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Police To Discuss Fatal Thanksgiving Shooting Of Woman, 27, In Cambridge Police To Discuss Fatal Thanksgiving Shooting Of Woman, 27, In Cambridge
Police To Discuss Fatal Thanksgiving Shooting Of Woman, 27, In Cambridge A community meeting with city officials will be held in Cambridge after police identified the 27-year-old woman killed in a shooting on Thanksgiving. Danasia Green, of Cambridge, and a 26-year-old man were found shot next to a black Tesla near 10 Magazine St. around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 23, in the city’s Central Square. She was pronounced dead at a hospital in Boston, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office. The man who was also shot has been treated and released. The community meeting in the Cambridge Senior Center at 806 Massachusetts Ave., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, will…

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by Khier Casino
News
'Objectively Reasonable': No Charges Filed In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting In Mass 'Objectively Reasonable': No Charges Filed In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting In Mass
'Objectively Reasonable': No Charges Filed In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting In Mass A Middlesex County police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old man armed with a knife will face no criminal charges for his actions.  Following a judicial inquest into the incident, Cambridge Police Officer Liam McMahon will face no criminal charges for fatally shooting 20-year-old Sayed Arif Faisal in January 2023, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 5  On the day of the incident, Wednesday, Jan. 4, officers had been pursuing Faisal through the streets of Cambridge for around ten minutes while he had been cutting himself with a fo…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Tylenol Murders Suspect Found Dead In Massachusetts Apartment Tylenol Murders Suspect Found Dead In Massachusetts Apartment
Tylenol Murders Suspect Found Dead In Massachusetts Apartment The prime suspect in a crime that killed seven people was found dead in Massachusetts, officials say.  James Lewis, who claimed responsibility for the 1982 Tylenol murders, was found dead in Cambridge in an apartment on Gore Street around 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 9, according to the Cambridge Police Department.  He was declared dead shortly after first responders arrived at the scene.  An initial investigation determined that his death was not suspicious.  Lewis wrote a letter to Johnson & Johnson claiming responsibility for tampering with Tylenol products and demand…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Late Night Shooting Near Cambridge Park Under Investigation: Police Late Night Shooting Near Cambridge Park Under Investigation: Police
Late Night Shooting Near Cambridge Park Under Investigation: Police Multiple bullet casings have been recovered through an investigation into a shooting, officials say. Gunshots were reported in the area of Harvard Street near Green-Rose Heritage Park on Sunday, May 7 around 11:24 p.m., according to the Cambridge Police Department.  Police have recovered multiple shell casings from the area.  Late last night, the Cambridge Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation for gunshots near Greene-Rose Heritage Park. Multiple shell casings were recovered. There were no known injuries and an investigation is ongoing. More info: https://t.co/ZagpC2VlxB pic.tw…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Knife, Hammer-Wielding Revere Man Assaults, Threatens To Kill Restaurant Staff: Police Knife, Hammer-Wielding Revere Man Assaults, Threatens To Kill Restaurant Staff: Police
Knife, Hammer-Wielding Revere Man Assaults, Threatens To Kill Restaurant Staff: Police An evening at a Cambridge restaurant became highly dangerous when a man assaulted workers with a knife and hammer, officials say. Carlos Portillo, of Revere, was arrested on Wednesday, April 26 after assaulting two workers at a restaurant in Central Square in Cambridge with a pocket knife and hammer, according to the Cambridge Police Department. Portillo threatened to take out a gun and kill them after the assault, an investigation revealed.  Police responded to a report of a person with a weapon causing a disturbance around 8:30 p.m. and saw 43-year-old Portillo waving a construction hamm…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Cardiac Arrest While Driving: Hudson Man Dies After Crashing Into Parked Car, Police Say Cardiac Arrest While Driving: Hudson Man Dies After Crashing Into Parked Car, Police Say
