Crime & Safety

City Of Cambridge Publishes Daily Log For December 8

Officers took a report from a resident of Putnam Avenue, who wanted to report his car had been broken into.

December 9, 2020

Cambridge Police Daily Log: December 8th, 2020

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12/08/2020
00:22
INCIDENT 20008803
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

CHARLES ST

Cambridge Police responded to the area of Charles and Sixth Streets for a larceny report after a resident stated groceries were taken off their front steps.

12/08/2020
07:36
INCIDENT 20008804
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

TECHNOLOGY SQ

Joshua Almeida, 30, 26 Saint Casimir Avenue in Brockton, was arrested for Trespassing and Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Almedia was trespassed from a Technology Square building by security on 12/8/2020 at 12:15 a.m. He then returned to that same location at 7:40 a.m., so security confronted Almedia a second time. Security ordered Almeida to leave the property, but Almeida refused the order and pulled a knife from his pocket. Almeida held the knife, pointed it at a Security Officer and told Security Officer that he was not going to leave. Officers responded and took him into custody and recovered the folding knife.

12/08/2020
11:06

INCIDENT 20008807
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

PUTNAM AVE

Officers took a report from a resident of Putnam Avenue, who wanted to report his car had been broken into.

12/08/2020
11:56
INCIDENT 20008808
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

MASSACHUSETTS AVE

Cambridge Police responded to 1600 Massachusetts Avenue for a motor vehicle crash.

12/08/2020
12:38
INCIDENT 20008809
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

HINGHAM ST

An Officer spoke to a resident of Hingham Street, who wanted to report her car had been broken into and items were stolen.

12/08/2020
13:17
INCIDENT 20008811
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

KING PL

An Officer spoke with a resident of King Place, who wanted to report that someone had broken her cellar window and attempted to gain entry to her residence.

12/08/2020
13:22

INCIDENT 20008812
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

BAY ST

An Officer spoke on the phone with a resident of Bay Street, who wanted to report a package stolen.

12/08/2020
14:54
INCIDENT 20008813
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY

A Belmont resident reported hit-and-run damage to his motor vehicle on December 8, 2020 at approximately 3 p.m. The victim’s vehicle was struck while parked at a parking lot at Fresh Pond sometime around 2 p.m. A passerby left a note with the registration number of the vehicle that struck his car.

12/08/2020
15:35
INCIDENT 20008816
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

HUBBARD AVE

A Cambridge resident reported the theft of a bicycle on December 8, 2020 at approximately 3:40 p.m. She believes the bike was stolen from a backyard shed sometime between November 21-November 25, 2020. The stolen bike was a gold specialized mountain bike with black lettering.

12/08/2020
16:42

INCIDENT 20008817
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

ELM ST

An Elm Street resident reported the theft of a package on December 8, 2020 at approximately 4:45 p.m. A suspect stole the package off of her front porch sometime since 8 p.m. last evening.

12/08/2020
20:58

INCIDENT 20008821
LARCENY UNDER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

AMES ST

An Ames Street resident reported the theft of her laptop. The victim had sold her MacBook Air laptop on the Offer Up application on December 2, 2020 for $600. After it had been shipped, the victim found out that the suspect had paid with a fraudulent PayPal account.


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