City of Cambridge, MA

09/16/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/16/2026 09:15

Daily Log for September 14, 2026

  • 9/14/2026 8:27 AM
    INCIDENT 26008355
    TRESPASS C266 S120

    MT AUBURN ST
    Estefani Diaz-Lemus, 21, of East Boston was placed under arrest on a charge of Trespassing.

  • 9/14/2026 9:05 AM
    INCIDENT 26008356
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Scott Rudnisky, 42, of Holbrook was placed under arrest on a charge of Aggravated Shoplifting and Deface Property. Store employees reported Rudnisky broke a theft detection device, stole $200 worth of merchandise, and urinated outside the store.

  • 9/14/2026 9:52 AM
    INCIDENT 26008358
    MOTOR VEH, LARCENY OF C266 S28

    ANTRIM ST
    Police responded to Antrim St. for a stolen motor vehicle report.

  • 9/14/2026 10:12 AM
    INCIDENT 26008360
    UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE * C90 S9

    FOLLEN ST
    Police responded to Follen St. for the check parking report. An abandoned trailer was removed from the public roadway.

  • 9/14/2026 10:16 AM
    INCIDENT 26008375
    MISC. REPORT TYPE

    WARE ST
    A Cambridge resident reported an identity theft. Victim stated an unknown individual used their personal information to purchase a gun.

  • 9/14/2026 11:17 AM
    INCIDENT 26008364
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Massachusetts Ave. resident reported that a package, containing $120 in merchandise, was stolen from the front of their residence.

  • 9/14/2026 1:08 PM
    INCIDENT 26008366
    SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    An employee of a Massachusetts Ave. business reported a suspect had stolen $45 of merchandise and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

  • 9/14/2026 1:27 PM
    INCIDENT 26008369
    B&E FOR MISDEMEANOR C266 S16A

    BISHOP ALLEN DR
    A staff member of a Bishop Allen Dr. business reported the building had been broken into, items valued at $1,000 were stolen.

  • 9/14/2026 1:39 PM
    INCIDENT 26008368
    LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

    RINDGE AVE
    A Rindge Ave. resident reported that their bicycle, valued at $2,000 was stolen from their residence porch.

  • 9/14/2026 2:05 PM
    INCIDENT 26008372
    LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

    FIRST ST
    A Roxbury resident reported that their moped was stolen from outside a First St. business after being left unattended.

  • 9/14/2026 2:07 PM
    INCIDENT 26008371
    THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police responded to a disturbance on Massachusetts Ave. Victim stated an unknown person had made verbal threats to hurt them.

  • 9/14/2026 2:16 PM
    INCIDENT 26008370
    B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

    THORNDIKE ST
    A Thorndike St. resident reported their vehicle had been broken into while parked outside their residence, items valued at $1,199 were stolen.

  • 9/14/2026 2:22 PM
    INCIDENT 26008373
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

    CAMBRIDGE ST
    Police responded to Cambridge St. for a report of an unwanted person.

  • 9/14/2026 3:29 PM
    INCIDENT 26008374
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Police responded to Massachusetts Ave. for a past larceny report. Victim stated an unknown individual stole their headphones inside a business nearby.

  • 9/14/2026 3:44 PM
    INCIDENT 26008376
    STOP/YIELD, FAIL TO * C89 S9

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE & PLEASANT ST
    Thomas Sheil, 51, of Cambridge was placed under arrest on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver's license following a traffic stop in the intersection of Massachusetts Ave. and Pleasant St.

  • 9/14/2026 4:01 PM
    INCIDENT 26008377
    VANDALIZE PROPERTY C266 S126A

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

  • 9/14/2026 4:40 PM
    INCIDENT 26008379
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Cambridge resident reported an identity fraud. Victim stated to have noticed multiple unauthorized transactions with a total of $466.49.

  • 9/14/2026 5:09 PM
    INCIDENT 26008383
    LEWDNESS, OPEN AND GROSS C272 S16

    ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
    Getnet Assaferew, 51, of Cambridge was placed under arrest on a charge of Open and Gross Lewdness. A security guard at an Alewife Brook Pkwy business reported that Assaferew exposed himself and urinated in public.

  • 9/14/2026 5:15 PM
    INCIDENT 26008381
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    MT AUBURN ST
    A Cambridge resident reported that their bicycle, valued at $700, was stolen from outside a Mt. Auburn St. business.

  • 9/14/2026 5:39 PM
    INCIDENT 26008388
    NUMBER PLATE VIOLATION ATTACHING / OBSCURING / FAI

    PUTNAM AVE & SIDNEY ST
    A Boston resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on the charge of Unlicensed Operation of Motor Vehicle and a Brookline resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on the charge of Unregistered Motor Vehicle following a traffic stop on Putnam Ave. and Sidney St.

  • 9/14/2026 6:08 PM
    INCIDENT 26008386
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
    A Cambridge resident reported that their scooter, valued at $400, was stolen from outside an Alewife Brook Pkwy business.

  • 9/14/2026 7:23 PM
    INCIDENT 26008390
    B&E MV IN DAYTIME OR NIGHTTIME FOR MISDEMEANOR C26

    COWPERTHWAITE ST
    A Cambridge resident reported their vehicle had been broken into while parked outside a Cowperthwaite St. business, items valued at $100+ were stolen.

  • 9/14/2026 7:41 PM
    INCIDENT 26008389
    BICYCLE VIOLATION C85 S11B

    PROSPECT ST & BROADWAY
    Police responded to the intersection of Prospect St. and Broadway for the report of a crash involving a cyclist. No injuries were reported, the cyclist was cited.

  • 9/14/2026 9:24 PM
    INCIDENT 26008392
    ASSAULT C265 S13A

    MEMORIAL DR
    Police responded to Memorial Dr. for the report of a past assault. Victim stated an unknown individual was yelling at them.

  • 9/14/2026 9:53 PM
    INCIDENT 26008393
    THREAT TO COMMIT CRIME C275 S2

    RINDGE AVE
    Police responded to Rindge Ave. for reports a an individual threatening to commit a crime.

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