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Daily Log for 9.17.2023

Cambridge Police Daily Log for September 15th – 17th, 2023

Type #
Date & Time

Info

09/17/202301:28
ARREST23008463
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

CALLENDER ST
Jerry Vastey, 21, of 1 Putnam Gardens in Cambridge, was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant out of Cambridge District Court.

09/17/202306:00
INCIDENT23008464
LARCENY FROM PERSON C266 S25

ALBANY ST
Cambridge Police responded to an Albany Street address for a past larceny report involving cash. A report was taken.

09/17/202308:32
INCIDENT23008465
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, WANTON C266 S127

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
C
ambridge Police responded to Mass Avenue for a report of damage to a political sign. A report was taken.

09/17/202309:08
INCIDENT23008466
MISC. REPORT TYPE

CLIFTON CIR
A resident of Rindge Avenue reported that their dog was attacked by another dog that was off its leash inside a field on Rindge Avenue. The resident/victim attempted to protect their dog and was bit multiple times on their arms and hands. The victim was treated on scene and refused further medical treatment and the dog was treated by a veterinarian. Cambridge
Animal Control was notified for follow-up with both the victim and the suspect. A report was taken.

09/17/202309:31
INCIDENT23008467
ASSAULT C265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Ca
mbridge Police responded to Mass Ave on a report of a disturbance/dispute involving two residents. There were no reported injuries. A report was taken.

09/17/202310:23
INCIDENT23008468
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

PROSPECT ST
A Cambridge resident reported that they were being harassed by an unknown person(s) in their neighborhood. A report was taken.

09/17/202312:51
INCIDENT23008470

ERIE ST
Cambridge Police responded to Erie Street for a disturbance that resulted in a verbal dispute between two neighbors.
A report was taken.

09/17/202313:09
ARREST23008469
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

CAMBRIDGE ST
Michael Bonislawski, 57, of 22 Water Street in Cambridge, was arrested for a warrant issued out of Cambridge District Court.

09/17/202313:35
INCIDENT23008472
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

LANDSDOWNE ST
A Cambridge resident reported that an unknown person(s) struck their parked/unoccupied vehicle and left without making themselves known, causing property damage. A report was taken.

09/17/202313:42
INCIDENT23008471
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police took a report for malicious destruction.
The reporting party indicated that apples were thrown at their home and a campaign/political sign was damaged. A report was taken.

09/17/202315:27
INCIDENT23008475
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

NORFOLK ST
Cambridge Police took a report for a hit and run crash to a parked/unoccupied motor vehicle with property damage.

09/17/202317:07
INCIDENT23008476
IDENTITY FRAUD

RICHDALE AVE
Cambridge police responded to Richdale Ave for a report of threats. A report was taken.

09/17/202317:40
INCIDENT23008477
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

WARE ST
A resident from a Ware Street apartment complex reported that their child's bicycle was stolen. A report was taken.

09/17/202318:12
INCIDENT23008478
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

LEE ST
Cambridge Police responded to Lee Street for a threats report.

09/17/202318:39
INCIDENT23008484
CREDIT CARD FRAUD UNDER $1200 C266 S37B(G)

WINDSOR ST
Cambridge Police responded to Windsor Street for a report of credit card fraud. A report was taken.

09/17/202320:32
INCIDENT23008481
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

WALDEN SQUARE RD
Cambridge police responded to Walden Sq Road for the report of a disturbance. A report was taken.

09/17/202321:17
INCIDENT23008483
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police took a report for a stolen bicycle.

09/16/202300:19
INCIDENT23008437
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME C266 S30(1)

FAIRFIELD ST
Cambridge Police were contacted about a scam on an elderly person. A report was taken

09/16/202301:04
INCIDENT23008438
ARSON OF DWELLING HOUSE C266 S1

COLUMBIA ST
Cambridge Police responded to Columbia Street for a disturbance. A report was taken.

09/16/202310:09
INCIDENT23008441
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

BROADWAY
Cambridge Police responded to a Broadway residence for a past breaking and entering. Specifically, the reporting parties/victims stated that they had found their front door left open and bicycles stolen. A report was taken.

