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Daily Log 5.18.2023

Cambridge Police Daily Log: May 18th, 2023

Type #
Date & Time

Info

05/18/202306:33
INCIDENT23004303
ROBBERY, UNARMED C265 S19

MAIN ST
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Main Street for a report of a disturbance.

05/18/202307:42
INCIDENT23004304
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
A Cambridge business reported a past burglary in the Cambridge Park Drive area overnight.

05/18/202311:22
INCIDENT23004307
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE, OPERATOR SEND/READ C90 S13B

CAMBRIDGE ST
A resident of Waltham was summonsed for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license after they were observed holding and manipulating their cell phone while operating a motor vehicle and failing to wear a seat belt, while turning left from Cambridge Street onto Third Street.

05/18/202311:32
INCIDENT23004308
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

ROGERS ST
A Cambridge resident reported being followed and harassed from Boston into Cambridge by a rider on a motorcycle.

05/18/202312:21
INCIDENT23004309
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
A New Hampshire resident’s wallet was stolen from a pharmacy in Alewife.

05/18/202312:23
INCIDENT23004311
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police took a report for a shoplifting that occurred at a Mass. Ave. business.

05/18/202312:30
INCIDENT23004310
LARCENY UNDER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME C266 S30(1)

MEMORIAL DR
A Cambridge resident reported being the victim of an attempted larceny by a single scheme.

05/18/202313:37
INCIDENT23004312
TAGGING PROPERTY C266 S126B

RINDGE AVE
An employee reports that an unknown person(s) spray-painted one of the doors to the building.

05/18/202313:39
INCIDENT23004313
MARKED LANES VIOLATION * C89 S4A

PROSPECT ST
A Somerville resident was summonsed for operating a motor vehicle with an expired driver’s license after they were observed operating in the wrong travel lane on Prospect Street. The operator was also cited for failing to wear a seat belt.

05/18/202314:53
INCIDENT23004315
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

MT AUBURN ST
Cambridge Police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Putnam Avenue. One passenger complained of a heart condition and requested medical attention. The passenger was evaluated on scene by Cambridge Fire and Pro EMS, and then transported to a hospital in Boston by an ambulance for further evaluations.

05/18/202315:25
INCIDENT23004316
MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO C266 S28

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police Teleserve received a call for a road rage incident that culminated with the driver of one of the vehicles throwing an object and denting the victim’s motor vehicle.

05/18/202316:24
INCIDENT23004321
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

AMORY ST
Cambridge Police Teleserve received a call for stolen plants from a flower bed on Amory Street.

05/18/202316:58
INCIDENT23004322
DOG/CAT, MOTORIST FL REPORT INJURY TO * C272 S80H

SPRING ST
Cambridge Police Teleserve received a call for a dog that had reportedly been run over and killed on Spring Street yesterday. The driver of the motor vehicle that ran the dog over fled the scene without providing their information.

05/18/202316:58
INCIDENT23004318
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

VASSAR ST
Cambridge Police responded to Vassar Street for a motor vehicle crash. A report was taken.

05/18/202318:14
INCIDENT23004325
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

BAY ST
Cambridge Police Teleserve received a call for graffiti to a Bay Street residence.

05/18/202318:56
INCIDENT23004320
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

CONCORD AVE
Police and Fire were dispatched to the Fresh Pond Reservation for the report of an unattended bag. Upon arrival, the bag was investigated and cleared by CPD and determined to be abandoned property which was later reunited with its owner.

05/18/202320:12
INCIDENT23004323
A&B C265 S13A

GREEN ST
Cambridge Police responded to Green Street and Magazine Street for a possible fight. Two females both claimed they were assaulted by the other.

05/18/202320:48
INCIDENT23004324
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded for a hit and run in a parking lot. A report and crash report were completed.

05/18/202322:16
INCIDENT23004326
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

WHEELER ST
Cambridge Police took a report for a larceny of a motor vehicle.

05/18/202322:46
INCIDENT23004327
ROBBERY, UNARMED C265 S19

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a pharmacy for the report of a shoplifting in progress. A report was taken.

05/18/202323:46
INCIDENT23004328
ROBBERY, ARMED C265 S17

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Officers responded to a Massachusetts Avenue location for the report of a robbery in which a male victim’s phone and wallet were stolen after he was assaulted by a male suspect.


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