Public Safety
ShotSpotter debate reignited after July 4 shooting
A fatal shooting early in the morning on July 4 has added heat to a smoldering debate over whether Cambridge should have kept a gunshot detection surveillance system in place. That system, ShotSpotter, had been in use by the city since 2014 until it was discontinued after a City Council vote May 18. Read more […]
Apparent shooting death being investigated in Cambridge
A person was shot to death at Broadway and Norfolk Street apparently in the morning on July 4, the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) announced. Read more History Cambridge moves ahead while waiting for headquarters to sell CPD issued a statement that an emergency call was placed a few minutes before 5:30 a.m. reporting a person […]
Majority of CARE responses not for mental health
A civilian emergency response team created to provide an alternative to police, especially for people experiencing mental health distress, answered very few mental health calls last year – only three percent of the total, as measured by emergency dispatches. Read more CRLS will see 14 athlete alumni play college sports Cambridge started its Community Assistance […]
Charges dropped in fatal stabbing case
The Middlesex District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against Victor Rivas, a South Boston man involved in a fatal stabbing in Cambridge on January 6. Rivas had pled “not guilty” to charges of felony assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in the stabbing death of Antoine Johnson, a Freetown man who engaged in an […]
Shoplifting arrests skyrocket in Cambridge, data shows
In March 2024, a Cambridge District Court clerk signed a form allowing accused thief Richard A. Wheeler out on bail to await trial for yet another shoplifting charge, despite the 66-year-old’s long record and tendency to skip his court appearances. Read more Davis Square neighbors memorialize man caught by MBTA escalator A month earlier, Wheeler […]
Memorial Drive shooting victim “As good as he can be,” niece says
The niece of one of the Memorial Drive shooting victims attended Tuesday’s Community Debrief on the incident at Cambridge Community Center recounted the harrowing moments when it appeared her uncle had been shot. She also said earlier in the day her uncle had undergone his fifth surgery since the shooting. Read more Opening Harvard’s gates, […]
Memorial Drive shooter, two victims hospitalized
An armed man walking around Memorial Drive near the intersection of River Street and behaving “erratically” fired up to 60 rounds from an assault-style weapon over several minutes, hitting two men in separate vehicles, both sustaining what were described by law enforcement officials as “life-threatening” injuries. Read more Is the Amigos School headed to Spring […]
‘Beloved’ Elow missed; was under internal investigation
Weeks after the sudden retirement of former City of Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine Elow, even community members who knew her well still have more questions than answers. Read more The 11 ballot questions Mass. voters might face “She would always say that ‘I love my job.’ So, you can imagine the shock,” said Rev. Irene […]
At least one injured by shots fired on Memorial Drive
Massachusetts State Police have confirmed that at least one person was wounded as shots were fired on Memorial Drive on Monday afternoon. There is no ongoing danger to the public, police said. Read more $100K in state funding earmarked for Porter Square sculpture Memorial Drive is part of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), […]
Memorial Drive shooter, two victims hospitalized
An armed man walking around Memorial Drive near the intersection of River Street and behaving “erratically” fired up to 60 rounds from an assault-style weapon over several minutes, hitting two men in separate vehicles, both sustaining what were described by law enforcement officials as “life-threatening” injuries. Read more Vending machines dispense photographs and teen art […]