09/16/202310:50
INCIDENT23008443
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

RUSSELL ST
Cambridge Police responded to Russell Street for a report of a past larceny of a bicycle. A report was taken.

09/16/202311:27
INCIDENT23008445
B&E FOR MISDEMEANOR C266 S16A

MATIGNON RD
Cambridge Police responded to a school for a report of unwanted parties located on the property. Cambridge Police responded on scene and spoke to the involved parties, and they left the premises without further incident. A report was taken.

09/16/202313:06
INCIDENT23008447
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION, C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a business on Massachusetts Avenue for a report of Shoplifting. A report was taken.

09/16/202314:16
INCIDENT23008448
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Cambridge Police responded to a business for a reported shoplifting. A report was taken.

09/16/202317:31
INCIDENT23008451
B&E MV IN DAYTIME FOR FELONY C266 S18

TECHNOLOGY SQ
Cambridge Police took a report for a breaking and entering to a motor vehicle in the daytime resulting in the larceny of a cell phone. A report was taken.

09/16/202319:30
INCIDENT23008454
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

WARE ST
Cambridge Police documented a Breaking and Entering to a Motor Vehicle. A report was taken.

09/16/202320:25
INCIDENT23008457
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a local business located on Massachusetts Avenue in the Central Square area for a report of shoplifting. A report was taken.

09/16/202320:51
INCIDENT23008458
MISC. REPORT TYPE

BRATTLE ST
Cambridge Police responded to check a residence. A report was taken.

09/16/202320:56
INCIDENT23008460
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

HURON AVE
Cambridge Police responded to Huron Ave for a hit and run report to a parked/unoccupied vehicle with property damage. A report was taken.

09/16/202322:51
INCIDENT23008461
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

FIFTH ST
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Fifth Street and Hurley Street for a report of an unidentified person on a bicycle who had threatened two people with a knife. There were no reported injuries. Police arrived on scene and were unable to locate the suspect. A report was taken.

09/15/202301:09
INCIDENT23008401
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Boston resident was summonsed for Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Failure to Stop.

09/15/202301:24
INCIDENT23008402
LIQUOR/NOISE COMPLAINT AT LICENSED PREMISE

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
C
ambridge Police responded to a disturbance at an establishment located in the 300 block of Mass Ave. One party was ejected from the business and sent on their way. A report was taken.

09/15/202309:14
INCIDENT23008406
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

NORFOLK ST
Cambridge Police responded to a Norfolk Street residence for a stolen bicycle report. A report was taken.

09/15/202309:21
INCIDENT23008405
ASSAULT C265 S13A

GARDEN ST
Cambridge Police responded to Garden Street for a report of an assault in progress. A report was taken.

09/15/202310:28
INCIDENT23008407
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

WESTERN AVE
Cambridge Police took a larceny report from the Central Square substation. It was reported that a scooter was stolen from a bike rack on Western Ave. A report was taken.

09/15/202312:19
INCIDENT23008410
A&B C265 S13A

PRENTISS ST
C
ambridge Police responded for a disturbance/altercation involving two individuals. One of the involved parties was transported to the hospital for their injuries. A report was taken.

09/15/202312:41
INCIDENT23008411
LARCENY FROM PERSON C266 S25

CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
Cambridge Police responded to the 100 block of Cambridgeside Place for a larceny report of
a wallet. A report was taken.

09/15/202314:24
INCIDENT23008413
MISC. REPORT TYPE

AKRON ST
Cambridge Police responded to an Akron Street residence for an annoying text complaint.
A report was taken.

09/15/202314:27
INCIDENT23008412
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY +$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

MADISON ST
A resident of Watertown called to report that their vehicle was keyed. A report was taken.

09/15/202314:40
INCIDENT23008419
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

WALKER ST
C
ambridge police responded to the area of Walker Street to take a report of a past hit and run crash to a parked motor vehicle on a public way with property damage.

