Daily Log for August 28, 2026

8/28/2026 12:05 AM
INCIDENT 26007742
UNLICENSED OPERATION OF MV C90 S10

BRATTLE ST & FRESH POND PKWY
A Cambridge resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Unlicensed Operation following a traffic stop in the intersection of Brattle St. and Fresh Pond Pkwy.

8/28/2026 1:54 AM
INCIDENT 26007744
A&B C265 S13A

RINDGE AVE
Police responded to Rindge Ave. for a disturbance. Reporting person stated an argument between friends had turned physical. No injuries were reported.

8/28/2026 8:13 AM
INCIDENT 26007745
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

JFK ST & WINTHROP ST
Police responded to Winthrop St. for a past destruction of property report. Reporting person stated an unhoused individual destroyed the drywall inside of a building on JFK St.

8/28/2026 8:38 AM
INCIDENT 26007747
SLOW, FAIL TO * C90 S14

PORTLAND ST
A Somerville resident reported that while biking a truck passed them closely in traffic on Portland St. The cyclist fell, causing minor injuries.

8/28/2026 9:20 AM
INCIDENT 26007749
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

WALDEN SQUARE RD
Officers responded to Walden Square Rd. for a past hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

8/28/2026 9:58 AM
INCIDENT 26007750
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

WHITE ST
An employee of a White St. business reported a suspect had stolen $100 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

8/28/2026 12:02 PM
INCIDENT 26007752
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
An employee of a Alewife Brook Pkwy business reported a suspect had stolen $119.96 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

8/28/2026 12:06 PM
INCIDENT 26007753
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

ATHENS ST
An Athens St. resident reported two packages, containing $498 in merchandise, were stolen from the front of their residence.

8/28/2026 12:53 PM
INCIDENT 26007754
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge resident reported that their bicycle, valued at $760, was stolen from a parking lot located on Massachusetts Ave.

8/28/2026 2:51 PM
INCIDENT 26007756
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

JFK ST
An employee of a JFK St. business reported a suspect had stolen $25 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

8/28/2026 3:04 PM
INCIDENT 26007758
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An employee of a Massachusetts Ave. business reported a suspect had stolen $69.99 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

8/28/2026 3:52 PM
INCIDENT 26007761
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

PALMER ST
An employee of a Palmer St. business reported a suspect had stolen $249 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

8/28/2026 4:33 PM
INCIDENT 26007763
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Juan Cruz, 54, of Boston was placed under arrest on a charge of Shoplifting by Concealment. An employee of a Massachusetts Ave. business reported Cruz had stolen $182 of merchandise.

8/28/2026 4:56 PM
INCIDENT 26007765
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

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

8/28/2026 5:10 PM
INCIDENT 26007766
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

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

8/28/2026 6:13 PM
INCIDENT 26007769
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

BROOKLINE ST & CHESTNUT ST
Police responded to the area of Brookline St. and Chestnut St. on a report of a crash involving a person on a moped. The individual sustained minor injuries.

8/28/2026 6:43 PM
INCIDENT 26007771
B&E DAYTIME FOR FELONY C266 S18

LINNAEAN ST
Police responded to Linnaean St. for a report of a past Breaking & Entering. Reporting person stated the door to their residence was damaged and an item was missing from inside.