Daily Log for May 12, 2026

5/12/2026 12:53 AM
INCIDENT 26003858
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
An employee of a Massachusetts Ave. business reported a suspect had stolen $10 of merchandise and fled.

5/12/2026 2:15 AM
INCIDENT 26003860
A&B C265 S13A

MT AUBURN ST
Police responded to a Mount Auburn St. medical facility for a report of a disturbance. Security reported that two patrons had become physically confrontational with staff.

5/12/2026 5:02 AM
INCIDENT 26003861
MISC. REPORT TYPE

HOLYOKE ST & WINTHROP ST
Police responded to the area of Massachusetts Ave. and Holyoke St. for reports of a person with a sword. The involved person was stopped and identified, the sword was a decorative item and not a weapon.

5/12/2026 9:10 AM
INCIDENT 26003865
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

CONCORD AVE
Officers responded to Concord Ave. for a past hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

5/12/2026 10:45 AM
INCIDENT 26003868
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a Massachusetts Ave. business for a larceny report. Victim stated that two cellphones, valued at approximately $750, had been stolen.

5/12/2026 10:54 AM
INCIDENT 26003869
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

CENTRE ST
Police responded to a Centre Street residence for a report of a past larceny. Victim stated a package, containing $170.00 worth of clothing, had been stolen from the lobby of their building.

5/12/2026 10:58 AM
INCIDENT 26003872
MISC. REPORT TYPE

ARROW ST
Police located and recovered a motor vehicle that had been reported stolen to the Somerville Police Department.

5/12/2026 11:00 AM
INCIDENT 26003866
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

PUTNAM AVE
Police responded to a Putnam Ave school for a report of harassment. A staff member reported they have been receiving harassing text messages and phone calls.

5/12/2026 11:11 AM
INCIDENT 26003870
B&E FOR MISDEMEANOR C266 S16A

CAMBRIDGE ST
A Cambridge Street resident reported that they left their apartment door unlocked and when they returned they observed a neighbor had been inside. Nothing appears to have been stolen.

5/12/2026 11:14 AM
INCIDENT 26003871
A&B WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15A

FRANKLIN ST
Police responded to an apartment complex on Franklin Street for a fight in the lobby. Victim stated a verbal argument started over an unleashed dog and became physical when an involved person threw a bottle at them.

5/12/2026 12:12 PM
INCIDENT 26003873
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

TRAYMORE ST
Police responded to a Traymore Street residence for a report of a stolen bicycle. Victim stated their bike, valued at $800, was stolen from a bike rack in Porter Sq.

5/12/2026 12:33 PM
INCIDENT 26003877
SHOPLIFTING $250+ BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
Police responded to a Fresh Pond area business to take a report of a past shoplifting. Store employee stated two suspects had fled with concealed skin care and cosmetic items.

5/12/2026 12:47 PM
INCIDENT 26003875
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A resident reported threats and a past larceny that occurred inside a Central Square business. Victim stated an unknown suspect had taken $20 cash off of a table and made a verbal threat toward them.

5/12/2026 2:03 PM
INCIDENT 26003888
THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

GARDEN ST
Police responded to Garden Street for a threats report. Victim stated a known suspect had threatened them through social media.

5/12/2026 2:14 PM
INCIDENT 26003880
ASSIST OTHER AGENCY

WATERTOWN
The Cambridge Police Explosive Ordnance Unit K-9s assisted the Watertown Police with a search for evidence in their community.

5/12/2026 2:15 PM
INCIDENT 26003891
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

WALDEN SQUARE RD
Police responded to Walden Square Road for the package theft. Reporting person stated a package, containing $31.00 worth of clothing, had been stolen from the mailroom at their residence.

5/12/2026 2:16 PM
INCIDENT 26003881
TRESPASS C266 S120

SOMERVILLE AVE
Roland Nichols, 30, of Somerville was placed under arrest at a Porter Square business on charges of Shoplifting by Asportation and Trespassing. A store employee reported that Nichols had stolen $96 worth of merchandise, it was learned that Nichols had been formally trespassed from this business in 2025 for a prior shoplifting incident.

5/12/2026 2:31 PM
INCIDENT 26003886
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

MT AUBURN ST
A Mt. Auburn St resident reported a past larceny. Victim stated their ice cream, valued at $15.00 had been stolen from a communal fridge.

5/12/2026 3:49 PM
INCIDENT 26003885
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

UPTON ST
Police were called to Magazine Street for a report of a hit and run crash. Victim stated their vehicle had been struck while parked, causing damage.

5/12/2026 3:55 PM
INCIDENT 26003884
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

CHILD ST
Police took a report of a stolen package. Victim stated a package, containing almost $7000 worth of jewelry, had been stolen from the lobby of their building.

5/12/2026 3:57 PM
INCIDENT 26003889
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

LANGDON ST
A Langdon St. resident reported a past package theft. Victim stated the package, containing a $70 toothbrush, had been stolen from the front vestibule of their building.

5/12/2026 4:12 PM
INCIDENT 26003887
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a Central Square business on a report of a shoplifting. Victim stated a suspect had stolen $550 worth of merchandise and fled.

5/12/2026 4:34 PM
INCIDENT 26003896
B&E MV / BOAT NIGHTTIME FOR FELONY C266 S16

MANASSAS AVE
Police responded to Manassas Ave. for a report of a past Breaking & Entering to a Motor Vehicle. Victim stated their parked car had been entered overnight, a CarPlay device valued at $40 and loose change had been stolen.

5/12/2026 4:39 PM
INCIDENT 26003890
STOP/YIELD, FAIL TO * C89 S9

MASSACHUSETTS AVE & SIDNEY ST
A Boston resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on charges related to the Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle. The violation was uncovered during a traffic stop for an observed violation near the intersection of Massachusetts Ave and Sidney St.

5/12/2026 4:57 PM
INCIDENT 26003897
LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

CONCORD TPKE
A Concord Turnpike resident reported their food delivery order, valued at $40, had been stolen from the lobby of their building.

5/12/2026 5:00 PM
TRAFFIC 26003893
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATIONS

ARLINGTON ST
Police responded to Arlington Street for the report of a motor vehicle crash. Non-life-threatening injuries were reported.

5/12/2026 5:08 PM
INCIDENT 26003892
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

SOMERVILLE AVE
Police responded to a Porter Square business for a report of a shoplifting. Store employee stated a suspect had stolen $60 worth of merchandise and fled.

5/12/2026 5:18 PM
INCIDENT 26003894
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
A Cambridge resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Shoplifting by Concealment. A store employee reported the suspect had stolen merchandise valued at $58.

5/12/2026 8:49 PM
INCIDENT 26003900
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police took a report for a larceny that occurred at a Central Square gym. Victim stated $180 cash had been stolen from inside their locker.

5/12/2026 11:23 PM
INCIDENT 26003905
ASSAULT W/DANGEROUS WEAPON C265 S15B

JFK ST
Police responded to the area of JFK Street and Massachusetts Avenue for a report of a past assault with a dangerous weapon. Reporting person stated they had been a witness to this incident that occurred the prior day.