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Daily Log for 02.25.2024

Cambridge Police Daily Log for February 23 – 25, 2024

Type #
Date & Time

Info

02/23/202409:01
INCIDENT24001481-1
LARCENY FROM PERSON C266 S25

JFK ST
Police responded to a business for a report of a larceny of a backpack.

02/23/202410:49
INCIDENT24001484-1
CREDIT CARD, LARCENY OF C266 S37B(B)

CAMBRIDGE PKWY
A resident reported their credit card was used without their permission at a business.

02/23/202410:51
INCIDENT24001483-1
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a business on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a shoplifting incident.

02/23/202411:02
INCIDENT24001485-1
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

JFK ST
Police EOD Unit responded for an unattended bag. Police K9 helped officers determine the bag was not a safety issue.

02/23/202411:19
INCIDENT24001486-1
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6

HANCOCK ST
A resident reported suspicious activity outside their home. A report was taken.

02/23/202415:33
INCIDENT24001496-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

BOARDMAN ST
A resident reported their delivered package was stolen from their front doorway.

02/23/202416:01
INCIDENT24001495-1
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

SIXTH ST
A resident came to Cambridge Police to report they are being harassed by someone they know. A report was taken.

02/23/202416:30
INCIDENT24001498-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

TECHNOLOGY SQ
Police took a report for an individual who believes they were overcharged by a business for an item they purchased.

02/23/202416:43
INCIDENT24001499-1
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

COLUMBIA ST
A resident reported their motor vehicle was stolen from outside the 300 block of Columbia Street.

02/23/202417:04
INCIDENT24001500-1
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

CEDAR ST
Police conducted a traffic stop after observing a driver proceed through a stop sign without stopping. The driver was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for driving a motor vehicle without a license, and failure to stop at a stop sign.

02/23/202417:55
INCIDENT24001501-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

WHITE ST
Police responded to White Street for a disturbance. A police report was taken.

02/24/202405:30
INCIDENT24001507-1
B&E FOR MISDEMEANOR C266 S16A

HUNTING ST
Police responded for a report of a breaking and entering in progress. Officers determined individuals had broken into a vacant apartment unit. Aaron Malerba, 34, unhoused, was placed under arrest for breaking & entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor and trespassing. Danielle Scuturio, 49, unhoused, was placed under arrest for breaking & entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor.

02/24/202407:37
INCIDENT24001508-1
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

MAIN ST
Police conducted a motor vehicle stop after observing a driver exceed the posted speed limit. The driver was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for going 40 mph in a 25 mph zone, and driving without a license.

02/24/202410:00
INCIDENT24001509-1
B&E DAYTIME FOR FELONY, PERSON IN FEAR C266 S17

HARVARD ST
Police responded for a reported breaking and entering in progress on the 300 block of Harvard Street. A report was taken.

02/24/202410:45
INCIDENT24001510-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

ERIE ST
A resident came to the Cambridge Police Department to report an issue with their cell phone and automatic bank payments. A report was taken.

02/24/202410:49
INCIDENT24001511-1
UNFOUNDED REPORT

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Somerville resident reported their items were stolen from a locker they were using in the 1800 block of Massachusetts Avenue.

02/24/202412:41
INCIDENT24001512-1
TRESPASS C266 S120

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A business on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue reported a trespassing.

02/24/202413:56
INCIDENT24001514-1
BURGLARY, UNARMED C266 S15

MAGAZINE ST
A resident reported a burglary at their residence.

02/24/202414:42
INCIDENT24001516-1
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
Police took a report for a stolen bicycle from a resident. The resident says the bicycle was stolen from a locked bicycle storage room.

02/24/202415:28
INCIDENT24001517-1
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

BROADWAY
Police responded for a motor vehicle crash involving a cyclist. The driver told officers they were proceeding through a green light when they hit the cyclist. A report was taken.

02/24/202415:43
INCIDENT24001526-1
USE MV WITHOUT AUTHORITY C90 S24

THIRD ST

Police took a report for a stolen motor vehicle.

02/24/202416:21
INCIDENT24001520-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

CAMBRIDGE ST
Police responded for a breaking & entering in progress on the 600 block of Cambridge Street.

02/24/202417:37
INCIDENT24001521-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PERSONAL INJURY C90 S24

AVON ST
Police took a report for a prior hit & run crash involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. The pedestrian told officers they were hit while in the crosswalk. A report was taken.

