Crime & Safety
City Of Cambridge Publishes Daily Log For November 24
A Cambridge business owner reports that two computers were stolen from his business while it was closed.
November 25, 2020
Cambridge Police Daily Log: November 24th, 2020
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11/24/2020
05:56
INCIDENT 20008389-1
A&B WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15A
MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to the Porter Square MBTA station for an attempted robbery. A suspect unsuccessfully attempted to take a suitcase from the victim.
11/24/2020
07:30
INCIDENT 20008390-1
LARCENY FROM PERSON C266 S25
FRANKLIN ST
A resident came to the substation in Central Square to report his medication and personal items were stolen overnight while inside a friend’s apartment in the area.
11/24/2020
08:31
INCIDENT 20008391-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE
LANDSDOWNE ST
Officers took a report for a suspicious text message.
11/24/2020
08:36
INCIDENT 20008392-1
MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police Department made a warrant arrest at Central Square on Marcus Pixley, 60, homeless out of Cambridge District Court for Conspiracy to Violate a Drug Law and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender out of Boston District Court.
11/24/2020
08:46
INCIDENT 20008393-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24
SECOND ST
Officers took a hit and run report over the phone.
11/24/2020
09:09
INCIDENT 20008394-1
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16
GREEN ST
A Cambridge business owner reports that two computers were stolen from his business while it was closed.
11/24/2020
09:36
INCIDENT 20008398-1
IDENTITY FRAUD
BELMONT ST
Officers took a report of identity fraud over the phone.
11/24/2020
09:49
INCIDENT 20008395-1
IDENTITY FRAUD
SIXTH ST
Officers took a report of a False Unemployment Claim.
11/24/2020
10:47
INCIDENT 20008396-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47
MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge resident reports that his personal information was used to file a fraudulent unemployment claim.
11/24/2020
10:48
INCIDENT 20008399-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47
ST MARY RD
A Cambridge resident reports that their personal information was used to file a fraudulent unemployment claim.
11/24/2020
11:53
INCIDENT 20008400-1
IDENTITY FRAUD
BRATTLE ST
Officers took a report of a fraudulent unemployment claim over the phone.
11/24/2020
11:56
INCIDENT 20008404-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)
CLINTON ST
Officers took a larceny report over the phone.
11/24/2020
12:16
INCIDENT 20008402-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47
125 SIXTH ST
Officers took a report of a false unemployment claim.
11/24/2020
12:18
INCIDENT 20008403-1
IDENTITY FRAUD
NEWPORT RD
A Cambridge resident reports that they received a phone call where someone posed as a government official was asking for their personal information.
11/24/2020
12:34
INCIDENT 20008405-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47
HARRINGTON RD
A Cambridge resident reports that their personal information was used to file a fraudulent unemployment claim.
11/24/2020
13:19
INCIDENT 20008406-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)
MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Somerville resident reports their bicycle stolen from the Porter Square area sometime today.
11/24/2020
13:47
INCIDENT 20008408-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47
CLIFTON ST
Officers took a report of a fraudulent unemployment claim over the phone.
11/24/2020
14:06
INCIDENT 20008409-1
IDENTITY FRAUD
NORFOLK ST
A Cambridge resident reports that their e-mail was hacked and used to perpetrate fraud.
11/24/2020
14:48
INCIDENT 20008410-1
UNEMPLOYMENT COMP, FALSE IDENTITY FOR C151A S47
BANKS ST
A Cambridge resident reported being the victim of identity fraud.
11/24/2020
16:33
INCIDENT 20008413-1
MEMORIAL DR
Cambridge Police took a report for breaking and entering after a Memorial Drive residence was accessed without permission resulting in items missing from the home.
11/24/2020
16:36
INCIDENT 20008412-1
IDENTITY FRAUD
CONCORD TPKE
A Concord Turnpike resident reported being a victim of identity fraud.
11/24/2020
16:46
ARREST 20008414-1
WARRANT ARREST REPORT
GREEN ST
Cambridge Police Arrested Coleman O'Doherty, 71, homeless, in the area of Central Square for warrants out of Cambridge District Court for Assault and Battery and Disorderly Conduct.
11/24/2020
17:46
INCIDENT 20008415-1
REGISTRATION SUSPENDED / REVOKED, OP MV WITH C90
BLACKSTONE ST
A resident of Roxbury was summoned for Operating a Motor Vehicle with Registration Revoked and Uninsured Motor Vehicle following a traffic stop conducted by police on his motor vehicle.
11/24/2020
18:59
INCIDENT 20008417-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)
RICE ST
A Rice Street resident report a larceny from his front porch.
11/24/2020
19:43
INCIDENT 20008418-1
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30
CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
A Somerville resident reports that between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. their motor scooter was stolen after being secured on CambridgeSide Place.
11/24/2020
20:50
INCIDENT 20008419-1
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A
ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Cambridge Police arrested Christopher MacInnes, 38, 64 Gibson Street in Medford, for Shoplifting by Means of Concealment. MacInnes was observed concealing multiple items in his bags and jackets.
11/24/2020
22:09
INCIDENT 20008421-1
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
SOMERVILLE AVE
Cambridge Police responded to a department store on Somerville Avenue to take a report for a shoplifting.
11/24/2020
22:18
INCIDENT 20008422-1
RESIST ARREST C268 S32B
PORTLAND ST
Robert Offutt, 37, homeless, was placed under arrest regarding a warrant issued out of Cambridge District Court for Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon. Offutt was also charged with resisting arrest after a brief struggle with Officers.
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