Cardiac Arrest While Driving: Hudson Man Dies After Crashing Into Parked Car, Police Say A man in his 50s who drove on the wrong side of the road and crashed into a parked car was experiencing cardiac arrest, officials say.  The driver, from Hudson, died after experiencing cardiac arrest while driving on Hawthorne Avenue in Cambridge shortly after 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 20, the Cambridge Police Department told Daily Voice. The man, coming from Memorial Drive, began to drive in the wrong direction of Hawthorne Street. He then crashed into an unoccupied car parked near the intersection with Mt. Auburn Street.  After being transported to a local Cambridge hospital…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Arson On Easter: Cambridge Church Fire Intentionally Set, Police Say Arson On Easter: Cambridge Church Fire Intentionally Set, Police Say
Arson On Easter: Cambridge Church Fire Intentionally Set, Police Say The six-alarm fire that displaced a churchful of congregants is under investigation as arson, officials say.  The Faith Lutheran Church in Cambridge was scorched by a fire on Easter Sunday, April 9 that is now being investigated as arson, according to the Massachusetts State Police.  The blaze broke out at approximately 5:30 p.m., rendering the 130-year-old building unusable. It was not extinguished until approximately 4:00 a.m. the following morning.  The building is no longer usable, leading the congregation to use a borrowed space at another church.Cambridge Fire Department Read mor…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lifestyle
Cambridge Native Makes It To Final Of Olympic Qualifiers For Boxing Cambridge Native Makes It To Final Of Olympic Qualifiers For Boxing
Cambridge Native Makes It To Final Of Olympic Qualifiers For Boxing Cue the Rocky soundtrack, a Cambridge local just boxed her way from a community boxing program to a national competition that serves as one of the qualifiers for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.  Seraphina Brown, a 19-year-old alumnus of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, became the 2023 USA Boxing National Qualifier Runner-up in her category at the USA Boxing National Qualifiers in Detroit which took place from March 18-25.  Seraphina Brown competed in the 75 kilogram division at the tournament.Cambridge Police Department Over 1,000 boxers, ranging in age from eight to 40, compet…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
MIT Grad Students Save Dog Dumped From Car Stolen By Teenager In Cambridge: Police MIT Grad Students Save Dog Dumped From Car Stolen By Teenager In Cambridge: Police
MIT Grad Students Save Dog Dumped From Car Stolen By Teenager In Cambridge: Police A car thief stole a BMW with a dog still inside the vehicle, but their plot to rid themselves of the bystander canine were foiled by a group of MIT graduate students, officials say. The graduate students saw the BMW dump a dog out of the vehicle around 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 11 at the intersection of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets, Cambridge police say. The vehicle nearly hit three of the students as they attempted to remove the dog from the street.  The BMW's operator drove off, and the grad students flagged down police to report the incident. Police determined that a teenaged b…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Driver Turns Out Lights To Evade Cambridge Cops, Drives Straight Into Pole: Police Driver Turns Out Lights To Evade Cambridge Cops, Drives Straight Into Pole: Police
Driver Turns Out Lights To Evade Cambridge Cops, Drives Straight Into Pole: Police The driver of a stolen car gave himself away when he drove the wrong way down a one-way road, officials said. Police noticed that a man was driving the wrong way on Technology Square in Cambridge shortly after 4:00 a.m. on Friday, March 3, according to the Cambridge Police Department. The driver, a 35-year-old Somerville man, saw police and quickly turned the car's headlights and rear lights off, made a U-turn, and drove off, slamming the vehicle into a pole on Bishop Allen Drive a block away.  While looking up the car's details, police maintained a safe distance from the vehicle and found…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Non-Verbal 19-Year-Old Last Seen Leaving Cambridge Home A Week Ago: Police Non-Verbal 19-Year-Old Last Seen Leaving Cambridge Home A Week Ago: Police
Non-Verbal 19-Year-Old Last Seen Leaving Cambridge Home A Week Ago: Police Cambridge Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 19-year-old from the city who is non-verbal except with his family.  Joshua Shacklewood was last leaving his house in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood for class at Bunker Hill Community College around 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, police report. Shacklewood is reportedly non-verbal with everyone but his parents, police added. We continue our efforts in searching for Joshua Shacklewood. Officers have been actively working with area police departments, libraries, and family members. #CambMA https://t.co/RcPeHsPYRP — C…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Officials ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed Cambridge In Officer-Involved Shooting Officials ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed Cambridge In Officer-Involved Shooting
