Daily Log for December 17, 2025

BINNEY ST
A construction worker on Binney St. reported that an unknown person had written a racial slur inside of a bathroom.

MEMORIAL DR
A Memorial Dr. car rental business reported that a vehicle which was due to be returned in November had not been turned-in.

SIXTH ST
A Pepperell resident reported they'd received a phone call from an unknown person who claimed to be a Cambridge Police Detective as part of a jury duty scam.

RINDGE AVE
Police responded to the 300th block of Rindge Ave for a past assault. The reporting party, stated that a male had just been assaulted and robbed inside their home by unknown suspects.

BRATTLE ST
An employee of a business located on the 0 block of Brattle St reported suspects had stolen $476 of merchandise and fled.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a convenience store at the 1100 block of Massachusetts Ave for shoplifting in progress. Store employee reported that several teenagers had stolen multiple food products and fled.

MEMORIAL DR
A Memorial Dr. resident reported they'd encountered a suspicious person inside their building.

PUTNAM AVE
Police responded to a the 200th block of Putnam Ave for reports of harassment. Victim reported harassing phone calls and social media messages from a known person.

CAMBRIDGE ST
A Cambridge St resident reported that their credit card had been used for multiple fraudulent purchases in Virginia totaling $207.

AMORY ST
Officers responded to the 100th block of Amory St for a past hit & run crash report. The reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked and unattended, causing damage.

GRISWOLD ST
Officers responded to the 0 block of Griswold St for a past hit & run report. The reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked and unattended, causing damage.

GROVE ST & HURON AVE
Officers responded to the intersection of Grove St & Huron Ave for a past hit & run crash report. A witness stated that they saw a vehicle collide with a parked vehicle, causing damage, and fled the scene.

BRATTLE ST
An employee of a business on the 0 block of Brattle St reported the suspect had stolen a hot sauce bottle and a beer can.

GARDEN ST
Officers responded to the 100th block of Garden St for a past hit & run report. The reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

MEMORIAL DR
A Memorial Dr resident reported that packages, containing $72.00 worth of merchandise, were stolen from the mail room of the building.

WATER ST
Officers responded to the 300th block of Water St for a past hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the 1200 block of Massachusetts Avenue for found property.

WINDSOR ST
Police were called to Cherry St for a report of an attempted breaking & entering to a motor vehicle.

ELLERY ST
An Ellery St resident reported that a package, containing $300 in merchandise, was stolen from the front of their residence.

WALDEN SQUARE RD
Jennifer Mastrangelo, 38, of Cambridge was placed under arrest for Trespassing and an active warrant out of Cambridge District Court. A property manager reported that Mastrangelo was seen entering an apartment they were previously trespassed from.

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
A Roslindale resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Shoplifting by Asportation. An employee of a Alewife Brook Pkwy business reported the suspect had attempted to steal $1,332 worth of food products.

GREEN ST
A guest at a Green Street shelter reported that another person inside possibly had a firearm. The other involved person could not be located.

HIGHLAND AVE
Officers responded to Highland Ave for a past hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police took a report for a past assault. The victim stated that the prior week an unknown person had pulled their hair and screamed at them inside of a business in Central Sq.