02/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/04/2026 12:02
1/30/2026 12:26 PM
INCIDENT 26000822
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2
HEWS ST & WESTERN AVE
An individual reported that an unknown suspect threatened them in the area of Hews St. & Western Ave.
1/30/2026 5:26 PM
INCIDENT 26000829
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24
THIRD ST & GORE ST
A Watertown resident reported they were the victim of a hit & run on Third and Gore St. The victim's vehicle was sideswiped, causing damage.
1/30/2026 7:31 PM
INCIDENT 26000833
A&B C265 S13A
JFK ST
Saleem Anderson, 45, unhoused, was placed under arrest for two active warrants out of Boston District Court, and an additional charge of Assault & Battery. Officers responded to a Harvard Square business for the report of a fight. Victim stated they were arguing over cash when Anderson pushed them. During the interaction it was learned that Anderson had two warrants.
1/30/2026 8:20 PM
INCIDENT 26000834
A&B C265 S13A
JFK ST
Police responded to JFK St. for a disturbance between multiple parties. Two individuals were arguing over an alcoholic beverage, when the suspect struck the victim multiple times. No injuries were reported.
1/30/2026 12:15 AM
INCIDENT 26000810
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A
WHITE ST
An employee of a White St. business reported two unknown suspects had stolen approximately $34 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.
1/30/2026 4:20 AM
INCIDENT 26000813
MOTOR VEH, MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO C266 S28
MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An employee of a Massachusetts Ave. business reported that their motor vehicle had been broken into, and their license plate had been stolen.
1/30/2026 7:37 AM
INCIDENT 26000814
UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J
MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Somerville resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court for having an Unregistered and Uninsured Motor Vehicle on a Public Roadway. Police interacted with the vehicle while responding to a complaint that it was blocking a loading zone.
1/30/2026 8:16 AM
INCIDENT 26000815
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION
ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Officers responded to an Alewife Brook Pkwy business for an unattended backpack. The item was inspected by officers from the Explosive Ordnance Unit (EOD) and determined not to be hazardous.
1/30/2026 9:13 AM
INCIDENT 26000816
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24
CONCORD AVE
A Boston resident reported that an unknown vehicle struck the front bumper of their motor vehicle while parked on Concord Ave.
1/30/2026 10:36 AM
INCIDENT 26000817
LARCENY UNDER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34
HANCOCK PL
A Hancock Pl. resident reported that they lost $800 to an email scam.
1/30/2026 11:16 AM
INCIDENT 26000819
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)
MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Massachusetts Ave resident reported that a package, containing approximately $50 in merchandise, was stolen from the mailroom of their residence.
1/30/2026 11:56 AM
INCIDENT 26000820
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34
SOMERVILLE
A Somerville resident reported they lost $2,000 as part of an apartment rental scam in Cambridge.
1/30/2026 12:23 PM
INCIDENT 26000821
CREDIT CARD FRAUD < $1200 BY MERCHANT C266 S37B(I)
ARNOLD CIR
An Arnold Circle resident reported that an unknown person had utilized their personal information to open an unauthorized account. The account has been used for multiple unauthorized transactions with a value of $1328.