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Daily Log for May 27, 2026

  • 5/27/2026 4:59 AM
    INCIDENT 26004338
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24
    BROADWAY
    Officers responded to Broadway for a hit & run crash. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck in traffic. No injuries were reported.
  • 5/27/2026 6:06 AM
    INCIDENT 26004343
    B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16
    AUBURN ST
    A Cambridge resident reported their vehicle had been broken into while parked on Auburn Street. Victim stated their wallet contained a debit card, and driver's license.
  • 5/27/2026 7:37 AM
    INCIDENT 26004342
    TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS
    SOUTH NORMANDY AVE & SUNSET RD
    Police responded to the area of South Normandy Rd on a report of a crash involving a cyclist. The cyclist sustained minor injuries. The vehicle operator was cited.
  • 5/27/2026 7:45 AM
    INCIDENT 26004341
    B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26
    CAMBRIDGE ST
    A Cambridge St. resident reported their vehicle had been broken into while parked on Cambridge Street, items valued at $1200 were stolen.
  • 5/27/2026 9:00 AM
    INCIDENT 26004344
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126
    DUNSTER ST & MT AUBURN ST
    Police documented graffiti on property in the Harvard Square.
  • 5/27/2026 9:17 AM
    INCIDENT 26004345
    ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B
    BINNEY ST & SIXTH ST
    A Melrose resident reported that they were almost hit by a driver on Sixth Street. Reporting person stated the vehicle operator went around construction barriers into oncoming traffic.
  • 5/27/2026 10:02 AM
    INCIDENT 26004346
    IDENTITY FRAUD
    SIXTH ST
    A Main St. resident reported that an unknown person had utilized their son's information for employment in Las Vegas.
  • 5/27/2026 10:07 AM
    INCIDENT 26004347
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126
    BROADWAY
    Police took a report for defacement of property on Broadway. Property manager stated there was graffiti on the exterior of the building.
  • 5/27/2026 10:09 AM
    INCIDENT 26004348
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126
    MT AUBURN ST
    Police took a report for defacement of property on Mt. Auburn St. Property manager stated there was graffiti on the exterior of the building.
  • 5/27/2026 11:01 AM
    INCIDENT 26004351
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    An Amherst resident reported that their bicycle, valued at $500, was stolen from a bike rack located on Massachusetts Ave.
  • 5/27/2026 11:19 AM
    INCIDENT 26004350
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126
    HOLYOKE ST
    Police took a report for defacement of property on Holyoke St. Property manager stated there was graffiti on the exterior of the building.
  • 5/27/2026 11:42 AM
    INCIDENT 26004352
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126
    MT AUBURN ST
    Police took a report for defacement of property on Mt. Auburn St. Property manager stated there was graffiti on the exterior of the building.
  • 5/27/2026 11:56 AM
    INCIDENT 26004357
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24
    CHURCH ST
    Officers responded to Church St. for a hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.
  • 5/27/2026 12:20 PM
    INCIDENT 26004355
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    An employee of a Massachusetts Ave business reported an unknown individual had stolen $85 of merchandise and fled.
  • 5/27/2026 12:37 PM
    INCIDENT 26004360
    TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police took a report for a past crash that occurred on Massachusetts Ave. Operator stated their vehicle accelerated and struck a parked car. One involved person was transported by EMS to a local hospital for treatment on non-life-threatening injuries.
  • 5/27/2026 12:52 PM
    INCIDENT 26004356
    VANDALIZE PROPERTY C266 S126A
    RINDGE AVE
    Police documented several incidents of graffiti in North Cambridge.
  • 5/27/2026 1:07 PM
    INCIDENT 26004358
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
    An employee of a Alewife Brook Parkway business reported a suspect from a past shoplifting was in the store. Officers stopped and identified the suspect, they were formally trespassed from the business.
  • 5/27/2026 1:17 PM
    INCIDENT 26004362
    UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE * C90 S9
    FIRST ST & ROGERS ST
    A Cambridge resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on charges related to having an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle on a public roadway. The violation was uncovered by officers responding to a parking complaint at the intersection of First Street and Rogers Street.
  • 5/27/2026 1:28 PM
    INCIDENT 26004361
    CRIMINAL HARASSMENT
    MEMORIAL DR
    A Memorial Drive resident reported an incident of harassment. Reporting person stated they'd met someone in a café and that person has sent them multiple unwanted social media messages.
  • 5/27/2026 1:33 PM
    INCIDENT 26004359
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
    ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
    An employee of a Alewife Brook Parkway business reported an unknown individual had stolen at least $200 of merchandise and fled.
  • 5/27/2026 2:17 PM
    INCIDENT 26004363
    CIVIL DISPUTE
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Cambridge business owner reported that a former employee had gained access to the personal information of other staff members.
  • 5/27/2026 2:30 PM
    INCIDENT 26004364
    THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2
    FRANKLIN ST
    Police responded to a Franklin St apartment for an unwanted person. A former resident was refusing to leave and threatening other tenants.
  • 5/27/2026 3:50 PM
    INCIDENT 26004368
    WARRANT ARREST REPORT
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE & PEARL ST
    Paul Byrd, 47, of Cambridge was placed under arrest for a warrant out of Cambridge District Court. During the arrest, Byrd spit on an officer and was found to be in possession of a white, rock like substance, believed to be crack cocaine.
  • 5/27/2026 3:53 PM
    INCIDENT 26004366
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)
    MIDDLESEX ST
    A Middlesex St. resident reported that mail was stolen from the front of their residence.
  • 5/27/2026 4:22 PM
    INCIDENT 26004369
    A&B C265 S13A
    NORFOLK ST
    Police responded to Norfolk Street for a disturbance. Reporting person stated there had been an argument over the other person camping on their property.
  • 5/27/2026 5:58 PM
    INCIDENT 26004370
    LARCENY OVER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME C266 S30(1)
    CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
    A Cambridgepark Drive resident reported that an unknown person was able to gain access to their bank information and transferred $1,958.16 from the account without authorization.
  • 5/27/2026 6:20 PM
    INCIDENT 26004375
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Massachusetts Ave resident reported that their scooter, valued at $300, was stolen from a metal fence outside a Massachusetts Ave apartment building.
  • 5/27/2026 6:26 PM
    USE 26004371
    A&B WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15A
    CAMBRIDGE ST
    Harvey Fisher, 70, of Cambridge, was placed under arrest on a charge of Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon. Police responded to a Cambridge St. medical facility and learned that Fisher had kicked a security guard before threatening to hit two EMT's with a metal cane.
  • 5/27/2026 6:56 PM
    INCIDENT 26004372
    CREDIT CARD FRAUD UNDER $1200 C266 S37B(G)
    CAMBRIDGE ST
    A Medford resident reported their vehicle had been broken into while parked in Inman Square. A wallet containing $60 in cash and cards was stolen. The cards have since been utilized for multiple attempted unauthorized transactions.
  • 5/27/2026 7:16 PM
    INCIDENT 26004376
    CRIMINAL HARASSMENT
    ARLINGTON ST
    Police responded to Arlington St. for a harassment report. Reporting person stated they were in a crash several weeks prior, and the other involved person has repeatedly contacted them regarding payment.
  • 5/27/2026 7:56 PM
    INCIDENT 26004377
    SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A
    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    An employee of a Massachusetts Ave business reported an unknown individual had stolen merchandise and fled.
  • 5/27/2026 9:11 PM
    INCIDENT 26004379
    ASSAULT C265 S13A
    BROADWAY
    Police responded to a Broadway liquor store for a disturbance. Reporting person stated suspect had threatened to hit them and stole a bottle of water.
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