Daily Log for July 17, 2025

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police took a report from a resident who had a package stolen from their porch.

CHURCH ST
Police took a report of someone who had defecated on the private walkway to a business.

SOMERVILLE AVE
Police responded to a business on Somerville Ave. for a larceny report. An individual entered the business and asked an employee to show them a handheld video game system. The individual then fled the store with the system.

BROADWAY & MAIN ST
Police took a past hit and run crash report. The reporting party stated they were crossing Main Street in the middle of the crosswalk when they were struck by a vehicle. The operator of the vehicle then drove the victim to a local hospital but never identified themself.

WALDEN ST
Police responded to Walden St. for a larceny of a credit card report. Reporting person stated they purchased a pre-paid gift card but when they went to use it they found it to have no value.

BENNETT ST
The owner of a restaurant in Harvard Square reported an unknown individual had stolen the personal information for all employees.

HARVARD ST
Officers responded to Harvard St. for a scam report. Reporting person stated an unknown individual contacted them by phone and attempted to have them withdraw a large amount of money from a bank account.

RINDGE AVE
Police responded to Rindge Ave. for a harassment report. A store employee reported on-going issues with a regular customer.

CENTRAL SQUARE / MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Boston resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court for operating a motorcycle without a valid driver's license. Officers stopped them on Massachusetts Ave near Inman St. after they were observed failing to stop for a red light. The passenger of the motorcycle was also issued a citation for not wearing a helmet.

BAY ST & MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to Dana Street for a report of a motor vehicle that struck an electric skateboarder.

FAWCETT ST
Police responded to a Fawcett St. building for the report of a past larceny. The victim stated to police that a laser level tool had been stolen from the work site.

LEIGHTON ST
Police responded to Leighton Street to speak to the victim of identity theft. The victim stated an individual they'd met on an online dating site had opened an account in there name and made $1900 in unauthorized charges.

BOW ST
Police took a report of a past larceny of a scooter from Bow Street.

SOMERVILLE AVE
Police responded to a business on Somerville Avenue for a report of a shoplifting. The reporting party stated that the suspect attempted to steal multiple items but dropped them and fled when approached by store staff.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to Massachusetts Avenue for reports of stolen packages. The reporting party stated a female entered the building and took several packages.

GRAY GDNS E
Police took a report of a past malicious destruction of a motor vehicle near Raymond Street and Garden Street.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a business in Central Square for a report a lost wallet.

PLEASANT ST
Police took a report of a past hit and run crash on Pleasant Street.

RIVER ST
Police summonsed a Haverhill resident to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Shoplifting by Asportation after they'd been found to have shoplifted from a business on River St.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a Massachusetts Ave business for a report of a shoplifting. Upon arrival, it was determined that multiple suspects had taken multiple drinks without rendering payment and fled the area.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident reported a hit & run motor vehicle crash. An individual reported that while operating their vehicle on Massachusetts Ave in North Cambridge their vehicle was struck and damaged by a unknown operator.

MT AUBURN ST
Police took report for damage to a motor vehicle while it was parked in a garage on Mount Auburn Street.