Police responded quickly to a stabbing of a man Friday in Cambridge’s Central Square, appearing to make an arrest only moments after reports of the emergency came in on the scanner.
The stabbing took place at Massachusetts Avenue and Pearl Street shortly before 3:50 p.m., according to scanner reports. Cruisers sped to the scene, looking for a woman identified by a witness as the stabber. She was carrying a bag and walking toward Lafayette Square, police said.
The victim was found in front of the square’s Cheapo Records. The injuries didn’t seem to be serious, according to scanner reports.
A woman was stopped quickly by police, who searched a bag in her presence. Officers brought over a man who appeared to be a witness, then took the woman away.
The most recent previous stabbing in Cambridge that’s been publicly reported was all the way back on Jan. 6 on Norfolk Street in The Port neighborhood.
