Daily brief · Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Man arrested after edged-weapon threat, lockdown
September 2, 2026
Top story
Machete threat sparks Harvard Square lockdown, arrest
Cambridge police say a man brandished an edged weapon at a Harvard Square coffee shop at 8:47 a.m.
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