09/15/202314:50
INCIDENT23008415
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MAIN ST
Cambridge Police responded to a Main Street business for a report of a larceny
of a scooter, a report was filed.

09/15/202314:59
INCIDENT23008416
MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO C266 S28

PLYMPTON ST
Cambridge Police received a call for a malicious destruction report to a vehicle. A report was taken.

09/15/202315:22
INCIDENT23008417
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a Massachusetts Ave school for a past larceny report of a bicycle. A report was taken.

09/15/202315:45
INCIDENT23008420
LEAVE SCENE OF PERSONAL INJURY C90 S24

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Mass Ave. for a hit and run crash involving a bicyclist. The bicyclist reported that they were struck by the front passenger side bumper of the vehicle, and the vehicle fled the scene without exchanging information. The bicyclist refused medical treatment on scene. A crash report was taken.

09/15/202315:53
INCIDENT23008422
UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J

ALBANY ST
A Cambridge resident was found to be operating a motor vehicle on a public way that was unregistered and uninsured. As a result, they were summonsed for Uninsured Motor Vehicle on a Public Way and Unregistered Motor Vehicle on a Public Way. A second Cambridge resident was also summonsed for Allow Operation of Uninsured Motor Vehicle.

09/15/202315:53
INCIDENT23008418
IDENTITY FRAUD

WINDSOR ST
Cambridge Police took a report for identity theft from a Cambridge resident.

09/15/202316:25
INCIDENT23008421
LICENSE SUSPENDED, OP MV WITH, C90 S23

BISHOP ALLEN DR
A Cambridge resident was summonsed for Operating after License Suspension.

09/15/202317:13
INCIDENT23008423
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

HARVARD ST
Cambridge Police responded to Harvard Street for a report of a larceny
of a package, a report was filed.

09/15/202317:38
INCIDENT23008424

MAIN ST
Cambridge Police responded to Main Street for a crash involving a bicycle and an electric scooter that occurred in a bike lane. It was reported that the bicyclist was traveling in the wrong/incorrecti direction when they collided with the operator of the scooter. Both parties declined medical attention. The operator of the bicycle was given a verbal warning for Traveling in the Wrong Direction in the Bike Lane. A report was taken.

09/15/202318:05
INCIDENT23008426
B&E FOR MISDEMEANOR C266 S16A

MT AUBURN ST
Cambridge Police took a report for a past
breaking and entering from a resident of Mount Auburn Street.

09/15/202318:29
INCIDENT23008429
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Central Square to take a report of a past larceny of a bicycle.

09/15/202318:53
INCIDENT23008427
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME C266 S30(1)

VINCENT ST
Cambridge Police took a report for a possible larceny scheme from a Cambridge resident
involving home repairs.

09/15/202318:54
INCIDENT23008428
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

ALBANY ST
A Cambridge resident came into the Cambridge Police Station to report a past larceny. Specifically, the reporting party wished to report a theft of a bicycle. A report was taken.

09/15/202320:05
INCIDENT23008430
SLOW, FAIL TO C90 S14

BROADWAY
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Broadway and Ware Street for a motor vehicle crash involving a bicyclist. It was reported that the motorist attempted to take a right turn in front of the bicyclist and struck the bicyclist’s right front tire. The bicyclist sustained minor injuries to their elbow and knee but refused to be transported to the hospital. The motorist was cited for Failure to Yield to a Bicyclist when Turning. A crash report was taken.

09/15/202320:18
INCIDENT23008431
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Central Square business reported a past theft. The items totaled over $600. A report was taken.

09/15/202321:39
INCIDENT23008432
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a Massachusetts Ave business for a report of a shoplifting. A report was taken.

09/15/202322:53
INCIDENT23008434
LEAVE SCENE OF PERSONAL INJURY C90 S24

KIRKLAND PL
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Kirkland Place for a report of a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian. It was reported that the pedestrian was struck while crossing the street near Kirland Place. The pedestrian had visible abrasions and was transported to the hospital for their injuries. A crash report was taken.


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