Daily Log for July 12, 2025

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Police responded to a possible breaking and entering in progress of a business on Alewife Brook Parkway. During the response officers encounter a male, identified as Keith Phinney, 39, of Pepperell, who was found to have an active warrant out of the Cambridge District Court. Phinney was placed under arrest without incident.

JFK ST
A local pharmacy reported a larceny of items. The reporting party claimed $50 worth of beef jerky was taken by an unknown individual.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Boston resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court for operating an unregistered motorcycle and operating without a valid driver's license. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the motorcycle after they observed the operator not wearing a helmet on Massachusetts Avenue at Inman Street.

ELM ST
Police responded to a residence in the area of Elm Street for a report of a past larceny of a package. The package contained a blanket worth $90.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Sidney Street and Massachusetts Ave on a motorcyclist without a helmet who went through a red light. The operator, a Roslindale resident, will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on related charges.

WILLOW ST
A Cambridge resident reported that their motor vehicle was broken into. The victim stated their doors failed to lock and a package worth $50 dollars was stolen.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident reported an assault. The victim claimed an assailant made verbal threats to break their jaw, then fled the scene prior to the arrival of officers.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a Mass Ave business for a robbery. Store staff reported several suspects made a verbal threat to harm them then took a number of liquor bottles from the store.

FIRST ST Police responded to First Street for an employee of a local business reporting threats. The reporting party claims they were threatened over the phone and told to bring cash outside to a car.

MT AUBURN ST
A person called 911 stating a bus just hit his vehicle on Mt. Auburn Street and kept on going. There was significant damage to the right rear of the vehicle; however, no injuries were reported.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a past assault. The driver stated a individual attempted to claim a delivery order that was not theirs. When the driver refused, the individual punched the window of the vehicle and fled.

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
Police responded to CambridgePark Drive for a past larceny report. The victim claims a Dyson vacuum worth $500 was taken from their entryway.

PALMER ST
The police received a 911 call stating two people were fighting in an alley, with one suspect having a knife. Officers arrive on scene to find no disturbance. After further investigation one victim was located but did not want any police assistance.

MAGAZINE ST
Police responded to a Magazine Street residence for a past larceny report. The victim had a plant stolen from the roof of their apartment building. The plant and accompanying planter was worth $950 dollars.

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
A Cambridge resident reported a past hit & run motor vehicle crash with property damage. The vehicle was parked, unoccupied when struck, causing damage to the bumper.