By ewelin, on August 26th, 2010
State and local police are looking for a man who broke into a Cambridge home early Thursday morning and stabbed a father and his 11-year-old son.
Investigators say the man broke into the back of a house on Pearl Street around 1 a.m. and was confronted by the boy on the first floor of the home.
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By ewelin, on June 17th, 2010
TIMESHARE CLOSING MANAGEMENT COMPANY
June 11, 2010
The Cambridge Police Department Electronic Crime Unit and the Cambridge Consumers Council has recently seen an increase in the number of Fraud incidents involving Elite Escrow Management. This is a timeshare closing company claiming to be located at 485 Massachusetts Ave in Cambridge.
Upon investigation the company . . . → Read More
By ewelin, on June 1st, 2010
Since the beginning of May, there have been three reports of larcenies from motor vehicles in the Highlands; two overnight on 5/10-5/11, and one on 5/24-5/25. All three took place overnight on Normandy Ave or Normandy Terrace. Due to the relatively low number of incidents over the course of a month in this neighborhood . . . → Read More
By ewelin, on March 21st, 2010
MBTA officials warned the public to be on guard after a woman, impersonating a police officer, allegedly robbed another woman at the Alewife T station earlier this week.
At about 7:45 p.m. March 16, a man and a woman were allegedly approached by an unknown woman who asked for cigarettes. As it is illegal . . . → Read More
By ewelin, on March 12th, 2010
Greetings,
Highlands Sergeant James Crowley contacted us and will participating in the Cycle Kids Spin-A-Thon on March 27th (more info below). With his particiation he has also pledged to raise $150 for this city program. If anyone is willing to donate towards this cause please send to James Crowley at the Cambridge Police Station:
Sergeant James Crowley
Cambridge Police Department
Administration Section
125 6th Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
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By ewelin, on February 26th, 2010
The following is a neighborhood alert from the Cambridge Police Department:
The Cambridge Police Department Electronic Crime Unit has recently seen an increase in the number of fraud incidents involving popular social networking Web sites (Facebook, MySpace) and e-mail accounts concerning a “friend” stating that they had been robbed in London. A suspect will . . . → Read More
By ewelin, on December 2nd, 2009
A resident of Griswold Street passed note that someone had rifled through his car’s glove box last Thursday or Friday when it was left unlocked in their driveway. It may be related to a recent incident that happened in Belmont:
Thieves continue to target unlocked vehicles
Tue Nov 24, 2009, 02:09 PM EST
Belmont, Mass. – Thieves broke into more than a dozen unlocked vehicles in one night last week, making off with thousands of dollars worth of stolen property ranging from power tools to electronics to spare change, according to police.
The culprits apparently struck the neighborhood of side streets between Concord Avenue and School Street across from Clay Pit Pond in the early morning hours of Nov. 20, according to police records. Police have so far received reports of 13 vehicles being broken into, with a price tag of more than $4,000 in missing property.
All the vehicles were reportedly parked in their owners’ driveways and left unlocked. The break-ins are believed to have been a coordinated effort, according to the police.
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