Alleged armed sexual assault by masked man under investigation in Cambridge

State and local officials are investigating after they were called to an alleged assault in progress in Cambridge Friday night. 

Police were called to Cambridgepark Drive at about 9:20 p.m. Friday for the report of an ongoing assault, a spokesperson for the Cambridge Police Department said in a statement Saturday.

The victim told officers their attacker was a masked man with a knife.

Police processed the crime scene, which they said was in a restroom of a commercial building, and are searching for the suspect, according to the statement. 

Cambridge police are working with State Police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office to gather evidence and identify a suspect. There will also be extra patrols in the area as a “precaution,” Cambridge police said. 

The department said Sunday afternoon that they are using “all means and resources” to investigate the reported assault. 
Anyone with information is asked to submit anonymous tips at 617-349-9151 or at  cambridgepolice.org/TIPS.