She contacted HUPD, and officers helped her get the calls traced.
But after the trace was successful, Chernicoff said that HUPD investigator Sergeant Richard Mederos told her the department's hands were tied.
"The detective said, 'Oh yeah, we know him, he's been calling a bunch of Harvard students. There's nothing we can do about it because it's across state lines,'" she said.
McNamara said that it is difficult to apprehend suspects across state lines because not all states recognize out-of-state criminal processes.
"It's ultimately up to that jurisdiction to assist us," she said. "They can decide to go forward with it, or they can decide that it's unacceptable."
Students said the man typically calls early in the morning and asks questions like "What are you wearing?" and "What are you doing?"
Several students said they mistook the caller for a friend or acquaintance and continued the conversation until they realized it was no one they knew.
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