Daily Log for September 4, 2025

9/4/2025 8:00 AM
INCIDENT 25008258
ASSAULT C265 S13A

MT AUBURN ST
Police responded to a Harvard Square bakery on a report of a disturbance. A store staff member stated a customer had been argumentative upon being asked to leave.

9/4/2025 8:46 AM
INCIDENT 25008268
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

WARE ST
A Cambridge resident reported their bicycle, valued at $500, was stolen from a bike rack on Ware St. overnight.

9/4/2025 9:01 AM
INCIDENT 25008259
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

WESTERN AVE
A Cambridge resident reported their bicycle, valued at $1,000, was stolen from a bike rack on Gilmore St.

9/4/2025 9:28 AM
INCIDENT 25008264
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

BROADWAY & GALILEI WAY
Police responded to a motor vehicle crash near the intersection of Broadway and Galileo Galilei Way. It was learned that a motorcycle had collided with a pedestrian. Both the pedestrian and the motorcyclist were transported to a local hospital for treatment. A citation was issued to the operator of the motorcycle.

9/4/2025 9:30 AM
INCIDENT 25008267
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident reported that a package, containing $154 in merchandise, was stolen from the lobby of their residence.

9/4/2025 11:55 AM
INCIDENT 25008269
BREAK INTO DEPOSITORY C266 S16

HARVEY ST
A Harvey St. resident reported their vehicle had been broken into while parked, items valued at $220 were stolen.

9/4/2025 1:08 PM
INCIDENT 25008273
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the 400 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a disturbance. Victim reported that a suspect had began to yell at them and punched the hood of their vehicle, causing damage.

9/4/2025 2:52 PM
ARREST 25008276
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

MASSACHUSETTS AVE & PEARL ST
Brandon Warren, 48, of Boston, was placed under arrest for two warrants out of Boston.

9/4/2025 2:59 PM
INCIDENT 25008277
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

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

9/4/2025 3:10 PM
INCIDENT 25008278
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

THIRD ST
A Charlestown resident reported that their bicycle, valued at $1,030 was stolen from the area of Binney and Third St.

9/4/2025 3:45 PM
INCIDENT 25008279
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

TROWBRIDGE ST
Police responded to the 100 block of Trowbridge Street for a report of past malicious destruction. Victim reported their vehicle had been damaged while parked in a lot.

9/4/2025 4:58 PM
INCIDENT 25008280
BY-LAW OR ORDINANCE VIOLATION DRINKING OR POSSESSI

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Paul Nicholas, 41, of Cambridge was placed under arrest for drinking in public on the 600 block of Massachusetts Ave. Officers observed Nicholas drinking an alcoholic beverage from an open container on the sidewalk.

9/4/2025 5:04 PM
INCIDENT 25008281
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

SPRUCE AVE
Police responded to Spruce Ave to speak with a resident in regards to an on-going issue with trespassing and defacement of property. The resident stated that an unknown person has been entering their yard and leaving dog feces.

9/4/2025 5:39 PM
INCIDENT 25008292
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

TYLER CT
Police responded to the area of Tyler Ct. for a motor vehicle crash involving a cyclist. There were no injuries reported.

9/4/2025 6:00 PM
INCIDENT 25008285
SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE / EOD INVESTIGATION

TREMONT ST
Police responded to a Tremont St. residence after a container of gunpowder was found inside a cabinet. Resident believes it had been mistakenly left behind by a prior tenant.

9/4/2025 7:19 PM
INCIDENT 25008286
MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

MASSACHUSETTS AVE & TEMPLE ST
Police received a report of a stolen motor vehicle at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Temple Street. The victim stated they left their vehicle running with the keys inside while picking up a food order and when they returned it was gone.

9/4/2025 7:30 PM
INCIDENT 25008287
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

JFK ST
James McNeil, 38, unhoused with a last known address in New Bedford, was arrested on charges of Possession of a Class B Substance and Shoplifting by Concealing Merchandise. Police responded to a business in Harvard Square for the report of a shoplifting. Store staff reported McNeil had stolen $20 worth of merchandise. Officers stopped McNeil and found him to be in possession of pills prescribed to another person. McNeil was also found to have active warrants for his arrest out of courts in Somerville and Watertown.

9/4/2025 8:17 PM
INCIDENT 25008289
STOP/YIELD, FAIL TO * C89 S9

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Boston resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court for motor vehicle offenses following a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Massachusetts Ave and Inman Street. During the stop it was determined the individual was operating a motorcycle without a license.

9/4/2025 11:26 PM
INCIDENT 25008294
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

JFK ST
An employee of a JFK St. business reported a suspect had stolen $126 of merchandise and fled the store.