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Daily Log for February 17, 2026

  • 2/17/2026 7:42 AM
    INCIDENT 26001336
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126
    SPERIDAKIS TER
    A Boston resident reported malicious damage to their vehicle while it was parked on Speridakis Terrace.
  • 2/17/2026 8:07 AM
    ARREST 26001337
    WARRANT ARREST REPORT
    CHURCH ST
    Deshawne White, 22, unhoused was placed under arrest on an active warrant out of Roxbury District Court.
  • 2/17/2026 10:27 AM
    INCIDENT 26001339
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126
    BRATTLE ST
    A Harvard Square business reported they had been defaced with graffiti.
  • 2/17/2026 10:37 AM
    INCIDENT 26001341
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Harvard Square business reported they had been defaced with graffiti.
  • 2/17/2026 10:49 AM
    INCIDENT 26001342
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126
    BRATTLE SQ
    A Harvard Square business reported they had been defaced with graffiti.
  • 2/17/2026 11:11 AM
    INCIDENT 26001344
    USE MV WITHOUT AUTHORITY C90 S24
    FAYERWEATHER ST
    A unhoused individual will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Using a Motor Vehicle Without Authority. Vehicle owner reported that their vehicle had been taken without their permission, the suspect was found driving it by police in another community.
  • 2/17/2026 1:27 PM
    INCIDENT 26001355
    LARCENY OVER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34
    MT AUBURN ST
    Police responded to Mt Auburn Street for a larceny report. Reporting person stated that they were notified by a bank of an unauthorized withdrawal of $15,000 and a failed attempt to withdraw an additional $10,000.
  • 2/17/2026 1:32 PM
    INCIDENT 26001347
    CREDIT CARD, IMPROPER USE UNDER $1200 C266 S37B(F)
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police took a report for a lost wallet. Reporting person stated there were unauthorized charges on their debit card valued at $109.99.
  • 2/17/2026 1:35 PM
    INCIDENT 26001351
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    BROADWAY
    A Broadway business reported an ongoing issue with shoplifting. Employee stated a group of juveniles have repeatedly entered the store and stolen numerous items.
  • 2/17/2026 2:07 PM
    INCIDENT 26001352
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    JFK ST
    A JFK St. business reported an ongoing shoplifting. Employee stated a group of juveniles have repeatedly entered the store and stolen numerous items.
  • 2/17/2026 2:31 PM
    INCIDENT 26001354
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24
    ALLSTON ST
    Officers responded to Allston St. for a past hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.
  • 2/17/2026 3:27 PM
    INCIDENT 26001353
    THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2
    COLUMBIA ST
    A Columbia St. resident reported that they were verbally threatened by a known individual.
  • 2/17/2026 4:11 PM
    INCIDENT 26001357
    A&B C265 S13A
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police responded to Massachusetts Ave for a report of an assault & battery. An employee of a Central Sq. business reported they'd witnessed one customer push another inside the store.
  • 2/17/2026 4:30 PM
    INCIDENT 26001358
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)
    DUNSTER ST
    An individual reported that their bicycle, valued at $600, was stolen from a locked bike rack outside of a Dunster St. building.
  • 2/17/2026 4:32 PM
    INCIDENT 26001359
    LARCENY FROM PERSON C266 S25
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    An individual reported they were pickpocketed at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Pearl Street.
  • 2/17/2026 5:05 PM
    INCIDENT 26001362
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24
    BOWDOIN ST
    Officers responded to a Bowdoin St. residence for a past hit and run report. Victim stated their vehicle had been struck while parked, causing damage.
  • 2/17/2026 5:05 PM
    INCIDENT 26001361
    B&E DAYTIME FOR FELONY C266 S18
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Tyqan White, 21, of Cambridge, was placed under arrest for Breaking & Entering in the Daytime with intent to commit a Felony. White was observed by a police officer pulling open a locked door and entering a closed commercial building.
  • 2/17/2026 5:52 PM
    INCIDENT 26001364
    LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20
    BISHOP ALLEN DR
    A Bishop Allen Dr. resident reported that a package containing $270.50 of items was stolen from the front of their residence.
  • 2/17/2026 6:01 PM
    INCIDENT 26001365
    SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Michael Watkins, 62, of Cambridge, was placed under arrest for shoplifting by concealing merchandise. Watkins entered a Central Sq. business after already being trespassed from the property and attempted to steal $15.56 in merchandise.
  • 2/17/2026 6:40 PM
    INCIDENT 26001369
    LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20
    CAMBRIDGE ST
    An employee of a Cambridge St. business reported that a package, contain $830 of items, was stolen by an individual who falsely identified themselves.
  • 2/17/2026 6:40 PM
    INCIDENT 26001368
    A&B C265 S13A
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police responded to Massachusetts Ave. for reports of a disturbance. All involved had left prior to officers arrival, a witness reported their had been a heated verbal argument.
  • 2/17/2026 6:54 PM
    INCIDENT 26001370
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24
    GRISWOLD ST
    Police responded to Griswald St. residence for a past hit and run report. Victim stated their vehicle had been struck while parked, causing damage.
  • 2/17/2026 7:54 PM
    INCIDENT 26001373
    TRESPASS C266 S120
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Dylan Sentinelafleur, 21, of Malden, Madison Kennedy, 23, Unhoused, Juan Echavarria, 24, Unhoused, and Elenia Santiago, 19, Unhoused, were placed under arrest on multiple charges after officers found they had broken-into a closed commercial space and were actively drinking alcoholic beverages inside.
  • 2/17/2026 7:56 PM
    INCIDENT 26001371
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    An employee of a Central Square business reported an unknown individual had stolen at least $18.99 of merchandise and fled the scene prior to the arrival of officers.
  • 2/17/2026 8:00 PM
    INCIDENT 26001372
    A&B WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15A
    GARDEN ST & WATERHOUSE ST
    Police responded to the Cambridge Common for a fight. Three unknown suspects grabbed the victim's jacket and struck them in the face multiple times while they walked through the park, causing minor injuries.
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