City of Cambridge, MA

03/11/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/11/2026 09:18

Daily Log for March 5, 2026

  • 3/5/2026 12:22 AM
    INCIDENT 26001792
    BOMB CHEM OR BIO THREAT, FALSE C269 S14

    CENTRE ST
    A Centre St. resident reported their neighbor has made multiple verbal threats to shoot them with a firearm.

  • 3/5/2026 1:00 AM
    INCIDENT 26001793
    OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE, IMPROPER * C90 S16

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE & PLEASANT ST
    A Dorchester resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on charges of improper operation of a motor vehicle, open container of alcohol, and operating with a suspended/revoked license. The violations were uncovered when the vehicle was stopped for driving the wrong way down Pleasant St.

  • 3/5/2026 7:43 AM
    INCIDENT 26001795
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

    ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY & CAMBRIDGEPARK DR
    Officers responded to Alewife Brook Pkwy. for a hit & run crash. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck in traffic. No injuries were reported.

  • 3/5/2026 8:56 AM
    INCIDENT 26001797
    TOOLS, LARCENY OF CONSTRUCTION C266 S27

    BROADWAY
    An individual reported an unknown suspect had stolen $13,625.00 of tools and construction equipment from a Broadway St. construction site.

  • 3/5/2026 9:21 AM
    INCIDENT 26001798
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    HIGHLAND AVE
    A Highland St. resident reported that an unknown person had utilized their personal information for multiple unauthorized transactions with a value of $1,077.

  • 3/5/2026 10:30 AM
    INCIDENT 26001800
    DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY -$1200, MALICIOUS C266 S12

    CHARLES ST
    A Charles St. resident reported that sometime overnight an unknown suspect slashed two of their vehicle's tires.

  • 3/5/2026 11:37 AM
    INCIDENT 26001801
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

    ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY
    An employee of an Alewife Brook Pkwy. business reported an unknown suspect had stolen approximately $20 of items and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

  • 3/5/2026 12:01 PM
    INCIDENT 26001803
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Boston resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Shoplifting by Asportation. An employee of a Massachusetts Ave. business reported the known individual stole $229.17 of items and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

  • 3/5/2026 12:51 PM
    INCIDENT 26001808
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

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

  • 3/5/2026 1:15 PM
    INCIDENT 26001807
    UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE C90 S34J

    BIGELOW ST
    A Cambridge resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court for having an Unregistered Motor Vehicle on a Public Roadway. Violations were uncovered by officers responding to a complaint that the vehicle was blocking the road on Bigelow St.

  • 3/5/2026 1:22 PM
    INCIDENT 26001806
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    SPRINGFIELD ST
    A Springfield St. resident reported their baby stroller was stolen from the front of their residence.

  • 3/5/2026 2:46 PM
    INCIDENT 26001809
    WARRANT ARREST REPORT

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    Basel Zakkari, 62, of Cambridge, was placed under arrest for shoplifting by concealing merchandise, and an outstanding warrant out of Cambridge District Court. An employee of a Central Sq. business reported that Zakkari had stolen $24 worth of merchandise.

  • 3/5/2026 2:52 PM
    INCIDENT 26001811
    LEAVE SCENE OF PERSONAL INJURY C90 S24

    KINNAIRD ST & RIVER ST
    Officers responded to the intersection of Kinnaird and River St. for a hit & run crash. Reporting person stated their vehicle was struck in traffic. One involved person sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

  • 3/5/2026 3:06 PM
    INCIDENT 26001810
    BREAK INTO DEPOSITORY C266 S16

    HURON AVE
    A Scituate resident reported their vehicle was broken into and damaged on Huron Ave.

  • 3/5/2026 4:04 PM
    INCIDENT 26001812
    CRIMINAL HARASSMENT

    MURDOCK ST
    A Murdock St. resident reported an individual harassed them multiple times in person.

  • 3/5/2026 4:26 PM
    INCIDENT 26001814
    UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE * C90 S9

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Somerville resident will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and having an unregistered motor vehicle of a public way. The violations were uncovered during a traffic stop for a red light violation at the intersection of Massachusetts Ave. and Prospect St.

  • 3/5/2026 4:32 PM
    INCIDENT 26001813
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    An employee of a Massachusetts Ave. business reported an unknown suspect had stolen $2 of items and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

  • 3/5/2026 5:16 PM
    INCIDENT 26001817
    IDENTITY FRAUD, POSSESS TOOLS W/INTENT C266 S37EC1

    MASSACHUSETTS AVE
    A Medford resident reported an individual had stolen their wallet and attempted to make multiple unauthorized transactions.

  • 3/5/2026 6:10 PM
    INCIDENT 26001818
    LARCENY UNDER $1200 C266 S30(1)

    KIRKLAND ST
    A Kirkland St. resident reported an unknown suspect had stolen multiple items from the front of their residence.

  • 3/5/2026 7:51 PM
    INCIDENT 26001822
    SHOPLIFTING BY ASPORTATION C266 S30A

    WHITE ST
    A Porter Sq. business reported an unknown suspect had stolen approximately $100 of items and fled prior to the arrival of officers.

  • 3/5/2026 7:58 PM
    INCIDENT 26001823
    LEAVE SCENE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE C90 S24

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

  • 3/5/2026 8:13 PM
    INCIDENT 26001824
    DEFACE PROPERTY C266 S126

    AMORY ST
    Police responded to an Amory St. residence to take a report for defacement of property. Victim stated multiple people had thrown ice and snow at their residence, causing damage to a window screen.

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