Daily Log for August 28, 2026

BRATTLE ST & FRESH POND PKWY
A Cambridge resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Unlicensed Operation following a traffic stop in the intersection of Brattle St. and Fresh Pond Pkwy.

RINDGE AVE
Police responded to Rindge Ave. for a disturbance. Reporting person stated an argument between friends had turned physical. No injuries were reported.

JFK ST & WINTHROP ST
Police responded to Winthrop St. for a past destruction of property report. Reporting person stated an unhoused individual destroyed the drywall inside of a building on JFK St.

PORTLAND ST
A Somerville resident reported that while biking a truck passed them closely in traffic on Portland St. The cyclist fell, causing minor injuries.

WALDEN SQUARE RD
Officers responded to Walden Square Rd. for a past hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

WHITE ST
An employee of a White St. business reported a suspect had stolen $100 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
An employee of a Alewife Brook Pkwy business reported a suspect had stolen $119.96 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

ATHENS ST
An Athens St. resident reported two packages, containing $498 in merchandise, were stolen from the front of their residence.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge resident reported that their bicycle, valued at $760, was stolen from a parking lot located on Massachusetts Ave.

JFK ST
An employee of a JFK St. business reported a suspect had stolen $25 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An employee of a Massachusetts Ave. business reported a suspect had stolen $69.99 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

PALMER ST
An employee of a Palmer St. business reported a suspect had stolen $249 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Juan Cruz, 54, of Boston was placed under arrest on a charge of Shoplifting by Concealment. An employee of a Massachusetts Ave. business reported Cruz had stolen $182 of merchandise.

RIVER ST
Officers responded to River St. for a past hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

GURNEY ST
Officers responded to Gurney St. for a past hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

BROOKLINE ST & CHESTNUT ST
Police responded to the area of Brookline St. and Chestnut St. on a report of a crash involving a person on a moped. The individual sustained minor injuries.

LINNAEAN ST
Police responded to Linnaean St. for a report of a past Breaking & Entering. Reporting person stated the door to their residence was damaged and an item was missing from inside.