City of Cambridge, MA

12/26/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/26/2025 11:17

Daily Log for December 21, 2025

  • 12/21/2025 5:51 PM
    INCIDENT 25011861
    SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

    CAMBRIDGESIDE PL
    A business on Cambridgeside Place reported a shoplifting. Store employee stated that a suspect had stolen $300 worth of merchandise was stolen from the store.

  • 12/21/2025 1:00 AM
    INCIDENT 25011844
    OUI-LIQUOR C90 S24

    CEDAR ST & MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Darly Perpignan, 45, of Lexington, was placed under arrest on a charge of Operating Under the Influence of Liquor. Police responded to the intersection of Massachusetts Ave and Cedar St. on a report of a motor vehicle crash. During the interaction Perpignan displayed multiple indicators of impairment.

  • 12/21/2025 8:46 AM
    INCIDENT 25011845
    IDENTITY FRAUD

    BELLIS CIR
    A Bellis Circle resident reported that a known person had used their personal information to open an unauthorized line of credit.

  • 12/21/2025 9:12 AM
    INCIDENT 25011846
    SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

    PORTER SQ.
    Police responded to a Porter Square business on a report of a shoplifting. Store employee reported that a suspect had stolen an estimated $500 worth of merchandise and fled.

  • 12/21/2025 10:43 AM
    INCIDENT 25011849
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

    MT AUBURN ST
    Police took a report for a hit & run crash that occurred in a Mt. Auburn St. parking lot. Victim stated that their vehicle had been struck while parked, causing damage.

  • 12/21/2025 1:42 PM
    INCIDENT 25011851
    A&B ON POLICE OFFICER C265 S13D

    BRATTLE ST
    Hugo Montoya, 43, of Waltham was placed under arrest on charges of Assault & Battery on a Police Officer, Assault & Battery Dangerous Weapon (Shod Foot) and Disorderly Conduct. Police were called to a business on a report of an unwanted, intoxicated person. When being removed Montoya punched and kicked a police officer multiple times.

  • 12/21/2025 1:55 PM
    INCIDENT 25011854
    NUMBER PLATE VIOLATION ATTACHING / OBSCURING / FAI

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Jamaica Plain resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on charges related to attaching false license plates to a motor vehicle.

  • 12/21/2025 3:07 PM
    INCIDENT 25011853
    SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

    HARVARD SQ.
    A Harvard Square business reported a shoplifting. An employee stated a suspect had stolen multiple clothing items and fled.

  • 12/21/2025 4:07 PM
    INCIDENT 25011856
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

    ARLINGTON ST
    Police responded to Arlington Street for a report of a past hit and run crash. Victim stated their vehicle had been struck while parked, causing damage.

  • 12/21/2025 4:18 PM
    INCIDENT 25011857
    TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

    CAMBRIDGE ST & ELLSWORTH AVE
    Police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Cambridge Street. One involved party was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

  • 12/21/2025 4:49 PM
    INCIDENT 25011860
    UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

    JFK ST
    Gabriel Sodre de Souza, 18, of Malden was placed under arrest for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in Harvard Sq. Officers interacted with Sodre de Souza after a vehicle he was operating was stopped, blocking a lane of traffic in Harvard Sq.

  • 12/21/2025 11:13 PM
    INCIDENT 25011865
    WIT/JUROR/POL/COURT OFFICIAL, INTIMIDATE C268 S13B

    PUTNAM AVE
    Police responded to a Putnam Avenue residence on a report of threats. Victim stated a known person had been threatening them through text message.

City of Cambridge, MA published this content on December 26, 2025, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via Public Technologies (PUBT), unedited and unaltered, on December 26, 2025 at 17:17 UTC. If you believe the information included in the content is inaccurate or outdated and requires editing or removal, please contact us at [email protected]