City of Cambridge, MA

12/24/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/24/2025 10:20

Daily Log for December 19, 2025

  • 12/19/2025 1:17 AM
    INCIDENT 25011794
    TRESPASS C266 S120

    CAMBRIDGE ST
    Milton Rivas, 31, of East Boston was placed under arrest on charges of Breaking & Entering and Trespassing. Police responded to an office building for a report of a breaking and entering in progress, inside officers located Rivas hiding behind a couch.

  • 12/19/2025 1:33 AM
    INCIDENT 25011793
    BOMB CHEM OR BIO THREAT, FALSE C269 S14

    GREEN ST
    An unhoused individual will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Threat to Commit a Crime. Police responded to a shelter on Green Street for an unwanted guest, prior to being removed the individual made threats to shoot staff and to fight officers.

  • 12/19/2025 5:16 AM
    INCIDENT 25011795
    LOST PROPERTY REPORT

    NORTH FIRST ST
    Police responded to the area of North First Street to take a lost property report. Victim stated they'd lost their ID.

  • 12/19/2025 9:03 AM
    INCIDENT 25011797
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    WESTERN AVE
    Police took a report for a past larceny on Western Ave. Victim stated an invited guest had stolen two watches, each valued at $300, from inside their apartment.

  • 12/19/2025 9:17 AM
    INCIDENT 25011798
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police took a report for a past assault & battery and past larceny. A Mattapan resident reported that around 2am the prior evening they had been physically assaulted and had their jacket, containing a wallet, passport, and cell phone, stolen.

  • 12/19/2025 10:10 AM
    ARREST 25011801
    WARRANT ARREST REPORT

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Cassandra McQuay, 61, of Cambridge was placed under arrest on an active warrant out of Cambridge District Court.

  • 12/19/2025 10:13 AM
    INCIDENT 25011800
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

    WHITE ST
    Police responded to a Porter Square parking lot for a hit and run crash with property damage. Victim stated their vehicle had been struck while parked, causing damage.

  • 12/19/2025 10:21 AM
    INCIDENT 25011802
    CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

    WEST ST
    A West Street resident reported ongoing issues and harassment from a neighbor.

  • 12/19/2025 11:26 AM
    INCIDENT 25011808
    MISC. REPORT TYPE

    SODEN ST
    Police and Fire responded to Kinnaird Street for a report of a tree down and live wires exposed. A utility crew responded.

  • 12/19/2025 11:36 AM
    INCIDENT 25011804
    A&B WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15A

    CAMBRIDGE / GENERAL LOCATIONS IN CAMBRIDGE
    A Cambridge resident shared a social media video of a known individual being physically assaulted.

  • 12/19/2025 12:22 PM
    INCIDENT 25011805
    TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

    BROADWAY
    Police received a report of a past motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. The pedestrian reported that a vehicle grazed them when they were crossing the street outside of a crosswalk. The pedestrian was uninjured.

  • 12/19/2025 1:35 PM
    INCIDENT 25011810
    TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

    COOLIDGE AVE
    Police responded to Coolidge Hill Rd on a report of a motor vehicle crash, no injuries reported.

  • 12/19/2025 1:57 PM
    INCIDENT 25011814
    BREAK INTO DEPOSITORY C266 S16

    LINNAEAN ST
    Police responded to Linnaean Street for a past breaking and entering to a motor vehicle. Victim reported that tools, valued at $1,000, had been stolen from the cab of their truck.

  • 12/19/2025 2:00 PM
    INCIDENT 25011812
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

    HOLYOKE ST
    Police responded to Holyoke Place for a past hit and run crash report. Victim stated their vehicle had been struck while parked, causing damage.

  • 12/19/2025 2:20 PM
    INCIDENT 25011811
    THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police took a report of threats in Central Sq. Victim stated a known person threatened to pepper spray them during an argument inside of a business.

  • 12/19/2025 3:56 PM
    INCIDENT 25011813
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police took a report of a past larceny. Victim stated a package, containing a laptop and gaming membership with a combined value of $1,487.49, was stolen.

  • 12/19/2025 4:47 PM
    INCIDENT 25011817
    MISC. REPORT TYPE

    ORCHARD ST
    An Orchard Street resident reported an issue with a neighbor.

  • 12/19/2025 4:58 PM
    INCIDENT 25011818
    MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

    ALBERTA TER
    A Rindge Ave resident reports that their motor vehicle was stolen from Alberta Terrace at some point over the past week.

  • 12/19/2025 5:07 PM
    INCIDENT 25011820
    TRESPASS C266 S120

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Paul Smith, 41, unhoused was arrested at a Central Sq. business after a store employee reported he'd stolen $15 worth of merchandise. Smith physically obstructed the arrest and provided a false name during the booking process. Once Smith's true identity was revealed, it was learned that he had five (5) active warrants out of courts in Dedham, Roxbury, Lawrence, and Rockingham County, Nh.

  • 12/19/2025 5:11 PM
    INCIDENT 25011819
    THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

    CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
    Rolando Coxon, 33, of Boston was arrested outside of a Cambridgeside Pl. shopping center on charges of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Threats to Commit a Crime. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance, it was learned that Coxon had pulled a knife and threatened to stab another person during a dispute over a parking space.

  • 12/19/2025 6:34 PM
    INCIDENT 25011821
    WARRANT ARREST REPORT

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    JeanMarie Quigley, 38, of Boston, was placed under arrest on four (4) active warrants out of courts in Boston and a charge of Shoplifting by Asportation - Subsequent Offense. Officers interacted with Quigley after an employee of a Central Sq. business reported she'd stolen merchandise with an estimated value of $47.72.

  • 12/19/2025 9:47 PM
    INCIDENT 25011824
    MISC. REPORT TYPE

    DUDLEY ST
    Police responded to a noise complaint on Dudley Street.

  • 12/19/2025 9:59 PM
    INCIDENT 25011823
    SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Cambridge resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Shoplifting by Asportation. Police responded to a Central Sq. business on a report of a shoplifting, a store employee reported that the suspect had stolen $172 worth of merchandise.

  • 12/19/2025 10:54 PM
    INCIDENT 25011826
    LOST PROPERTY REPORT

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Cambridge resident turned in a found wallet.

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