Daily Log for September 19, 2025

9/19/2025 7:29 AM
INCIDENT 25008800
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

SOMERVILLE AVE
An employee of a Somerville Ave business reported a suspect had stolen $132 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

9/19/2025 9:48 AM
INCIDENT 25008802
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MEMORIAL DR
Staff at a hotel on Memorial Drive reported that a past guest has been harassing employees over the phone.

9/19/2025 9:49 AM
INCIDENT 25008803
MISC. REPORT TYPE

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Police responded to a Alewife Brook Pkwy residence regarding potential vandalism to a vehicle. The reporting party stated their vehicle was damaged while it was parked inside a garage.

9/19/2025 10:13 AM
INCIDENT 25008809
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

CHARLES ST
Police responded to a Charles St. business for a past larceny. The owner stated items worth $950 had been stolen from the business.

9/19/2025 10:16 AM
INCIDENT 25008804
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY A Watertown resident reported they had unauthorized transactions valued at $50,000 on their credit card after they'd used it to make a $20 donation to a suspect collecting money in an Alewife Brook Parkway business.

9/19/2025 10:23 AM
INCIDENT 25008810
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

WHITE ST
Police assisted the manager of a White Street construction site with formally trespassing two unwanted persons.

9/19/2025 10:28 AM
INCIDENT 25008807
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE, 3RD OFF. C266 S30A

RIVER ST
Linda Hamblin, 46, of Cambridge was placed under arrest on a charge of Shoplifting by Concealment, 3rd Offense. Store staff reported that Hamblin had concealed merchandise in a bag while attempting to steal it. Officers stopped Hamblin and found $179 worth of unpaid merchandise in the bag.

9/19/2025 10:30 AM
INCIDENT 25008808
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

JFK ST
A Cambridge resident reported that their bicycle, valued at $200, was stolen from a bike rack located on JFK St.

9/19/2025 10:31 AM
INCIDENT 25008805
LARCENY OVER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

SPRING ST A Cambridge resident reported that they were a victim of a online apartment scam. The reporting party stated they had sent $2,330 to secure the rental of an apartment they later learned did not exist.

9/19/2025 11:00 AM
INCIDENT 25008811
VANDALIZE PROPERTY C266 S126A

PROSPECT ST
Luciana Favero, 50, of Cambridge, was placed under arrest on charges of Shoplifting by Asportation, Vandalize Property and a warrant out of Cambridge District Court. Officers interacted with Favero at a Prospect St. business after store staff reported she'd stolen $10 worth of food from a hot bar and slammed a potted plant to the ground.

9/19/2025 11:46 AM
INCIDENT 25008813
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

RINDGE AVE
A Rindge Ave resident reported that their bicycle tire, valued at $175, was stolen from a bike rack located at their residence.

9/19/2025 1:27 PM
ARREST 25008815
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

ELMER ST & HINGHAM ST
Mark Summers, 58, of Cambridge, was placed under arrest on a warrant out of Cambridge District Court.

9/19/2025 1:38 PM
INCIDENT 25008816
GLUE/TOXIC SUBSTANCE, INHALE C270 S18

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Inhale a Toxic Substance. Police responded to a business on the 800 block of Massachusetts Avenue for the report of a person inhaling something out of a canister, officers observed the suspect actively doing so.

9/19/2025 1:59 PM
INCIDENT 25008818
FALSE ID INFO, ARRST FURNI TO LAW ENF C268 S34A

WHITE ST
Jawsome Ivaldy Metayer, 32, of Boston was placed under arrest on a charge of Shoplifting by Concealment and Provide a False Name after Arrest. Store staff reported to police that Metayer had concealed $13 in ice cream and bakery items in a backpack. Officers subsequently placed Metayer under arrest and he provided a false name during the booking process.

9/19/2025 3:32 PM
INCIDENT 25008820
MISC. REPORT TYPE

SIXTH ST
Officers assisted a resident with finding a lost vehicle.

9/19/2025 4:03 PM
INCIDENT 25008822
MISC. REPORT TYPE

LAMBERT ST
A Cambridge reside reported they had been threatened by an unknown person outside of a local medical facility.

9/19/2025 4:26 PM
INCIDENT 25008824
IDENTITY FRAUD

MT VERNON ST
A Cambridge resident reported a potential scam alleging they had an unpaid toll violation. The resident recognized the scam and has not noticed any unauthorized transactions on their accounts.

9/19/2025 5:06 PM
INCIDENT 25008825
A&B C265 S13A

MONSIGNOR OBRIEN HWY
Police responded to a business on Monsignor O'Brien Highway for a report of a disturbance. An employee stated the customer was unhappy with a service they'd performed and spit on the employee.

9/19/2025 5:35 PM
INCIDENT 25008827
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, WANTON C266 S127

ARROW ST
Tim Splain, 24, unhoused with a last known address in Connecticut, was placed under arrest and charged with Larceny from a Building and Destruction of Property in a Place of Worship. Officers responded to a Harvard Sq. church where Splain was found with three collection bins that contained donations. Splain is also alleged to have urinated on the property.

9/19/2025 5:52 PM
INCIDENT 25008826
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

ROGERS ST
Police took a report for a hit and run crash. The reporting party stated a bicyclist had hit the side of their motor vehicle, causing damage, before fleeing the scene without exchanging information.

9/19/2025 7:19 PM
INCIDENT 25008829
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

COLUMBIA TER
Police responded to Columbia Terrance to file a report for harassment. The reporting party stated there have been on-going issues with a neighbor.

9/19/2025 7:41 PM
INCIDENT 25008831
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

SOMERVILLE AVE
Police took a report for a past larceny from a business on Somerville Avenue. The reporting party stated their wallet was stolen from a locker inside of a local business.

9/19/2025 8:48 PM
INCIDENT 25008832
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

DUDLEY ST
Police responded to a Dudley Street residence for a report of malicious destruction. The reporting party stated their front door was damaged by unknown individuals.

9/19/2025 10:59 PM
INCIDENT 25008833
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

NORFOLK ST
A Norfolk St reported they have been receiving threatening text messages.