Daily Log for August 1, 2025

CAMBRIDGE ST
Police responded to Cambridge St after a resident reported they were followed back to their residence by two unknown persons. Both individuals fled when the reporting person called 9-1-1 for assistance.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Richard Parrelli, 29, of Cambridge was placed under arrest for Armed Assault to Rob and Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon (metal pole). Officers responded to a church at the intersection of Massachusetts Ave and Beech St. on a report of a robbery in progress. According to witness and victim statements, Parelli struck the victim numerous times with a metal pole wrapped in tape and forcefully took the victims backpack. The backpack contained the victim's laptop.

BROADWAY
A resident reported a past assault at their work place. The victim stated that a coworker got frustrated with them and threatened to pull their tongue out, while making a motion to their mouth.

WALDEN SQUARE RD
Police responded to the intersection of Sparks Street and Hemlock Street for a report of an assault & battery. The victim stated they were struck in the head with a plastic water bottle during road rage incident. The suspect was identified and will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court.

WINDSOR ST
Police responded to Windsor St. to take a report for a past Breaking & Entering to a Motor Vehicle. The reporting person stated an unknown suspect gained access to their motor vehicle and stole multiple items, including $3 cash and a local university parking pass.

BRATTLE ST
Police responded to a local business on the 1400 block of Massachusetts Ave in Harvard Sq. for a shoplifting in progress. The involved person, an Everett resident, was stopped and identified after attempting to steal $368 in merchandise. The store did not with to pursue criminal charges.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police took a larceny report. The reporting party stated a relative had linked their bank account to a food order service without consent and has charged over $250 from this account over the last few months.

ELLERY SQ Police officers responded to Ellery Square for a report of a past Malicious Destruction of Property. The reporting party claims an individual used neon chalk to deface a statue.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Wilbur Washington, 44, of Cambridge was placed under arrest and charged with Distribution of a Class B Substance and Withholding Evidence following a drug investigation on the 600 block of Massachusetts Avenue. Officers interacted with Washington and another Cambridge resident after observing a suspected street level drug transaction in which they recovered a white, rock like substance believed to be crack cocaine. The other involved person, a Cambridge resident, will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court for Possession of a Class B Substance.

ROGERS ST
Police responded to Rogers Street for a motor vehicle crash. One operator complained of shoulder pain from the seatbelt, but declined medical attention.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a local business in Central Square for a past shoplifting. The reporting party stated an individual had walked out with a vacuum worth $430.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a local restaurant for a reported counterfeit money note. The reporting party noted a customer had passed off a fake $100 bill as a tip.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a business in Central Square for a past shoplifting. The business reported an individual placed several bedding items into a bag and walked out. The total value of the items taken was approximately $230.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE & SIDNEY ST
A Stoughton resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on charges of Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Uninsured Motor Vehicle, and Unregistered Motor Vehicle following a traffic stop near the intersection of Massachusetts Ave & Sidney St.

AMORY ST
Police responded to Amory Street for a hit and run crash. The reporting party stated their vehicle had been struck and damaged while parked.

GREEN ST
Michael Brown, 45, of Roxbury was arrested on Green St. for Possession of Class B Substance, and Trespassing. Police interacted with Brown when they observed him sitting on a stoop with a posted "No Trespassing" sign, attempting to light a glass pipe containing a substance believed to be crack cocaine.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police witnessed a stabbing at a bus stop located at the intersection of Massachusetts Ave. and Pearl Street. The suspect, later identified as Princiano Faustin, 51, of Cambridge, was pursued on-foot to his residence while waving two machetes. Following a lengthy stand-off Faustin was placed under arrest on multiple charges.

CAMERON AVE
A Cameron Avenue resident reported a screen window had been damaged by an unknown party.