A tense situation ended “safely” late Tuesday with a man in custody after police officers said they entered a Gore Street home where he was barricaded.

Police were called to a laundromat in Somerville and found a man stabbed and reportedly screaming. A suspect stayed on scene and was arrested, apparently first claiming the stabbing was in self-defense.

In the pantheon of slain Americans who have furthered the civil rights of a marginalized group is Rita Hester, an African American transgender woman.

Police and city officials are stepping up efforts against crime and homelessness in Central Square since Starbucks delivered a hard-to-miss illustration on the extent of anxieties there – by leaving its space after 25 years.

Police are trying to identify and find a man they believe has committed at least three daylight groping attacks in Cambridge – someone described by victims as standing 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-8, possibly Hispanic, with a medium build and carrying a dark backpack.

A 16-year-old from Somerville and 17-year-old from Lynn were taken into custody Saturday in connection with a Feb. 15 gunfire incident in The Port neighborhood.

The Starbucks coffee shop at 655 Massachusetts Ave. opened a quarter-century ago, staying through previous ups and downs in the economy and trends in crime.

A fight reported between Central and Harvard squares was no simple affair, but a street brawl of dozens or even hundreds people ending with the sound of gunfire.

A 34-year-old Cambridge man was shot early Monday in Central Square, police said. It was the year’s 12th gunfire incident, but only the second with a victim.

A suspect has been arrested on charges linked to an August gunfire incident in the Riverside neighborhood. Three of the past five gunshot-related incidents in Cambridge have resulted in arrests, police said.