October 17, 2008

Community Advisory - Harvard Square & Peabody - 10/17/08

During the month of September, the Harvard Sq. and Peabody neighborhoods experienced a rash of break-ins to motor vehicles centered around the Cambridge Common and Garden St. areas.  These incidents have occurred during both the day-time and early evening hours.  The crimes involve someone breaking a car window very quickly and removing small items usually a GPS unit, portable laptop computer or other similar items.  These incidents take only a couple of minutes to complete.

All residents and motorists are urged to remove these types of items from their vehicles or, if not practical, place them out of sight.  Community members are being asked to be on alert. 

Anyone seeing suspicious activity is being asking to call the Cambridge Police Department at 617- 349-3300 or 911.  If possible, provide a brief description of the individual(s), a direction of flight and any other relevant info.