Officials ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed Cambridge In Officer-Involved Shooting The Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said her office would conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Cambridge Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, that left a man dead.  Sayed Faisal, 20, of Cambridge, was identified as the man killed in the shooting after he approached police with a large knife that he had used to harm himself, Ryan said during a late-evening press conference to discuss the investigation.  Cambridge police and paramedics first saw Faisal a little after 1 p.m. when they found him bleeding in an alley on Sidney Street, Ryan said. …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police
Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police A 25-year-old man who repeatedly cut himself with a machete was shot and killed by a Cambridge police officer on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, authorities said.  The shirtless man, whose name was not released, appeared to be suffering emotional distress when he took the blade and slit his wrists, according to the police radio call released by Live Boston. He then started to stab himself with the machete after police arrived.  Units are in the area of Chestnut and Sidney Street following a response to a male who was reportedly armed with a machete in apparent distress. The male has been t…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Cambridge Police Officer Seriously Injured After Struck By Car Off-Duty Cambridge Police Officer Seriously Injured After Struck By Car
Off-Duty Cambridge Police Officer Seriously Injured After Struck By Car An off-duty Cambridge police officer was seriously injured after getting hit by a car in the overnight hours of Friday, Sept. 2, the department said on Twitter. The officer was hit after a vehicle drove through a red light at the intersection of Cambridge and Quincy Streets around 1:40 a.m., police said.  An off-duty Cambridge police officer was injured in a crash on Cambridge St early Friday AM after they were struck by another motorist, who drove through a red light at the intersection of Cambridge & Quincy St around 1:40a. The officer was coming home following his shift. pic.twit…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
'To The Rescue:' Cambridge Police Officers Help Struggling Handicapped Man Get Home 'To The Rescue:' Cambridge Police Officers Help Struggling Handicapped Man Get Home
'To The Rescue:' Cambridge Police Officers Help Struggling Handicapped Man Get Home Several officers with the Cambridge Police Department are being praised for successfully helping a handicapped man who stuck in the city get home safe.  Officers were called to help a non-verbal elderly man who had a malfunction with his wheelchair in Harvard Square on July 4th, the department said on Facebook.  As an officer, you will never know the type of support needed during a shift; whether it’s July 4th or not. Earlier... Posted by Cambridge Police Department on Monday, July 4, 2022 When officers were unable to reset the wheelchair, they made numerous calls to help get the man…

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by David Cifarelli
Obituaries
Fallen Massachusetts Police Officer Remembered As 'True American Hero' Fallen Massachusetts Police Officer Remembered As 'True American Hero'
Fallen Massachusetts Police Officer Remembered As 'True American Hero' The Somerville Police Department is mourning the loss of Officer Randy Isaacs, who died unexpectedly this week. Officer Isaacs was a 15-year veteran with the department and a 24-year veteran of the Army National Guard, Somerville Police said. He served as a Master Sergeant on the 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade in addition to multiple tours in Kosovo and Afghanistan.  "Officer Isaacs is a true American Hero, who dedicated his life to service," Somerville Police said. "His bright personality has left a deep impact on all that knew him."  It is with great sadness that we announce the p…

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by David Cifarelli
Obituaries
Retired Massachusetts Police Officer, Vietnam Veteran Dies Unexpectedly Retired Massachusetts Police Officer, Vietnam Veteran Dies Unexpectedly
Retired Massachusetts Police Officer, Vietnam Veteran Dies Unexpectedly A retired Cambridge Police Officer and Vietnam War Veteran died unexpectedly at the age of 78 on Friday, June 3.  David Weaver, of Somerville, was "a respected officer," who also served on CPD Honor Guard, Cambridge Police said on Facebook.  It is with heavy hearts we announce that retired Cambridge Police Officer David Weaver passed away on June 3rd. A... Posted by Cambridge Police Department on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Weaver joined the force after serving in the US Navy in Vietnam, the post said. Weaver leaves behind his wife Lorraine, children, brother among other family, friends an…

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by David Cifarelli