Daily Log for January 21, 2026

1/21/2026 8:41 AM
INCIDENT 26000598
MARKED LANES VIOLATION * C89 S4A

CAMBRIDGE ST
A North Andover resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on charges related to the Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle. Officers stopped the vehicle after it was observed operating on a sidewalk.

1/21/2026 9:00 AM
INCIDENT 26000597
UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J

CARVER ST & MUSEUM ST
A Lakeville resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on charges related to having an Unregistered and Uninsured Motor Vehicle on a Public Roadway. The vehicle was located by officers in the vicinity of Carver & Museum St. while responding to a call about a car alarm activation.

1/21/2026 12:16 PM
INCIDENT 26000600
BREAK INTO DEPOSITORY C266 S16

HARVARD ST
Police took a report on a past breaking and entering to a motor vehicle, The reporting party stated that loose change was taken.

1/21/2026 12:28 PM
INCIDENT 26000603
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Officers responded to Alewife Brook Pkwy for a past hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

1/21/2026 1:13 PM
INCIDENT 26000607
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

DAVENPORT ST & MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the area of Porter Sq. on a report of a motor vehicle crash. No injuries were reported, one vehicle was towed.

1/21/2026 1:43 PM
INCIDENT 26000612
LARCENY UNDER $1200 BY SINGLE SCHEME C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to Massachusetts Ave for a report of larceny. Reporting person stated they had lost their mobile device and were now tracking it through Cambridge on an app.

1/21/2026 1:53 PM
INCIDENT 26000609
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

SOMERVILLE AVE
William Andrew Sharp, 50, unhoused with a last known address in Boston, was placed under arrest on a charge of Shoplifting by Asportation - 3rd Offense and outstanding warrants from courts in Boston and Taunton. Police responded to a Porter Sq. business on a report of a shoplifting, staff reported that Sharp had stolen ten bags of frozen shrimp with a retail value of $97.

1/21/2026 1:57 PM
INCIDENT 26000608
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6

RIVER ST
Police took a report on a potential scam. Victim stated they'd provided their personal information to a website in an attempt to renew a passport but does not believe the site is legitimate.

1/21/2026 3:11 PM
INCIDENT 26000613
LARCENY UNDER $1200 BY FALSE PRETENSE C266 S34

THIRD STREET
A resident of Third St reported an incident of credit card fraud. The reporting party claims their card and personal information were provided over the phone to an unknown individual claiming to be an insurance agent.

1/21/2026 3:16 PM
INCIDENT 26000614
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

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

1/21/2026 4:53 PM
INCIDENT 26000615
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

FRANKLIN ST
Shercora G Baker, 43, Unhoused with a last known address in Chestnut Hill, was placed under arrest on charges of Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon (Shod Foot), Vandalize Property, Resisting Arrest and Trespassing. Police responded to a Franklin St. residential building on a report that Baker was physically attacking a security guard. Baker kicked the guard and several officers while they were attempting to place her under arrest.

1/21/2026 7:10 PM
INCIDENT 26000617
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

BROADWAY
A resident of Cambridge reported their bicycle, valued at $1200, had been stolen from a bike rack on Broadway.

1/21/2026 8:48 PM
INCIDENT 26000620
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

CHESTNUT ST
A Chestnut St resident reported that 6 packages, containing cell phones with a combined value of over $6300, had been stolen from the front of their residence.