Daily Log for July 12, 2025

7/12/2025 3:23 AM
INCIDENT 25006287
WARRANT ARREST REPORT

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Police responded to a possible breaking and entering in progress of a business on Alewife Brook Parkway. During the response officers encounter a male, identified as Keith Phinney, 39, of Pepperell, who was found to have an active warrant out of the Cambridge District Court. Phinney was placed under arrest without incident.

7/12/2025 9:49 AM
INCIDENT 25006289
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

JFK ST
A local pharmacy reported a larceny of items. The reporting party claimed $50 worth of beef jerky was taken by an unknown individual.

7/12/2025 10:34 AM
INCIDENT 25006292
UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE * C90 S9

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Boston resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court for operating an unregistered motorcycle and operating without a valid driver's license. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the motorcycle after they observed the operator not wearing a helmet on Massachusetts Avenue at Inman Street.

7/12/2025 10:41 AM
INCIDENT 25006293
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

ELM ST
Police responded to a residence in the area of Elm Street for a report of a past larceny of a package. The package contained a blanket worth $90.

7/12/2025 10:58 AM
INCIDENT 25006294
MOTORCYCLE EQUIPMENT VIOLATION * C90 S7

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Sidney Street and Massachusetts Ave on a motorcyclist without a helmet who went through a red light. The operator, a Roslindale resident, will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on related charges.

7/12/2025 11:51 AM
INCIDENT 25006295
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

WILLOW ST
A Cambridge resident reported that their motor vehicle was broken into. The victim stated their doors failed to lock and a package worth $50 dollars was stolen.

7/12/2025 3:56 PM
INCIDENT 25006302
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident reported an assault. The victim claimed an assailant made verbal threats to break their jaw, then fled the scene prior to the arrival of officers.

7/12/2025 1:39 PM
INCIDENT 25006299
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a Mass Ave business for a robbery. Store staff reported several suspects made a verbal threat to harm them then took a number of liquor bottles from the store.

7/12/2025 4:31 PM
INCIDENT 25006305
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

FIRST ST Police responded to First Street for an employee of a local business reporting threats. The reporting party claims they were threatened over the phone and told to bring cash outside to a car.

7/12/2025 6:09 PM
INCIDENT 25006306
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

MT AUBURN ST
A person called 911 stating a bus just hit his vehicle on Mt. Auburn Street and kept on going. There was significant damage to the right rear of the vehicle; however, no injuries were reported.

7/12/2025 6:18 PM
INCIDENT 25006307
WIT/JUROR/POL/COURT OFFICIAL, INTIMIDATE C268 S13B

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue for a past assault. The driver stated a individual attempted to claim a delivery order that was not theirs. When the driver refused, the individual punched the window of the vehicle and fled.

7/12/2025 6:40 PM
INCIDENT 25006308
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
Police responded to CambridgePark Drive for a past larceny report. The victim claims a Dyson vacuum worth $500 was taken from their entryway.

7/12/2025 7:10 PM
INCIDENT 25006309
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

PALMER ST
The police received a 911 call stating two people were fighting in an alley, with one suspect having a knife. Officers arrive on scene to find no disturbance. After further investigation one victim was located but did not want any police assistance.

7/12/2025 7:19 PM
INCIDENT 25006310
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

MAGAZINE ST
Police responded to a Magazine Street residence for a past larceny report. The victim had a plant stolen from the roof of their apartment building. The plant and accompanying planter was worth $950 dollars.

7/12/2025 8:37 PM
INCIDENT 25006312
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
A Cambridge resident reported a past hit & run motor vehicle crash with property damage. The vehicle was parked, unoccupied when struck, causing damage to the bumper.