDENT 20008369-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

BROADWAY
A local business called the Police station to report a larceny of three packs of cigarettes.

11/23/202014:36
INCIDENT 20008370-1
MOTOR VEH, TAKING & STEALING PARTS C266 S28

FRANKLIN ST
A Franklin Street resident reports a larceny of a motor vehicle parts.

11/23/202015:10
INCIDENT 20008367-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

PLEASANT ST
A Pleasant Street resident reports Identity Theft.

11/23/202015:13
INCIDENT 20008371-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

HAMILTON ST
A Cambridge resident called the Police station to report an unknown person used her identity to apply for unemployment benefits.

11/23/202015:25
INCIDENT 20008368-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

DANA ST
Cambridge Police took a report for identity theft.

11/23/202015:58
INCIDENT 20008372-1
LARCENY FROM PERSON C266 S25

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Banks Street resident reports a larceny of a bicycle.

11/23/202016:01
INCIDENT 20008373-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

ALLSTON ST
A Cambridge resident called the Police station to report his identity had been used to file for unemployment benefits.

11/23/202016:11
INCIDENT 20008375-1
ROBBERY, UNARMED C265 S19

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to the 1200 block of a Massachusetts Avenue for a report of a bank robbery in progress. A note was passed and a weapon was not displayed. A suspect left on foot towards Harvard Square. He was described as a white male in his 40s wearing a blue hat, blue mask, jeans and a hooded sweatshirt.

11/23/202016:22
INCIDENT 20008374-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

ARLINGTON ST
A Cambridge resident called to report that one of his credit cards had been used by an unknown person without his knowledge.

11/23/202016:26
INCIDENT 20008376-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

FIFTH ST
A Fifth Street resident reports Identity Theft.

11/23/202016:36
INCIDENT 20008378-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

THIRD ST
A Third Street resident reports Identity Theft.

11/23/202017:00
INCIDENT 20008381-1
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

BROOKLINE PL
A Cambridge resident called to report he had been scammed out of $2,500 through a check scheme.

11/23/202017:02
INCIDENT 20008379-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

GREEN ST
A City of Cambridge employee reports Identity Theft.

11/23/202017:06
INCIDENT 20008377-1
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An employee of a fast food restaurant left her phone in the woman’s restroom. When she returned, it was gone.

11/23/202017:30
INCIDENT 20008380-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

HARVEY ST
A City of Cambridge employee reports Identity Theft.

11/23/202018:17
INCIDENT 20008382-1

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge resident reported that, while her vehicle was being serviced at a Cambridge business, items from her wallet were stolen. The wallet was in the middle console.

11/23/202019:15
INCIDENT 20008383-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

JACKSON PL
Cambridge Police responded to Jackson Place for a disturbance.

11/23/202020:02
INCIDENT 20008384-1
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

BAY STATE RD
A Bay State Road resident reports malicious destruction to his car windshield after kids threw rocks from St. Peters Field.

11/23/202020:11
INCIDENT 20008385-1
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

DUDLEY ST
A Dudley Street resident reports malicious destruction to their house storm window after two kids on bicycles threw a rock through the window.

11/23/202020:58
INCIDENT 20008386-1
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

RICHDALE AVE
A Cambridge resident called to report that she discovered the driver’s side mirror to her car was missing.

11/23/202021:30
INCIDENT 20008387-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MAGAZINE ST
A Banks Street resident reports a larceny of a bicycle.

 

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