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Emergency Incidents
Minor crash with paperwork help needed
Traffic
Columbia St & Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02141
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers respond to a reported motor vehicle accident at Columbia Street and Hampshire Street in Cambridge, with no personal injuries and assistance requested for exchanging paperwork and overcoming a language barrier.
79-year-old woman with abdominal pain at Martin St
Medical Emergency
Martin St, Cambridge, MA 02138
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were sent to an apartment near Martin Street in Cambridge for a possible medical emergency involving a 79-year-old woman with abdominal pain.
Person sleeping in apartment lobby
Disturbance
Magazine St, Cambridge, MA 02139
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a building near Magazine Street for a report of an unwanted person sleeping in the lobby. The section units were later canceled.
Man reported using drugs at Central Station platform
Substance Use
Cambridge, MA 02139
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to the northbound platform near the Ambassador booth at Central Station for a report of a male possibly engaging in drug activity. No description of the person was provided.
Medical call near Howard Street in Cambridge
Medical Emergency
Howard St, Cambridge, MA 02139
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews with advanced life support are responding to a possible medical issue near Howard Street between Western Avenue and Callender Street.
77-year-old woman with bleeding near Howard Street
Medical Emergency
Howard St, Cambridge, MA 02139
As discussed during the dispatch call, paramedics were dispatched to a possible medical call near Howard Street for an elderly woman with a reported gash or bleeding, but the call was later canceled and no EMS response was needed.
Person sick from alcohol near Upton Street, Cambridge
Substance Use
Upton St, Cambridge, MA 02139
As discussed during the dispatch call, an ambulance was dispatched to a location near Upton Street in Cambridge for a possible sick person involving alcohol, with police already on scene.
Person sleeping on porch at Upton Street home
Suspicious Activity
Upton St, Cambridge, MA 02139
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible unwanted person sleeping on a caller’s porch near Upton Street in Cambridge.
Carbon monoxide alarm at Harvard Lathrop Dean Hall
Fire
Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews respond to a reported carbon monoxide gas alarm at a Harvard building on Everett Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Oxford Street in Cambridge.
Elderly woman reported with chest pain in Cambridge
Medical Emergency
Sidney St Ext, Cambridge, MA 02139
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a possible medical emergency involving an elderly woman with chest pain near Sidney Street Extension in Cambridge.
Carbon monoxide alarm at Foster Street home
Fire
Foster St, Cambridge, MA 02138
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews are responding to a possible carbon monoxide gas alarm at a building near Foster Street between Wheeler and Wilson Streets in Cambridge.
Man reported stalking and harassment near CVS
Disturbance
Kennedy Street, 60 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible harassment complaint near a CVS by the train station escalator area on JFK Street. The caller reported that a male had been stalking and harassing him, but the involved person had left and the caller did not want to speak with police.
Officers confirm person wanted on warrant
Other Incidents
Corcoran Ln, Cambridge, MA 02138
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers reported locating a wanted person near Corcoran Lane and followed him as he walked toward his mother’s home. They confirmed he had an extraditable warrant.
Report of unwanted group at bank vestibule
Suspicious Activity
Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a bank on Massachusetts Ave in Cambridge for a report of unwanted people in the vestibule, called in by remote security. Units checked the area and reported nothing apparent after circling several times.
Group of unwanted persons at bank vestibule
Disturbance
Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a bank on Massachusetts Avenue for a reported disturbance involving a group of unwanted people in the vestibule, as reported by remote security.
Officers locate person with Rhode Island warrant
Other Incidents
Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers reported being with a person at a campus center near Mount Auburn and Holyoke. Dispatch advised that the person may have an extraditable warrant from Rhode Island and asked other units to be cautious if they encounter him again.
Psychiatric emergency reported with police on scene in Cambridge
Medical Emergency
Holyoke St & Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138
As discussed during the dispatch call, eMS was dispatched to the area of Holyoke Street and Mount Auburn Street for a psychiatric-related emergency, with police already on scene.
Psychiatric patient incident at Holyoke and Mt Auburn St
Medical Emergency
Holyoke St & Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138
As discussed during the dispatch call, an ambulance was dispatched to the area of Holyoke Street and Mount Auburn Street for a possible psychiatric patient, with police already on scene.
Unwanted person returned to Lawn Street residence
Disturbance
Lawn St, Cambridge, MA 02138
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a reported unwanted person at an apartment on Lawn Street in Cambridge. The same person had reportedly been returned to the residence before.
Barefoot man acts erratically at Eliot St in Cambridge
Medical Emergency
Eliot St, Cambridge, MA 02138
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer contacted a barefoot man acting erratically near Holyoke and Eliot streets after a caller reported he was on a windowsill. The man entered a nearby building, and dispatch indicated a possible mental health evaluation.
