Cello stolen and taken away by Uber vehicle, Cambridge MA
TheftA cello was taken without permission and placed into an Uber vehicle near Craigie Street, Cambridge. The Uber vehicle then drove off without the owner inside. Police tracked the vehicle using an app, and the vehicle later returned from the Mount Auburn and Bennett Street area. It is unclear if the driver left intentionally or by mistake.
Audio|Source: Cambridge Police
05:27
Transcript:
00:00
Respond of the area of near Craigie Street for a larceny in progress.
00:03
It's going to be a wrap for 1 Yankee.
00:11
Apologies, Toyota RAV4 1, Yankee, Tango, Romeo 84, went down crazy towards Brattle, skating in the group off with an instrument, uh, cello.
00:22
16, you can add me to that as well.
00:26
Copy 16.
00:31
And out of control.
00:34
Enter.
00:40
I'm just clearing fleet, I could take that call with one of the units.
00:46
We're really saying to have that.
00:52
It's units responding to near Craigie just getting ports now.
00:56
They're able to track the Uber app and just cross the bridge from a Royal Drive.
01:06
It takes me to control.
01:09
Answer, 16.
01:14
All right, just for clarification, is this a larceny in progress, or did this person leave the instrument in the vehicle in the vehicle drove off?
01:25
It seems that it was a larceny in progress, took a cello, and then got into an Uber.
01:34
Okay.
01:46
Look on car, 16.
01:51
16.
01:57
You just got a clarification on that. It seems that this RP ordered this Uber, put her instrument into the Uber, and then that vehicle took off without her in the vehicle.
02:12
Okay, thank you.
02:14
We are also advising boss for this.
02:19
11 to count one.
02:23
Car one.
02:30
Good morning. If you have a vehicle and you get clearance, quickly shop for a quick clean.
02:37
Got one at 17.
02:39
17.
02:45
Sergeant, looking for it, something for your cleaning.
02:51
Roger, control is I caught three available?
02:56
Affirmative.
02:57
Roger, you're on set, cut one.
03:01
Roger.
03:02
Signalize it.
03:08
Control phone, 4R.
03:11
4.
03:17
Farrar, just receiving the timer, checking his house.
03:21
We all set. One vehicle was moved, that it was tagged, plugging on the cliff.
03:26
Copy or clear.
03:30
And out of control.
03:33
Answering.
03:35
On location with the RP.
03:38
Copy on location.
03:45
13 out of control.
03:47
Answer.
03:53
So the SP vehicle that's in Boston, that's in Boston.
03:58
Belief to be as permanent.
04:01
Ten hundred control.
04:04
Answer, tenor.
04:10
The RTC made contact with the Uber and he said he's coming back.
04:15
We're still trying to figure out if this was intentional or an accident.
04:19
Copy, I'll make the note.
04:25
An order control.
04:27
Enter.
04:33
R.P. thinks that he did this intentionally, but he appears to be coming back. He just took a left onto Mount Auburn from Bennett Street. We got a gray Toyota Route 4, the one Yankee Tango, Romeo 8-4. Concerned that if he does see the police, he could turn around, so just heads up to the otherness.
04:51
Copy.
04:54
516, I copy. Just one more time with that plate, please?
04:58
Method 1,
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Yankee Tango, Romeo 8,
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4, a gray toy towrap 4.
05:03
Okay, copy.
05:18
I'm sorry um we had an 86 University of Bennett
05:25
Copy University of Bennett
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Location mentioned:
Near Craigie St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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