Daily Log for May 27, 2026

5/27/2026 4:59 AM
INCIDENT 26004338
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

BROADWAY
Officers responded to Broadway for a hit & run crash. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck in traffic. No injuries were reported.

5/27/2026 6:06 AM
INCIDENT 26004343
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

AUBURN ST
A Cambridge resident reported their vehicle had been broken into while parked on Auburn Street. Victim stated their wallet contained a debit card, and driver's license.

5/27/2026 7:37 AM
INCIDENT 26004342
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

SOUTH NORMANDY AVE & SUNSET RD
Police responded to the area of South Normandy Rd on a report of a crash involving a cyclist. The cyclist sustained minor injuries. The vehicle operator was cited.

5/27/2026 7:45 AM
INCIDENT 26004341
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

CAMBRIDGE ST
A Cambridge St. resident reported their vehicle had been broken into while parked on Cambridge Street, items valued at $1200 were stolen.

5/27/2026 9:00 AM
INCIDENT 26004344
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

DUNSTER ST & MT AUBURN ST
Police documented graffiti on property in the Harvard Square.

5/27/2026 9:17 AM
INCIDENT 26004345
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

BINNEY ST & SIXTH ST
A Melrose resident reported that they were almost hit by a driver on Sixth Street. Reporting person stated the vehicle operator went around construction barriers into oncoming traffic.

5/27/2026 10:02 AM
INCIDENT 26004346
IDENTITY FRAUD

SIXTH ST
A Main St. resident reported that an unknown person had utilized their son's information for employment in Las Vegas.

5/27/2026 10:07 AM
INCIDENT 26004347
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

BROADWAY
Police took a report for defacement of property on Broadway. Property manager stated there was graffiti on the exterior of the building.

5/27/2026 10:09 AM
INCIDENT 26004348
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

MT AUBURN ST
Police took a report for defacement of property on Mt. Auburn St. Property manager stated there was graffiti on the exterior of the building.

5/27/2026 11:01 AM
INCIDENT 26004351
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An Amherst resident reported that their bicycle, valued at $500, was stolen from a bike rack located on Massachusetts Ave.

5/27/2026 11:19 AM
INCIDENT 26004350
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

HOLYOKE ST
Police took a report for defacement of property on Holyoke St. Property manager stated there was graffiti on the exterior of the building.

5/27/2026 11:42 AM
INCIDENT 26004352
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

MT AUBURN ST
Police took a report for defacement of property on Mt. Auburn St. Property manager stated there was graffiti on the exterior of the building.

5/27/2026 11:56 AM
INCIDENT 26004357
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

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

5/27/2026 12:20 PM
INCIDENT 26004355
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An employee of a Massachusetts Ave business reported an unknown individual had stolen $85 of merchandise and fled.

5/27/2026 12:37 PM
INCIDENT 26004360
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police took a report for a past crash that occurred on Massachusetts Ave. Operator stated their vehicle accelerated and struck a parked car. One involved person was transported by EMS to a local hospital for treatment on non-life-threatening injuries.

5/27/2026 12:52 PM
INCIDENT 26004356
VANDALIZE PROPERTY C266 S126A

RINDGE AVE
Police documented several incidents of graffiti in North Cambridge.

5/27/2026 1:07 PM
INCIDENT 26004358
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
An employee of a Alewife Brook Parkway business reported a suspect from a past shoplifting was in the store. Officers stopped and identified the suspect, they were formally trespassed from the business.

5/27/2026 1:17 PM
INCIDENT 26004362
UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE * C90 S9

FIRST ST & ROGERS ST
A Cambridge resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on charges related to having an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle on a public roadway. The violation was uncovered by officers responding to a parking complaint at the intersection of First Street and Rogers Street.

5/27/2026 1:28 PM
INCIDENT 26004361
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

MEMORIAL DR
A Memorial Drive resident reported an incident of harassment. Reporting person stated they'd met someone in a café and that person has sent them multiple unwanted social media messages.

5/27/2026 1:33 PM
INCIDENT 26004359
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
An employee of a Alewife Brook Parkway business reported an unknown individual had stolen at least $200 of merchandise and fled.

5/27/2026 2:17 PM
INCIDENT 26004363
CIVIL DISPUTE

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge business owner reported that a former employee had gained access to the personal information of other staff members.

5/27/2026 2:30 PM
INCIDENT 26004364
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

FRANKLIN ST
Police responded to a Franklin St apartment for an unwanted person. A former resident was refusing to leave and threatening other tenants.

5/27/2026 3:50 PM
INCIDENT 26004368
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

MASSACHUSETTS AVE & PEARL ST
Paul Byrd, 47, of Cambridge was placed under arrest for a warrant out of Cambridge District Court. During the arrest, Byrd spit on an officer and was found to be in possession of a white, rock like substance, believed to be crack cocaine.

5/27/2026 3:53 PM
INCIDENT 26004366
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MIDDLESEX ST
A Middlesex St. resident reported that mail was stolen from the front of their residence.

5/27/2026 4:22 PM
INCIDENT 26004369
A&B C265 S13A

NORFOLK ST
Police responded to Norfolk Street for a disturbance. Reporting person stated there had been an argument over the other person camping on their property.

5/27/2026 5:58 PM
INCIDENT 26004370
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME C266 S30(1)

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
A Cambridgepark Drive resident reported that an unknown person was able to gain access to their bank information and transferred $1,958.16 from the account without authorization.

5/27/2026 6:20 PM
INCIDENT 26004375
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Massachusetts Ave resident reported that their scooter, valued at $300, was stolen from a metal fence outside a Massachusetts Ave apartment building.

5/27/2026 6:26 PM
USE 26004371
A&B WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15A

CAMBRIDGE ST
Harvey Fisher, 70, of Cambridge, was placed under arrest on a charge of Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon. Police responded to a Cambridge St. medical facility and learned that Fisher had kicked a security guard before threatening to hit two EMT's with a metal cane.

5/27/2026 6:56 PM
INCIDENT 26004372
CREDIT CARD FRAUD UNDER $1200 C266 S37B(G)

CAMBRIDGE ST
A Medford resident reported their vehicle had been broken into while parked in Inman Square. A wallet containing $60 in cash and cards was stolen. The cards have since been utilized for multiple attempted unauthorized transactions.

5/27/2026 7:16 PM
INCIDENT 26004376
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

ARLINGTON ST
Police responded to Arlington St. for a harassment report. Reporting person stated they were in a crash several weeks prior, and the other involved person has repeatedly contacted them regarding payment.

5/27/2026 7:56 PM
INCIDENT 26004377
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An employee of a Massachusetts Ave business reported an unknown individual had stolen merchandise and fled.

5/27/2026 9:11 PM
INCIDENT 26004379
ASSAULT C265 S13A

BROADWAY
Police responded to a Broadway liquor store for a disturbance. Reporting person stated suspect had threatened to hit them and stole a bottle of water.