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HUPD Police Log

April 29:

7:12 a.m.—Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officers reported to Johnston Gate in response to an alleged fight in progress. By the time the responding officers arrived, the fight had ended. Two people were taken to the hospital.

5:16 p.m.—A person approached officers to report the theft of an unattended and unsecured backpack at Holyoke Center. The stolen backpack had been filled with $1,750 worth of items, including an IBM ThinkPad computer and a pair of prescription glasses.

April 30:

3:39 a.m.—Officers were dispatched to Somerville in response to a Harvard affiliate who had been assaulted.

5:27 p.m.—Officers responded to Hauser Hall because of a report alleging there was a suspicious burning smell in the building. The HUPD officers discovered the source of the odor—a computer—and proceeded to shut it off.

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9:13 p.m.—An officer was sent to Annenberg Hall to investigate an individual who had been refusing to leave a function. The officer searched the area but could not find the individual.

May 1:

1:53 a.m.—A report about a person attempting to board the shuttle bus dressed only in undergarments led HUPD officers to the Quad. The underwear-clad rider was, ultimately, not allowed to board the bus.

8:16 p.m.—Officers were sent out to investigate a report about two people “horsing around” at University Hall. The responding officers located them and sent them away.

8:33 p.m.—An officer reported to Jordan Hall, on 91 Walker St., on a report of people carrying a keg of beer around. The officer was unable to locate the individuals.

May 2:

12:00 a.m.—Officers observed several people acting “suspiciously” near the John Harvard statue. Upon further investigation, the officers discovered the area around the statue had been defaced with chalk. The perpetrators were checked for wants and warrants—a search that proved unsuccessful—and then sent away. A clean-up crew was notified to remove the chalk.

12:29 a.m.—An officer observed a group throwing items off a roof at 43 Mount Auburn St. The officer first noticed the group was heaving items from above because one of those items nearly hit an HUPD cruiser. CPD responded and took over the scene.

1:13 a.m.—HUPD officers assisted CPD in the search of an individual who had earlier attempted robbery at a church.

May 3:

6:27 a.m.—Officers were alerted to a news crew on Harvard property near Adams House, possibly without a permit, attempting to report on the assault of a Harvard student. The crew was reported near the Science Center and the Yard but it was determined that they, in fact, did have a permit.

5:06 a.m.—An officer was dispatched to Mather House to investigate an alleged larceny. An person reported a fraud, which exacted a total loss of $500, when he or she was given a fake check and had attempted to cash it in.

May 4:

12:21 a.m.—Officers were sent to assist Boston Police Department (BPD) in the search for a person allegedly chasing another person down Roxbury Drive. The individual could not be located.

12:54 a.m.—A report of three people throwing rocks at the steps of a church led officers to Memorial Church. Both HUPD officers and allied security responded to the scene but the alleged rock-throwers had fled the scene.

4:29 p.m.—An officer reported to 124 Mount Auburn St. to note the theft of a laptop computer valued at $1,327.

May 5:

1:06 p.m.—Officers were sent to Winthrop House in response to a report concerning an individual who had allegedly walked into the building, made a threat, and left. The responding officers searched but were unable to find the individual. A report two-and-a-half hours later alleged that the individual had returned to the premises, but again, the officers were unable to locate the individual.

1:49 p.m.—Officers were sent to investigate a person who had passed out in the Yard. Upon arrival, the officers found this person awake, checked him or her for wants and warrants to no avail, and sent him or her away.

3:36 p.m.—Harvard Hillel notified HUPD that an individual who frequently enters the building and engages in bizarre conversations with employees has once again entered Hillel. The individual had left the area by the time police responded.

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