More police to patrol Somerville Community Path as teens allegedly harass residents

"The Somerville Community Path begins at the border of North Cambridge and Somerville at Massachusetts Avenue. It continues through Davis Square, parallel to Highland Avenue past the high school and the Somerville Public Library's Central Branch. From there, it follows the Green Line extension until hitting the Minuteman Bikeway in East Cambridge close to Boston. The Somerville Police Department said there will be more officers near Davis Square, in the area of Lowell and Cedar streets, and near Somerville High School."

"But, several recent social media posts have described unnerving encounters for walkers and joggers. Last week, a Reddit user, who did not reply to a request for more information, described three people in their early teens hanging out on the path, including one who allegedly ran at the poster, yelling in their face and waving their arms. The incident, which happened in the afternoon, was near Lowell Street, where there's an overpass, the anonymous poster said."

More officers will patrol a mile-and-a-half stretch of the Somerville Community Path following reports of groups of young people harassing walkers and bikers. The Somerville Police Department assigned a detective to investigate and said there have been no assault reports to date, while acknowledging juveniles have engaged in harassing behavior. The path runs from the North Cambridge–Somerville border at Massachusetts Avenue through Davis Square, past Somerville High School and the Central Branch of the Somerville Public Library, and along the Green Line extension to the Minuteman Bikeway in East Cambridge. Social media posts described unnerving afternoon encounters near Lowell Street, including teens allegedly running at a walker, yelling and waving their arms.

Read at Boston.com