Daily Log for April 20, 2026

4/20/2026 1:46 AM
INCIDENT 26003133
B&E NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Officers responded to a Porter Sq. business for an alarm activation. Officers spoke with an employee and verified there was nothing missing.

4/20/2026 3:50 AM
INCIDENT 26003134
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

SIXTH ST
A Boston resident reported their cell phone, valued at $200, was stolen from an Albany St. residence.

4/20/2026 6:44 AM
TRAFFIC 26003135
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

PUTNAM AVE
A Medford resident reported they were involved in a past motor vehicle crash on Putnam Ave. Reporting person stated they'd struck a parked vehicle, causing damage.

4/20/2026 8:09 AM
INCIDENT 26003138
B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

FERNALD DR
Police responded to Fernald Dr. for the report of a past breaking and entering to a motor vehicle. Victim reported approximately $35 was stolen.

4/20/2026 8:30 AM
INCIDENT 26003142
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

FAYERWEATHER ST
A Fayerweather St. resident reported an unknown suspect broke into their motor vehicle and stole items valued at $1,000.

4/20/2026 8:32 AM
INCIDENT 26003137
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

GARDEN ST
A Garden St. resident reported that their e-bike, valued at $3,300, was stolen from their backyard.

4/20/2026 8:47 AM
INCIDENT 26003139
YIELD AT INTERSECTION, FAIL C89 S8

GARDEN ST & WALKER ST
Police responded to Garden St. for a motor vehicle crash involving an electric scooter. A turning vehicle struck a scooter, causing non-life-threatening injuries. Both the scooter operator and the motorist were issued citations.

4/20/2026 9:02 AM
INCIDENT 26003144
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

RICHDALE AVE
A Richdale Ave. resident reported their vehicle was stolen from a parking space outside their residence.

4/20/2026 9:26 AM
INCIDENT 26003141
CREDIT CARD FRAUD UNDER $1200 C266 S37B(G)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Somerville resident reported their wallet had been stolen while they were inside a Harvard Sq. business. There have since been $325 in unauthorized charges made on one of the credit cards that had been inside.

4/20/2026 9:50 AM
INCIDENT 26003143
MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO C266 S28

CAMBRIDGE ST
Police responded to Cambridge St. for a report of malicious destruction to a motor vehicle. Victim stated their rearview mirror had been smashed off.

4/20/2026 10:05 AM
INCIDENT 26003145
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

GORE ST
A Texas resident reported that their rental vehicle had been stolen while parked on Gore St.

4/20/2026 10:36 AM
INCIDENT 26003146
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

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

4/20/2026 12:48 PM
INCIDENT 26003147
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MOULTON ST
Police responded to a Moulton St. establishment for a report of suspicious activity.

4/20/2026 12:55 PM
INCIDENT 26003150
IDENTITY FRAUD

RESERVOIR ST
Police responded to a Reservoir St. residence for a report of identity theft. Victim stated their personal information had been utilized fraudulently in a court proceeding.

4/20/2026 12:55 PM
INCIDENT 26003148
INNKEEPER, DEFRAUD, UNDER $100 C140 S12

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Wilmington resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Fraudulently Procuring Food or Accommodations for Credit. The suspect ordered and ate a meal at a local restaurant then refused to pay the tab.

4/20/2026 1:55 PM
INCIDENT 26003149
IDENTITY FRAUD

WOODBRIDGE ST
Police responded to a Woodbridge St. residence for a report of identity theft. Victim stated they'd received a $75 utility bill for a property in Salem, to which they had no connection.

4/20/2026 3:04 PM
INCIDENT 26003151
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
A Cambridgepark Dr. resident reported their motor vehicle had been broken into. Victim stated multiple items, valued at approximately $980, had been stolen.

4/20/2026 3:46 PM
INCIDENT 26003156
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

MAIN ST
A Cambridge resident reported their bicycle, valued at $1,300, was stolen from a locked bike rack on Main St.

4/20/2026 4:41 PM
INCIDENT 26003158
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge resident reported that their rental vehicle had been stolen after they'd left it parked on Massachusetts Ave.

4/20/2026 4:56 PM
INCIDENT 26003160
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

CHERRY ST
A Cherry St. resident reported that two packages, containing $17.97 and $281 in merchandise, were stolen from the front of their residence.

4/20/2026 5:19 PM
INCIDENT 26003159
SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
An employee of an Alewife Brook Pkwy. business reported a suspect had stolen $167.90 of merchandise and fled.

4/20/2026 6:38 PM
INCIDENT 26003161
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

BRATTLE ST
A Brattle St. resident reported that a package, containing $125 in merchandise, was stolen from the front of their residence.

4/20/2026 6:43 PM
INCIDENT 26003165
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

SIDNEY ST
Police responded to Sidney St. for a report of malicious damage to a motor vehicle. Victim reported their vehicle was keyed by an unknown individual.

4/20/2026 7:22 PM
INCIDENT 26003163
A&B WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Jessica McNeil, 36, of Cambridge was placed under arrest on charges of Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon and Disorderly Conduct. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance inside of the Central Sq. business. A security guard reported that when they confronted McNeil about unlawfully drinking an alcoholic beverage inside the store, she threw merchandise at them. No injuries were reported.

4/20/2026 7:23 PM
INCIDENT 26003164
FIREARM VIOL WITH 1 PRIOR VIOLENT/DRUG CRIME

MT AUBURN ST
Police responded to a Mount Auburn St. residence regarding a past larceny. Victim stated a known person, who was possibly armed, had stolen their wallet and keys.

4/20/2026 8:37 PM
INCIDENT 26003166
MISC. REPORT TYPE

CLIFTON PL
Police responded to Clifton Pl. regarding an animal bite. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

4/20/2026 3:18 PM
INCIDENT 26003153
SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
A Boston resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Shoplifting by Concealment. An employee of an Alewife Brook Pkwy. business reported that the known suspect stole $264.94 of merchandise before attempting to flee the premises.