January 1
Cambridge Turnpike westbound (1:29 a.m.) — An officer checked on a motor vehicle parked on the side of the highway. The operator had briefly pulled over and was on their way.
January 2
Tower Road (7:15 a.m.) — A resident detected the odor of natural gas outside of their residence. The Fire Department responded and checked the area with a gas meter, which did not register anything out of the ordinary. National Grid was notified.
Tower Road (9:25 a.m.) — A resident asked to speak to an officer regarding some home security images.
Moccasin Hill (10:20 a.m.) — A resident requested assistance with a raccoon observed close to their home. Animal Control was notified.
South Great Road (11:23 a.m.) — Several phone calls came in reporting a single motor vehicle crash in the area of 297 South Great Road. Police and fire units responded to the scene. The single occupant of the vehicle appeared to be uninjured; the the vehicle was towed.
DeCordova Museum (2:46 p.m.) — An officer responded to the museum for a parking complaint. The owner of a vehicle blocking another was told to move their vehicle.
January 3
Bank of America, Lincoln Road (3:57 a.m.) — An officer checked on an occupied motor vehicle. The operator of the vehicle was an employee of a business at the mall.
Tower Road (11:08 a.m.) — An officer was asked to respond to the residence for unspecified suspicious circumstances.
Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (11:26 a.m.) — An officer observed a vehicle parked on the shoulder of Route 2. The operator had pulled over to use their phone.
Concord Road (11:52 a.m.) —A resident requested assistance after they lost the phone connection with another family member. The other person was fine; there was an issue with the phone lines.
Concord Road (12:40 p.m.) — A caller reported a transformer was smoking after a limb made contact with the wires. The Fire Department and Eversource were notified and responded.
North Great Road (4:40 p.m.) — A two-vehicle crash was reported at the intersection with Hanscom Drive. Both operators were transported to area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries. Both vehicles had to be towed from the scene. One of the operators was cited for failing to stop at the intersection.
Wells Road (5:55 pm.) — A resident requested assistance from police with checking on a family member. Contact was made and everyone was fine.
January 4
Hemlock Circle (10:23 a.m.) — A caller reported possible banking fraud. An officer responded and an investigation is ongoing.
Trapelo Road (2:41 p.m.) — An officer was asked to see if an individual required assistance. None was necessary and the individual went on their way.
January 5
Page Road (12:34 p.m.) — A resident asked to speak to an officer regarding an unemployment claim fraudulently filed in their name.
January 6
Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (8:12 a.m.) — After a two-vehicle crash, officers arrived as both operators were outside their vehicles exchanging paperwork.
Lexington Road (8:30 p.m.) — A resident reported receiving phone calls from an individual or group posing as the police.
January 7
Harvest Circle (9:47 a.m.) — An officer responded to speak with a caller regarding the use of their vehicle.
Cranberry Terrace, Hanscom AFB (12:01 p.m.) — An officer spoke to an individual about a missing/stolen piece of jewelry.
South Great Road (1:52 p.m.) — A person came to the police station to report a possible stolen credit card.
South Commons (2:31 p.m.) — A resident reported possible vandalism to the exterior of their residence.
January 8
Lowden Sav-a-tree, Lewis Street (1:52 p.m.) — Police received a call about a burst pipe on the exterior of a building. The Fire Department and utilities were notified.
Wells Road (2:45 p.m.) — A resident wanted to speak to an officer regarding a lost/stolen item.
South Great Road (3:10 p.m.) — A resident called to report items either missing or stolen. A police office responded and spoke with the resident.
January 9
South Great Road (3:54 p.m.) — A caller reported an individual retrieving something from a mailbox. The individual was a resident.
Lincoln Road (5:38 p.m.) — A well-being check was requested from an outside agency. All individuals were OK.
Lincoln Road (7:59 p.m.) — A caller reported seeing what they thought was smoke coming from an occupied residence. The smoke was actually steam from a vent.
January 10
Tower Road (4:23 p.m.) — A caller reported their child had not checked in with an after-school program. The child was located and returned to their parent.
January 11
Lincoln Road (12:36 a.m.) — An officer checked on a vehicle parked at the mall. The vehicle was occupied by an employee of Twisted Tree.