02/24/202417:49
INCIDENT24001522-1
A&B C265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue for an assault in progress. A report was taken.

02/24/202417:58
INCIDENT24001528-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

FRANKLIN ST
Police took a report for stolen earbuds on the 100 block of Franklin Street.

02/24/202422:01
INCIDENT24001529-1
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

CAMBRIDGE ST
Police responded to Cambridge Street for a motor vehicle crash. A report was taken.

02/25/202404:13
INCIDENT24001530-1
ROBBERY, UNARMED C265 S19

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Police responded to a business on the 200 block of Alewife Brook Parkway for a report of a shoplifting. A report was taken.

02/25/202407:06
INCIDENT24001532-1
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

ABERDEEN AVE
A resident reported their motor vehicle was stolen from in front of their house.

02/25/202408:46
INCIDENT24001534-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

SHEPARD ST
A resident reported they found a security compromise on their personal computer. They were concerned their personal security information was compromised.

02/25/202409:04
ARREST24001535-1
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

CENTRAL SQ
Paul White, 58, unhoused, was placed under arrest for two warrants out of Cambridge District Court.

02/25/202412:16
INCIDENT24001537-1
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

INMAN ST
A resident reported vandalism to their motor vehicle they they believe happened overnight.

02/25/202413:35
INCIDENT24001539-1
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Police responded to a business on the 200 block of Alewife Brook Parkway for a shoplifting incident.

02/25/202414:07
INCIDENT24001541-1
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

PUTNAM AVE
Police responded for a reported motor vehicle crash on the 200 block of Putnam Avenue. Officers determined one of the drivers did not have a driver’s license. That driver was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for operating a motor vehicle without a license.

02/25/202414:16
INCIDENT24001540-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

RIVER ST
Police responded to a business on the 300 block of River Street for a reported shoplifting.

02/25/202414:52
INCIDENT24001543-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

FENNO ST
A resident reported a past hit & run incident involving property damage to their motor vehicle.

02/25/202415:04
INCIDENT24001542-1
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY +$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

CONCORD AVE
A resident on the 300 block of Concord Avenue reported vandalism to their motor vehicle. The resident told officers their rear right window was smashed while it was parked on Chilton Street.

02/25/202416:13
INCIDENT24001544-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MT AUBURN ST
Police responded to a business on the 600 block of Mount Auburn Street for a shoplifting incident.

02/25/202416:29
INCIDENT24001545-1
DRUG, DISTRIBUTE CLASS B, SUBSQ. OFF. C94C S32A(B)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police observed drug sale activity in plain view on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue. Charles Long, 61, unhoused, was placed under arrest for possession of cocaine and possession of a counterfeit drug with intent to distribute, distributing a class B; subsequent offense, distribution of a class B drug. James Bean, 37, unhoused, was placed under arrest for possession of a class B drug.

02/25/202417:04
INCIDENT24001547-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

GRANT ST
Police responded for a report of a past hit & run with property damage.

02/25/202417:18
INCIDENT24001548-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

JFK ST
Police responded for a report of a shoplifting incident.

02/25/202417:47
INCIDENT24001549-1
SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

BROOKLINE ST
Police responded to a business on the 200 block of Brookline Street for a past shoplifting incident. A report was taken.

02/25/202420:15
INCIDENT24001551-1
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

GURNEY ST
A resident reported a past breaking & entering of their motor vehicle.

02/25/202421:24
INCIDENT24001553-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MAY ST
Police responded to a residence for a past breaking & entering.

02/25/202421:51
INCIDENT24001554-1
ROBBERY, UNARMED C265 S19

PROSPECT ST
Police responded to a business on the 200 block of Prospect Street for a shoplifting incident where the individual went behind the counter of the business to take cigarettes. Johnny Jones, 22, of Cambridge, was placed under arrest for unarmed robbery.

02/25/202422:02
INCIDENT24001555-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION, 2ND OFF. C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a business on the 500 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a shoplifting incident. Police summonsed the individual involved to Cambridge District Court for shoplifting and trespassing.

02/25/202422:24
INCIDENT24001557-1
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

MT AUBURN ST
Police responded to a local medical facility on the 300 block of Mount Auburn Street for a report of an unwanted person. A report was taken.


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