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Daily Log for July 27, 2025

  • 7/27/2025 7:00 AM
    INCIDENT 25006848
    THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2
    PINE ST
    A resident from Pine Street reported they had been receiving threats from another party via social media posts.
  • 7/27/2025 3:39 AM
    INCIDENT 25006846
    LEWDNESS, OPEN AND GROSS C272 S16
    BLANCHARD RD
    Police responded to a Blanchard Road residence for an open & gross lewdness report. Reporting person stated a ride-share driver was touching himself inappropriately during a ride earlier in the day.
  • 7/27/2025 9:54 AM
    INCIDENT 25006849
    B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26
    FLAGG ST
    A resident of Flagg Street reported that an unknown person entered her vehicle that was parked and unoccupied overnight in front of their home. Personal property and cash was removed from compartments.
  • 7/27/2025 10:43 AM
    INCIDENT 25006850
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police responded to a Harvard Sq. business for a past shoplifting report. A store employee stated a suspect stole clothing from inside the store.
  • 7/27/2025 12:28 PM
    INCIDENT 25006851
    TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS
    CAMBRIDGE ST
    Police responded to the intersection of Webster Ave and Cambridge Street for a traffic crash involving a motor vehicle and a bicyclist. The bicyclist was treated by EMS and transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • 7/27/2025 12:32 PM
    INCIDENT 25006852
    TAGGING PROPERTY C266 S126B
    PALERMO ST
    Police responded to Palermo Street for a report of graffiti. Property owner stated there was graffiti in the drive way.
  • 7/27/2025 1:54 PM
    INCIDENT 25006853
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Officers observed a Mattapan male consuming a drink inside a store in Central Sq. The male left the store without paying for the item. Officers stopped and identified the male, they will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on related charges.
  • 7/27/2025 2:14 PM
    INCIDENT 25006854
    DISORDERLY CONDUCT C272 S53
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE & PEARL ST
    Wilbur Washington , 44 of Cambridge was placed under arrest and charged with Drinking in Public and Disorderly Conduct. Police observed Washington drinking an alcoholic beverage and causing a disturbance at the bus stop at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Pearl Street.
  • 7/27/2025 2:42 PM
    INCIDENT 25006856
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE Police took a report of a past shoplifting incident that occurred at a Central Square business. A store employee stated a suspect stole approximately $20 in merchandise.
  • 7/27/2025 3:10 PM
    INCIDENT 25006857
    THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police took a report for a person making threats in the Central Square area.
  • 7/27/2025 3:30 PM
    INCIDENT 25006859
    WARRANT ARREST REPORT
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Christopher Owens, 40, of Roxbury was placed under arrest for Shoplifting by Asportation and two active warrants out of Roxbury District Court. Officers interacted with Owens at local business with stolen merchandise when responding to a shoplifting call.
  • 7/27/2025 3:39 PM
    INCIDENT 25006860
    LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20
    LAND BLVD
    Police responded to a hotel on Land Blvd to take a larceny report. Reporting person stated their girlfriend's bag that contained multiple credit cards and $64 in cash was stolen from their hotel room.
  • 7/27/2025 4:49 PM
    INCIDENT 25006862
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police took a report a past shoplifting from a Central Square business. Staff reported that a suspect had stolen two items with a combined retail value of approximately $20.
  • 7/27/2025 7:04 PM
    INCIDENT 25006864
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    JFK ST
    Police responded to a store on JFK St for a shoplifting report. Staff reported that a suspect had stolen 4-5 different fragrances with an estimated retail value of $300.00
  • 7/27/2025 10:28 PM
    INCIDENT 25006866
    SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A
    ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
    An Arlington resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Shoplifting by Concealment. A store employee notified a detail officer that the suspect had attempted to steal $212 in food products by concealing it under a shopping cart.
  • 7/27/2025 11:59 PM
    INCIDENT 25006868
    CRIMINAL HARASSMENT
    THIRD ST FL
    Police responded to a residential building on Third Street for a report of disturbance. Officers removed an unwanted person from the lobby who was making a resident feel uncomfortable.
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