Daily Log for December 17, 2025

12/17/2025 7:29 AM
INCIDENT 25011724
DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

BINNEY ST
A construction worker on Binney St. reported that an unknown person had written a racial slur inside of a bathroom.

12/17/2025 9:47 AM
INCIDENT 25011727
USE MV WITHOUT AUTHORITY C90 S24

MEMORIAL DR
A Memorial Dr. car rental business reported that a vehicle which was due to be returned in November had not been turned-in.

12/17/2025 10:07 AM
INCIDENT 25011725
IDENTITY FRAUD

SIXTH ST
A Pepperell resident reported they'd received a phone call from an unknown person who claimed to be a Cambridge Police Detective as part of a jury duty scam.

12/17/2025 11:46 AM
INCIDENT 25011728
MISC. REPORT TYPE

RINDGE AVE
Police responded to the 300th block of Rindge Ave for a past assault. The reporting party, stated that a male had just been assaulted and robbed inside their home by unknown suspects.

12/17/2025 11:52 AM
INCIDENT 25011729
SHOPLIFTING BY CONCEALING MDSE C266 S30A

BRATTLE ST
An employee of a business located on the 0 block of Brattle St reported suspects had stolen $476 of merchandise and fled.

12/17/2025 12:03 PM
INCIDENT 25011730
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to a convenience store at the 1100 block of Massachusetts Ave for shoplifting in progress. Store employee reported that several teenagers had stolen multiple food products and fled.

12/17/2025 12:12 PM
INCIDENT 25011732
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MEMORIAL DR
A Memorial Dr. resident reported they'd encountered a suspicious person inside their building.

12/17/2025 1:10 PM
INCIDENT 25011733
CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

PUTNAM AVE
Police responded to a the 200th block of Putnam Ave for reports of harassment. Victim reported harassing phone calls and social media messages from a known person.

12/17/2025 1:52 PM
INCIDENT 25011734
CREDIT CARD FRAUD UNDER $1200 C266 S37B(G)

CAMBRIDGE ST
A Cambridge St resident reported that their credit card had been used for multiple fraudulent purchases in Virginia totaling $207.

12/17/2025 3:16 PM
INCIDENT 25011738
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

AMORY ST
Officers responded to the 100th block of Amory St for a past hit & run crash report. The reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked and unattended, causing damage.

12/17/2025 3:53 PM
INCIDENT 25011739
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

GRISWOLD ST
Officers responded to the 0 block of Griswold St for a past hit & run report. The reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked and unattended, causing damage.

12/17/2025 3:54 PM
INCIDENT 25011740
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

GROVE ST & HURON AVE
Officers responded to the intersection of Grove St & Huron Ave for a past hit & run crash report. A witness stated that they saw a vehicle collide with a parked vehicle, causing damage, and fled the scene.

12/17/2025 3:55 PM
INCIDENT 25011737
SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

BRATTLE ST
An employee of a business on the 0 block of Brattle St reported the suspect had stolen a hot sauce bottle and a beer can.

12/17/2025 4:12 PM
INCIDENT 25011744
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

GARDEN ST
Officers responded to the 100th block of Garden St for a past hit & run report. The reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

12/17/2025 4:24 PM
INCIDENT 25011745
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

MEMORIAL DR
A Memorial Dr resident reported that packages, containing $72.00 worth of merchandise, were stolen from the mail room of the building.

12/17/2025 5:44 PM
INCIDENT 25011748
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

WATER ST
Officers responded to the 300th block of Water St for a past hit & run crash report. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck while parked, causing damage.

12/17/2025 5:45 PM
INCIDENT 25011751
MISC. REPORT TYPE

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police responded to the 1200 block of Massachusetts Avenue for found property.

12/17/2025 6:00 PM
INCIDENT 25011750
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT CRIME C274 S6

WINDSOR ST
Police were called to Cherry St for a report of an attempted breaking & entering to a motor vehicle.

12/17/2025 6:01 PM
INCIDENT 25011749
LARCENY FROM BUILDING C266 S20

ELLERY ST
An Ellery St resident reported that a package, containing $300 in merchandise, was stolen from the front of their residence.

12/17/2025 6:23 PM
INCIDENT 25011752
TRESPASS C266 S120

WALDEN SQUARE RD
Jennifer Mastrangelo, 38, of Cambridge was placed under arrest for Trespassing and an active warrant out of Cambridge District Court. A property manager reported that Mastrangelo was seen entering an apartment they were previously trespassed from.

12/17/2025 6:41 PM
INCIDENT 25011753
LARCENY OVER $1200 C266 S30

ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
A Roslindale resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Shoplifting by Asportation. An employee of a Alewife Brook Pkwy business reported the suspect had attempted to steal $1,332 worth of food products.

12/17/2025 7:14 PM
INCIDENT 25011754
MISC. REPORT TYPE

GREEN ST
A guest at a Green Street shelter reported that another person inside possibly had a firearm. The other involved person could not be located.

12/17/2025 7:29 PM
INCIDENT 25011756
LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

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

12/17/2025 7:50 PM
INCIDENT 25011755
A&B C265 S13A

MASSACHUSETTS AVE
Police took a report for a past assault. The victim stated that the prior week an unknown person had pulled their hair and screamed at them inside of a business in Central Sq.