April 13, 2009

Cambridgeport Neighborhood Alert

Street Robberies

On April 12, 2009 there were two armed street robberies reported in the Cambridgeport Neighborhood.

The first occurred on Williams Street around 10:00pm. A male victim of mid- twenties was approached from behind, a handgun was placed to his back, and he was robbed of his IPod and wallet.

The second incident took place 5 minutes later at the corner of Magazine and Chestnut Streets.  A male victim mid-twenties was robbed in a similar fashion and robbed of his camera equipment.

The Cambridge Police believe that it was the same suspect involved in both of these incidents.  Suspect is described as a 25 year old black male, 6ft, medium to stocky build, wearing a hooded camouflage jacket (army green) and baggy dark blue jeans.

There have been no incidents similar to these incidents in Cambridgeport in recent months.

All residents are asked to be alert for this subject or for any other suspicious individuals in the area and to call 911 if observed.  If anyone has information regarding these incidents or suspect, please contact the Investigations Unit at 617-349-3370 or the Police operations Desk (24 hours) at 617-349-3301