May 20:

11:38 p.m.—Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officers discovered three people in the process of spray painting a building at 1105 Mass. Ave. Cambridge Police Department (CPD) officers were called to the scene and one of the perpetrators was placed under arrest.

May 21:

11:18 a.m.—A report of loud music led officers to Canaday Hall. Officers spoke to the fourth-floor occupants of its B entryway and asked them to lower the volume of their music.

May 22:

9:45 a.m.—An officer reported to Hollis Hall in response to an alleged e-mail account fraud, in which an individual had sent out e-mails without the consent of the owner. The officer filed a report of the identity fraud.

7:41 p.m.—Officers were dispatched to Claverly Hall to note the theft of a Hewlett-Packard laptop and a blue nylon backpack. The combined cost of the stolen items was $1,530.

9:56 p.m.—An officer was dispatched to Mill Street because of an alleged “simple” assault that had just occurred in front of Quincy Gate. The victim alleges that he or she was touched in the area of the chin, following a dispute concerning parking. A report was filed.

May 23:

2:33 a.m.—Officers reported to the Kennedy School following a report of two individuals attempting to gain access to the building through a window. Upon locating the night prowlers, the officers searched for wants and warrants. Finding none outstanding, they issued the two perpetrators a no-trespass warning and sent them away.

9:30 p.m.—Officers were sent to two locations—Holyoke Center and Cronkhite Graduate Center—to investigate reports of vandalism. Spray paint had been discovered on the walls of both buildings.

8:36 p.m.—A report alleging that an unauthorized group was using classrooms led police to Mallinckrodt Laboratory on 12 Oxford St. The responding officers found the late-night trespassers and sent them away.

May 24:

12:55 a.m.—A card reader at Wigglesworth Hall was found to be non-functional after someone had poured honey into the reader.

May 25:

12:16 a.m.—Officers were sent to D entryway of Wigglesworth to track down the source of a smell of smoke—reportedly smoke from marijuana. The officers’ search proved unsuccessful.

7:29 p.m.—A yell for help brought police to Peabody Terrace. But, upon arrival, the officers did not locate anyone in need of assistance.

May 26:

12:18 a.m.—Officers were notified of a bevy of runners sprinting down the halls of the building at 10 DeWolfe St. The midnight dashers—who had been heard on the fourth or fifth floor—were gone by the time police arrived.

12:05 p.m.—An “unwanted guest” named John J. Lenahan, 50, was placed under arrest for trespassing in Hauser Hall. Police were unable to find a listed home address for Lenahan.

May 27:

6:33 p.m.—A sick man defecated behind the John Harvard Statue, sending officers to the Yard to investigate the bowel mishap. Police assisted in the cleanup.

9:02 p.m.—Officers reported to Thayer Hall in response to three people who had allegedly entered a student’s room while he or she was sleeping. When asked to leave by the room’s occupant, the trio obeyed. Police arrived on the scene, questioned the perpetrators, and sent them on their way.

10:39 p.m.—Officers were sent to Gund Hall because of a report about three people who had allegedly been eyeing the bicycle rack. Police spoke to the group, confiscated their bicycle, and drove them home.

May 28:

5:07 p.m.—A Harvard affiliate flagged down an officer after the theft of a wallet that had been swiped from his or her parked car on 10 DeWolfe St.

11:34 p.m.—An officer investigated the theft of a $1,900 IBM ThinkPad laptop in Thayer Hall.

May 29:

3:46 p.m.—Officers searched Harvard Yard for a person reportedly rifling through other people’s luggage on the morning undergraduates were required to vacate their dorms. The search was unsuccessful.

6:08 p.m.—One black and one green suitcase filled with clothing, a Sony Discman, and various compact discs were stolen outside of Leverett House.

May 30:

5:29 p.m.—An officer removed three skateboarders from John F. Kennedy Park.

May 31:

11:40 a.m.—Officers headed to Mass. Hall on reports of an individual requesting to speak with an administrator but refusing to share the reason. The individual left the scene before police arrived.

11:45 p.m.—An officer encountered a man sleeping on the sidewalk. He was awakened and told to take a taxicab home. When the man confusedly attempted to enter the police cruiser, he was placed under arrest. Christopher R. Klemenz, 21, of Cambridge, is charged with disorderly conduct and for possession of a Class D substance.

June 1:

3:31 p.m.—An officer reported to Widener Library because a rare book was found with all of its pages torn out. It is worth between $1000 and $2500.

—ROBIN M. PEGUERO