Crime & Safety

City Of Cambridge Publishes Daily Log For September 14

Units responded to the area of Prospect Street and St Mary's Road for a report of a barking dog.

September 15, 2020

Cambridge Police Daily Log: September 14th, 2020

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09/14/2020
03:16
INCIDENT 20006116-1
MISC. REPORT TYPE

PROSPECT ST
Units responded to the area of Prospect Street and St Mary's Road for a report of a barking dog.

09/14/2020
06:01
INCIDENT 20006118-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police responded to Massachusetts Avenue for a larceny report.

09/14/2020
07:54

INCIDENT 20006120-1
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6

WALDEN SQUARE RD
A Cambridge resident reports an unknown person attempted to enter his apartment.

09/14/2020
07:55

INCIDENT 20006119-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

GREEN ST
A Green Street resident reports that someone hit her drivers mirror and left the scene without making them self known.

09/14/2020
09:17
INCIDENT 20006121-1
UTTER FALSE CHECK C267 S5

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident reported an unknown suspect(s) negotiated an unauthorized check.

09/14/2020
10:04
INCIDENT 20006122-1
YIELD AT INTERSECTION, FAIL * C89 S8

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Cambridge Police documented a motor vehicle crash on Massachusetts Avenue. A citation was issued to one of the operators involved in the crash.

09/14/2020
11:11
INCIDENT 20006124-1
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6

TROWBRIDGE TER
A Trowbridge resident reports that someone did attempt to break into her apartment on 9/12.

09/14/2020
11:20

INCIDENT 20006125-1
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

ST SAUVEUR CT
A Cambridge resident reports being harassed by their next door neighbor, who directs excessive noise through the apartment wall.

09/14/2020
12:30
ARREST 20006128-1
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

HARVARD ST
Ricardo Garcia, 33, 240 Albany Street in Cambridge, was placed under arrest at the corner of Harvard and Lee Street on a warrant issued out of the Boston District Court charging him with Possession of Class B Substance.

09/14/2020
12:32

INCIDENT 20006126-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

BOND ST
A Bond Street resident had his debit card used without his authority, after he lost his wallet.

09/14/2020
12:43
INCIDENT 20006127-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MEMORIAL DR
A Cambridge resident reports the theft of his bicycle over the weekend.

09/14/2020
13:01
INCIDENT 20006129-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Newtowne Court resident had his wallet stolen while in Central Square.

09/14/2020
14:47
INCIDENT 20006134-1
A&B C265 S13A

FARWELL PL
Cambridge Police responded to Garden Street for a report of a fight in progress.

09/14/2020
15:28

INCIDENT 20006135-1
IDENTITY FRAUD

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Massachusetts Avenue resident reported an identity theft.

09/14/2020
15:47
INCIDENT 20006136-1
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

MT AUBURN ST
A Mt. Auburn Avenue resident reported a breaking and entering.

09/14/2020
16:30

INCIDENT 20006137-1
DISORDERLY CONDUCT C272 S53

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Cambridge Police responded to a business in a Fresh Pond shopping area for a report of a male inappropriately touching customers. Upon further investigation, Adam Gray, 37, 194 Morrison Avenue in Somerville, was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct after he began causing a scene in a residential area using foul language causing pedestrians, including children, to cross the street and the free flow of traffic to come to a halt due to his outburst. Gray also lunged at three officers when questioned about the incident.

09/14/2020
17:49

INCIDENT 20006140-1
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident of XXX Mass Ave, reports that its Amazon package that contained a stand up computer desk , valued at around $140, was taken from its apartment building front vestibule. This occurred on 9/12/20 a 5:55pm.

09/14/2020
18:16
TRAFFIC 20006142-1
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

FOREST ST
A past hit and run crash was reported on Forest Street.

09/14/2020
19:24

INCIDENT 20006143-1
UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J

FRESH POND PKWY
A resident of Dorchester was summonsed to Cambridge District Court for operating a motor vehicle with no insurance on a public way.

09/14/2020
20:51
INCIDENT 20006144-1
ASSAULT TO MURDER, ARMED C265 S18

HARVARD ST
Cambridge Police arrested Roger Kay, 45, 125 Harvard Street in Cambridge, for a charge of Armed Assault to Murder and Carrying a Dangerous Weapon. Cambridge Police also summonsed a Cambridge resident for Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon. Police were called to the area of Harvard Street for a report of two people fighting with a machete and a bat. Upon arrival, Police located numerous droplets of blood and a sheath on the sidewalk. A witness stated that she observed a man who was summonsed strike Kay with a bat, and then Kay retaliated by swinging a machete at the other man, who informed officers that Kay and he argued prior to the assault. Once outside, Kay approached him with a machete and started swinging. The other man stated that he deflected the blows with a field hockey stick, but was struck in the hand by the machete. Kay informed officers that the other man struck him in the head with a hockey stick after an argument. The other man suffered a cut to his finger and Kay suffered a cut to his hand in the incident. Officers discovered brass knuckles and a spring assisted knife on Kay. The machete used in the assault was also located and taken into evidence.

09/14/2020
21:45

INCIDENT 20006145-1
A&B C265 S13A

CAMBRIDGE ST
A resident reported a past assault and battery, which occurred at a Cambridge Street address. A suspect was identified, and a police report was taken.


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