Crime & Safety
City Of Cambridge Publishes Daily Log For March 23
Cambridge Police responded for a motor vehicle crash at Massachusetts Ave and Norfolk Street.
March 24, 2021
Cambridge Police Daily Log: March 23rd, 2021
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03/23/2021
00:54
INCIDENT 21001882-1
A&B C265 S13A
WARE ST
Officers were dispatched to Ware Street for a disturbance.
03/23/2021
02:55
INCIDENT 21001884-1
SPEEDING * C90 S17
MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded for a motor vehicle crash at Massachusetts Ave and Norfolk Street.
03/23/2021
05:11
INCIDENT 21001885-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)
CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
A Cambridge Park Drive resident reported that a known friend had stolen money from him.
03/23/2021
06:22
INCIDENT 21001886-1
TAGGING PROPERTY C266 S126B
SIXTH ST
An employee of a church reports graffiti was painted on the door to the church.
03/23/2021
09:16
INCIDENT 21001887-1
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT
FRANKLIN ST
A resident of Cambridge reports that her apartment neighbor has been harassing her since 2019.
03/23/2021
09:49
INCIDENT 21001891-1
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12
CANAL PK
A Cambridge resident reports damage to his motor vehicle while parked in his buildings garage.
03/23/2021
09:58
INCIDENT 21001888-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION, 3RD OFF. C266 S30A
WHITE ST
Units responded to a pharmacy in Porter Square for a report of a male shoplifting. The suspect was detained and identified. Merchandise was returned to the store.
03/23/2021
10:24
INCIDENT 21001890-1
LICENSE SUSPENDED/REVOKED, OP MV WITH C90 S23
FIFTH ST
Cambridge Police conducted a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Binney Street and Fifth Street, after a motor vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign located at the intersection of Third Street and Spring Street. It was discovered that the operator, a resident of Malden, was currently operating with a suspended license. As a result of the traffic stop, they were charged in Cambridge District Court with Operating a Motor Vehicle after Suspension and Failure to Yield at a Stop Sign.
03/23/2021
10:28
INCIDENT 21001894-1
ELLERY ST
A Cambridge resident reports an unknown person did rummage through his unlocked vehicle.
03/23/2021
10:45
INCIDENT 21001889-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)
CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
A Cambridge Park Drive resident had money stolen from his apartment.
03/23/2021
11:19
INCIDENT 21001893-1
HARVARD ST
A resident of Cambridge states she was involved in altercation with a suspect who she knows after a package was reportedly stolen from her front porch.
03/23/2021
11:46
INCIDENT 21001895-1
HARVARD ST
Cambridge Police responded to Harvard Street for a disturbance.
03/23/2021
12:26
INCIDENT 21001901-1
IDENTITY FRAUD
WALDEN ST
A resident of Walden Street reported his identity was used to place an online order of iPhones.
03/23/2021
13:09
INCIDENT 21001896-1
STOP/YIELD, FAIL TO * C89 S9
CAMBRIDGE PKWY
A resident was summonsed for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. He was initially stopped after he was observed failing to stop for a red light. During the stop, he admitted to the officer that he did not have a driver’s license.
03/23/2021
13:29
INCIDENT 21001897-1
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12
MARCELLA ST
A Marcella Street resident had his rear tires slashed on March 6.
03/23/2021
16:01
INCIDENT 21001905-1
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12
OTIS ST
A resident of Otis Street reported her motor vehicle's tires were slashed.
03/23/2021
16:20
INCIDENT 21001902-1
ASSAULT TO INTIMIDATE C265 S39
BEECH ST
Cambridge Police responded to the area of Beech Street for an Assault to Intimidate.
03/23/2021
16:20
INCIDENT 21001906-1
IDENTITY FRAUD
GOLD STAR RD
A resident of Gold Star Road reported a false claim of unemployment was filed using his information.
03/23/2021
16:54
INCIDENT 21001903-1
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6
PRINCE ST
A resident of Cambridge was summonsed for Attempting to Commit a Crime after he entered someone's backyard and tried stealing their bicycles. When the owner of the bicycles observed the suspect in his backyard trying to break the locks off the bikes, he confronted the suspect and scared him off. The victim was able to take a photo of the back side of the suspect as he was fleeing the area. Minutes later, the suspect was stopped two blocks away from the victim's house and was identified by officers.
03/23/2021
17:41
INCIDENT 21001907-1
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT
MUSEUM WAY
A Cambridge woman reports being harassed by a friend of hers.
03/23/2021
17:49
INCIDENT 21001909-1
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A
CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
A business at Cambridgeside Place reported a shoplifting.
03/23/2021
17:56
INCIDENT 21001908-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE
BROADWAY
Cambridge Police were dispatched to the area of Broadway for a report of potential suspicious activity.
03/23/2021
23:38
INCIDENT 21001912-1
EXTORTION BY THREAT OF INJURY C265 S25
THORNDIKE ST
A Cambridge resident reported being extorted out of $1,000 on March 23, 2021. The victim exchanged intimate photos with a woman online earlier this evening. She threatened to forward the images to all of his contacts on Facebook if he did not pay her $500. After he paid, the suspect threatened him once again for another $500. The victim paid the same amount a second time.
03/23/2021
23:58
INCIDENT 21001914-1
MISCELLANEOUS MUNIC ORDINANCE/BYLAW VIOL
CARDINAL MEDEIROS AVE
A Marcella Street resident was issued a Cambridge Violation Notice of Municipal Ordinance Citation for a car alarm sounding for over 10 minutes.
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